Re: .NET Framework 3.5

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"David Wilkinson" <no-reply@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Ben Voigt [C++ MVP] wrote:
"Peter Anthony" <poliphant@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can the 3.5 version of .NET Framework (currently Beta 2) be installed on
pre-Vista machines? Or is it Vista-only?

And, why doesn't .NET Framework come pre-installed with the operating
system? I think one of the main reasons people will reject such software
is having to install something first. I understand it might need
upgrading, but why do Windows machines come without any .NET Framework
(or am I wrong about this)?

It seems that .NET Framework should come with any Window OS, and that it

It does (all versions since .NET was released).

should auto-upgrade ala Windoes Update. It seems antiquated to require
the

It does.

Ben:

This may be true in Vista, but I didn't think it is on XP. Are you sure?

AFAICT, only .NET versions 1.0 and 1.1 are present on my XP machines (I
have never installed VS2005 on these machines).

I suppose that depends on the definition of "auto-upgrade". It isn't
classified as a critical update, so it isn't forced on the user by Windows
Automatic Updates. However it should appear on the list of optional updates
in Windows Update, which is the best that can reasonably be done. At least
it did that at one point.

Normal users should be installing everything in the optional update list
anyway.
High criticality users should install only critical updates, and should not
be forced to install .NET Framework.


--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP


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