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Deploying VS2008 Help

Hello

We have recently upgraded to VS2008 running on Windows Vista. Unfortunately we are running into a few deployment issues, I’ve searched the internet and can’t find the answers so I washoping someone may be able to help.

We are developing against the .Net 2.0 framework. We are primarily developing Windows applications.Does anyone knowwhich Microsoft operating systems will support our programs when we deploy them?

After going to a recent MS seminar we were under the impression that you would still be able to deploy to Windows 2000 and Win 2000 server since we are still developing against the .Net 2.0 framework. However,these operating systems don't seem to support programs we have built with VS 2008. Also WinXP seems to require SP2 for our programs to work.

Is there some configuration switch or patch we can apply to our machines to allow us to deploy our programs to these older operating systems?

Hope someone can help.

Thank you

Grazza Friday, March 28, 2008 10:35 AM

Hello

For anyone who is interested Mike from microsoft has sent me this information which answers these queries.

.NET Framework 2.0 supported platforms are listed up here;

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en

However, the supported platforms for .NET Framework 2.0 Sp1 are here;

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=79BC3B77-E02C-4AD3-AACF-A7633F706BA5&displaylang=en

and it’s a slightly different list.

If you’re building in Visual Studio 2008 then you’re building on top of .NET Framework V2.0 Sp1.

The following blogs mention a way to develop using VS2008 against .Net 2.0 not .Net 2.0 SP1.

Thanks again Mike

Grazza Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:48 AM

Hello

For anyone who is interested Mike from microsoft has sent me this information which answers these queries.

.NET Framework 2.0 supported platforms are listed up here;

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en

However, the supported platforms for .NET Framework 2.0 Sp1 are here;

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=79BC3B77-E02C-4AD3-AACF-A7633F706BA5&displaylang=en

and it’s a slightly different list.

If you’re building in Visual Studio 2008 then you’re building on top of .NET Framework V2.0 Sp1.

The following blogs mention a way to develop using VS2008 against .Net 2.0 not .Net 2.0 SP1.

Thanks again Mike

Grazza Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:48 AM

If you search Microsoft.com for ".Net 2.0 Framework Requirements", you find this article, which tells you what versions of Windows and Windows Server are supported, including SP's.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8z6watww(vs.71).aspx

Also, make sure that you are targeting .Net 2.0 in your VS2008 solution, and that you are specifying .Net 2.0 as a prerequisite.

RobinS.

RobinDotNet Tuesday, April 01, 2008 4:37 PM

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