.NET Framework SP's Available!

re: .NET Framework SP's Available!

Brian Hampson — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:05:00 GMT

Thanks for the links!

Theo Yuang Points out that MS has released SP1 for .Net Framework 1.1

Brian Hampson - My Life and Things I Find Interest — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 03:07:00 GMT

.net Framework Service Packs available

An attempt at structured thought. — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 03:45:00 GMT

.net Framework Service Packs available

re: .NET Framework SP's Available!

Brian Hampson — Thu, 02 Sep 2004 04:54:00 GMT

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?

re: .NET Framework SP's Available!

piers — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 02:25:00 GMT

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.

re: .NET Framework SP's Available!

Theo Yaung — Fri, 03 Sep 2004 16:28:00 GMT

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.

re: .NET Framework SP's Available!

Brian Hampson — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 19:01:00 GMT

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 :(

re: .NET Framework SP's Available!

Theo Yaung — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 22:24:00 GMT

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!

re: .NET Framework SP's Available!

Brian Hampson — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 21:25:00 GMT

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.

re: .NET Framework SP's Available!

Brian Hampson — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 16:24:00 GMT

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!

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