Framework 3.5 and Windows 2000

[J-L]

Hi,

Is Windows 2000 compatible with .net Framework 3.5 please ?

Jean-Luc !

 

[Lasse Vågsæther Karlsen]

Hi,

Is Windows 2000 compatible with .net Framework 3.5 please ?

Jean-Luc !

As per the download page, apparently not.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008;
Windows Vista; Windows XP

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

As per the download page, apparently not.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en

Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003; Windows Server 2008;
Windows Vista; Windows XP

But one can not wonder whether that is support politics or technical.

3.5 uses the 2.0 runtime.

The 2.0 runtime works in 2000.

I would assume that all of 2.0 plus most of the new stuff in 3.5
to work (excluding what may be using changes to Win API between
2000 and XP, but that should not be much).

Unless some explicit version checks block.

Arne

 

[Willy Denoyette [MVP]]

But one can not wonder whether that is support politics or technical.

3.5 uses the 2.0 runtime.

The 2.0 runtime works in 2000.

I would assume that all of 2.0 plus most of the new stuff in 3.5
to work (excluding what may be using changes to Win API between
2000 and XP, but that should not be much).

Unless some explicit version checks block.

Arne

3.5 needs the V2.0 SP1 runtime. V2.0 SP1 is "supported" on W2K SP4 and up,
no problem here.
However, some of the 3.5 and 3.0 SP1 framework classes may call native API's
that are:
- or not available , or,
- that do not have the correct version on anything less than XP SP2 .

Willy.

 

[J-L]