C# Programming :: Is it same old .NET Framework 2.0 underneath 3.0 framework?


	Is it same old .NET Framework 2.0 underneath 3.0 framework? Does .NET 3.0 Framework contained any fixes to .NET 2.0 Framework, or if it is same old 2.0 Framework just with WCF, WPF, and WF on top of it? I have a colleague who thinks they updated the 2.0 framework when they packaged WCF, WPF, and WF with it. I'm npot so sure. Thanks, Ron You can compare dll versions in GAC to confirm which components were updated if at all HTH Alex "Ronald S. Cook" <r@westinis.com> wrote in message news:e%23xJ%23EFqHHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... - Hide quoted text - > Does .NET 3.0 Framework contained any fixes to .NET 2.0 Framework, or if > it is same old 2.0 Framework just with WCF, WPF, and WF on top of it? > I have a colleague who thinks they updated the 2.0 framework when they > packaged WCF, WPF, and WF with it. I'm npot so sure. > Thanks, > Ron Ron: .NET 3.0 requires and sits on top of .NET 2.0. It's the "same old" framework with new namespaces and classes built on top of it. If you remove .NET 2.0 from your machine, .NET 3.0 will cease to function. jpuopolo "Ronald S. Cook" <r@westinis.com> wrote in message news:e%23xJ%23EFqHHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... - Hide quoted text - > Does .NET 3.0 Framework contained any fixes to .NET 2.0 Framework, or if > it is same old 2.0 Framework just with WCF, WPF, and WF on top of it? > I have a colleague who thinks they updated the 2.0 framework when they > packaged WCF, WPF, and WF with it. I'm npot so sure. > Thanks, > Ron So was 2.0 enhanced at time of rolling 3.0, or is it the same 2.0 that originally shipped? Thanks "jpuopolo" <jpuop@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:u826wdFqHHA.1148@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... - Hide quoted text - > Ron: > .NET 3.0 requires and sits on top of .NET 2.0. It's the "same old" > framework with new namespaces and classes built on top of it. If you > remove .NET 2.0 from your machine, .NET 3.0 will cease to function. > jpuopolo > "Ronald S. Cook" <r@westinis.com> wrote in message > news:e%23xJ%23EFqHHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> Does .NET 3.0 Framework contained any fixes to .NET 2.0 Framework, or if >> it is same old 2.0 Framework just with WCF, WPF, and WF on top of it? >> I have a colleague who thinks they updated the 2.0 framework when they >> packaged WCF, WPF, and WF with it. I'm npot so sure. >> Thanks, >> Ron Ronald S. Cook <r@westinis.com> wrote: > So was 2.0 enhanced at time of rolling 3.0, or is it the same 2.0 that > originally shipped? I believe it's the same. There are some enhancements and bug fixes in 3.5, I believe - some in the CLR itself and some in the framework libraries. -- Jon Skeet - <s@pobox.com> http://www.pobox.com/~skeet Blog: http://www.msmvps.com/jon.skeet If replying to the group, please do not mail me too -----------------------------------------------Reply----------------------------------------------- Ronald S. Cook wrote: > Does .NET 3.0 Framework contained any fixes to .NET 2.0 Framework, or if it > is same old 2.0 Framework just with WCF, WPF, and WF on top of it? > I have a colleague who thinks they updated the 2.0 framework when they > packaged WCF, WPF, and WF with it. I'm npot so sure. My DLL's are still dated 2005 for what that is worth. Arne