Running 1.1 and 2.0 on same machine (I'm sure a common question...)

[darrel]

I'm sure this is a common question and apologies for asking again, but...

How feasible is it to run 1.1 and 2.0 frameworks on the same development
machine? I have a few projects in 1.1 that I probably won't be upgrading
anytime soon, but may need to maintain once in a while down the road. I'd
like to start playing with 2.0 on some newer projects, though. Am I asking
for trouble keeping these on the same machine?

Also, I assume I need to upgrade from VS2003 to write 2.0 apps, is that
correct?

-Darrel

 

[Me]

You can have as many versions of the .Net framework installed on one machine
as you want. They go into different directories when installed and your
application will know what version it needs in order to run.

For instance.. If your application was build against the 2.0 framework then
you will need to have the 2.0 framework installed for it to run. It will
not work with the older version of the framework.

When you add References to your applications you will see multiple versions
of some assemblies listed. This is because of the different versioins you
have installed.

Hope this helps!