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    Microsoft .NET Framework 3 or 3.5 on Windows 2000

    Hello, I seek to install Microsoft' S .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5 on Windows 2000? Is it possible to install it on this OS? Thank you

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    Re: Microsoft .NET Framework 3 or 3.5 on Windows 2000

    Versions 3.0 and 3.5 cannot be installed on Windows 2000. To install Microsoft' S .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5 on Windows 2000, it is necessary as a preliminary to make the update of Windows 2000 towards Windows XP.

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    Re: Microsoft .NET Framework 3 or 3.5 on Windows 2000

    .Net Framework 3.5 - No support for Windows 2000

    The Microsoft .Net Framework version 3.5 does not contain support for Windows 2000. It appears that Microsoft is dropping support for that operating system as they release their new technologies. I already knew that version 3.0 did not include Windows 2000. I had hoped it would be included in 3.5. They are supporting XP, Vista, and Windows 2003.

    This makes it difficult on the developers that want to take advantage of the features. The Microsoft developers have given me the ability to support the 2.0 framework using their new development environment. That is a big plus. This allows me to take advantage of the new productivity features.

    This however does mean that support for Windows 2000 will end in the near future. It looks like Microsoft's decision is to get developers to encourage their users to purchase their newer operating systems.

    I have a windows 2000 laptop that works great. I hate to discard it, but as some one famous said "time waits for no man". I guess I will have to get something newer also.

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    Re: Microsoft .NET Framework 3 or 3.5 on Windows 2000

    Here's a way to install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows 2000

    Microsoft don’t support using .NET 3.5 in Windows 2000, which is particularly annoying, especially if, like me, you have a client who has 8 out of 12 PCs still using Windows 2000.

    So, I decided to have a go and see if I could find any way of doing it. This is completely unsupported, and if it breaks anything, don’t blame me, but it is actually fairly straightforward and it seems to work fine to me (although I doubt it works with things like WPF, but if anyone tries it, please leave a comment to say how it goes)…

    Make sure you have Windows 2000 SP4 installed
    You may need to install KB 835732 before step 3
    Install .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1


    Now, there are 2 ways of continuing. Either you can copy over all the .NET 3.5 assemblies (you’ll have them on a .NET 3.5 PC in the Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.5 folder). You can either dump them in the application folder or probably register them in the GAC (not tried it, but it should work).

    Alternatively, try running your application. You will probably get a load of AssemblyReferenceFailedExceptions. Copy in the required DLL from the above folder into your application folder for each one.

    It should all work now!
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