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• Configuring your V1.1 apps to run against V1.0

  A friend of mine was trying to get his V1.1 app to run against V1.0 without much luck. His config file had a startup section that looked like this: <startup> <supportedRuntime version=”v1.1.4322”/> <supportedRuntime version=”v1.0.3705”/> Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 21, 2004 9:48 PM by robvi | 4 Comments Filed under: Common Compatibility Questions

• Breaking Changes: past, present, and I can't speak about the future

  Ok, so a large part of my job is finding breaking changes and helping make sure that they get fixed. These changes are classified as backward or forward compatibility breakers. Backward compatibility means a newer version of the .NET FX can run older Read More... Posted Friday, February 20, 2004 8:36 PM by robvi | 3 Comments Filed under: Common Compatibility Questions

• How do I detect what .NET Framework version is installed on a machine?

  I see this question asked again and again on various newsgroups. After picking some of the BIG brains I work with here are two methods you may want to consider: Method 1: 1.) Under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\policy\ check to see if the version Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:15 PM by robvi | 2 Comments Filed under: Common Compatibility Questions