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.NET Framework SP's Available!

For those who haven't gotten their hands on an Windows XPSP2 CD, new .NET Framework SP's are now available, for versions 1.0 and 1.1 (the first version of 2.0, or "Whidbey" is still yet to be released).

Here are the links to Microsoft's download center, the related "Knowledge Base" links may not become active on the web for a couple hours.  When they become active, you'll be able to see a list of fixes included in these service packs.  Rest assured, these patches are a culmination of a ton of work (by the .NET Framework team, and my team).  In a couple of days, they should also become available via Windows Update.

.NET Framework Version 1.1
Service Pack 1 for All OS's other than Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 1 for Windows Server 2003

.NET Framework Version 1.0
Service Pack 3 for All OS's other than XP for Tablet PC / Media Center

Notice there are two links for the 1.1 version: it's because the .NET Framework is installed via Windows Installer technology on most operating systems, but is incorporated as an OS component for Windows Server 2003.

Likewise, 1.0 .NET Framework was incorporated as part of the XP version for Tablet PC / Media Center.  So those users will actually get SP3 for the 1.0 .NET Framework by simply installing XPSP2.

If you're running Windows Server 2003, you should reboot after installing the 1.1 Framework SP in case some files (e.g. DLL's in the CLR and base class libraries) were in use during installation.  The patch on Windows Update will always ask for reboot for the 1.1 SP1 patch.

Published Monday, August 30, 2004 5:00 PM by TheoY

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# re: .NET Framework SP's Available! @ Monday, August 30, 2004 5:05 PM

Thanks for the links!

Brian Hampson

# Theo Yuang Points out that MS has released SP1 for .Net Framework 1.1 @ Monday, August 30, 2004 8:07 PM

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# .net Framework Service Packs available @ Monday, August 30, 2004 8:45 PM

.net Framework Service Packs available

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# re: .NET Framework SP's Available! @ Wednesday, September 01, 2004 9:54 PM

Quick Q:

If I build to the SP1 for 1.1 will target systems also require it to be installed?

Most notably, I'm referring to:

System.Drawing.Image.FromStream(Stream stream, bool useICM, bool validateImageData)

If I use the new params will I get bitten if target platform isn't using SP1?

Brian Hampson

# re: .NET Framework SP's Available! @ Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:25 PM

Where's the MSDN documentation on this? I can't believe microsoft's going to release an update to the .NET framework without actually telling anybody about how to test to make sure their applications don't die on everyone's machines when they update.

what are we supposed to do, scramble to test the day it appear on windows update?

ridiculous.

piers

# re: .NET Framework SP's Available! @ Friday, September 03, 2004 9:28 AM

To answer Brian's question:

Just as people have to bootstrap the framework installer to ensure that their endusers have the .NET Framework, you'd have to bootstrap the SP installer too.

You can use reflection to see if that particular method overload is available, and then call it reflectively (akin to VB's late binding). That's the only way I can think of at the moment. Since the framework SP's are on WU as a critical update, after a while, it will be somewhat more likely that your enduser will have the SP1 version of the framework, rather than the original RTM (Release To Market) version.

In regards to Piers' comment:
You should read the KB articles to find out what changes to test against. In addition, there was a "Tech Preview" program, where a beta of the framework SP's was made available to test against, since July 1st.

We've also posted about the framework updates and Tech Preview on MSDN. The obsoleted Tech Preview page is here:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/sptechpreview/

It appeared as a headliner in July, when it came out. Though I will let the content team know that they should emphasize the upcoming SP's more on their webpage.

I'll also try to loop in a tester from our team to give some tips on how to test for application compatibility.

Theo Yaung

# re: .NET Framework SP's Available! @ Monday, September 06, 2004 12:01 PM

Yes, I see them now as critical updates on Windows Update. The thing is that they won't auto install. They just sit there, waiting. I've got a PC sitting there, and it has been happily auto installing updates all along, but these just sit there, and won't install :(

Brian Hampson

# re: .NET Framework SP's Available! @ Monday, September 06, 2004 3:24 PM

Hmm... I don't know of any reason why they'd do that at the moment. I didn't configure the delivery of our patches via Windows Update / AutoUpdates (a.k.a. System Update Service).

I'm talking with a co-worker about this issue, and will try to post back to this comment line ASAP.

Are you running managed apps in the background? Which version(s) of the framework are you patching? Here're some questions that would be helpful:

(1) Operating System (1 of the following)
a. Windows Server 2003 (this affects .NET 1.1)
b. Windows XP for Tablet PC or Windows Media Center
c. Other versions of XP, 2000, or NT
d. Windows 95, 98, or Millenium

(2) Framework Versions installed (any of the following)
a. 1.0 framework
b. 1.1 framework
c. 2.0 framework beta(s)

(3) Do you run managed applications in the backround? (these can also be Windows services, or Office add-ins, etc.).

Those are some questions that I can think of, off the top of my head. In the meanwhile, I'll try to see what our representative to Windows Update says about our framework deliver over AutoUpdates.

Thanks!

Theo Yaung

# re: .NET Framework SP's Available! @ Tuesday, September 07, 2004 2:25 PM

Thanks for looking into it.

My machine at home is Win2KSP3, I'm not running any background managed code that I can think of.

I notice that over the weekend, our SUS server at work has picked up the SP's. I'll see if they go to the client PC's now that I've approved them. (<frown>Sure would be nice if SUS somehow notified an email address when new updates arrived </frown>).

I'll keep you informed.

Brian Hampson

# re: .NET Framework SP's Available! @ Thursday, September 09, 2004 9:24 AM

OK....they're rolling in now as critical updates...I don't know why they didn't before. I could see them sitting there as critical, but they wouldn't go in. Odd. Thanks Theo!

Brian Hampson

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