Re: WinSxS, functional under 2k ?

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someone watching wrote:
Steph, I know in XP if MS .NET framework is installed and you change the WinSxS name, delete it etc. any time .NET goes to start it will throw an error message and fail to start. I do not have .NET installed in W2K so don't know if the same holds true for that OS but would imaging so!

No, not at all. The new Side-by-Side Assemblies require XP or better to work, Windows 2000 does not support this. Deployments on Windows 2000 only include this folder from upgrade purposes.


In other words, if you have programs dependant on .NET, changing the WinSxS folder may cause it to fail.

Not at all. Windows 2000 does not load *any* files from the Side-by-Side assembly cache, Windows 2000 does not recognize WinSxS. Deployments on Windows 2000 require that the files be placed in the %systemroot%\system32 folder or in the program's folder.

John
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