Details in Installing 3.5 framework

Author Name Status Posted Time Borris O'Reilly 6/3/2008 3:39:23 AM Author is Offline Hello all, I have been using the book "Build Your Own ASP.NET 2.0 Web Site Using CSharp And VB, 2nd Edition" which explains in great detail how to get the 2.0 framework setup and installed. I have completed the book and decided to start using Visual Web Developer 2008 and the 3.5 framework and had hoped the setup was the same but it seems I've not done something quite right. The following are the steps I had taken to install the 3.5 framework.... Downloaded and Installed the 3.5 framework Restarted the PC Checked folder C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework - this was to make sure the 3.5 folder was there (it was + a 3.0 folder) Uninstalled VWD 2005 Restarted the PC Installed VWD 2008. View the rest in the next post. Borris.

Subject Author Status Date Re: Details in Installing 3.5 framework Borris O'Reilly 6/3/2008 11:25:04 PM Now it wasn't until I had hit a problem in my ASP.NET code that I noticed the error message page was telling me that the .NET framework being used was "Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:2.0.50727.1433; ASP.NET Version:2.0.50727.1433" which obviously isn't the 3.5 framework. I went back and checked the book I had been reading and it states that to install the 2.0 .NET framework you need to download both the framework AND the 2.0 SDK but there is no such SDK for 3.5, or have I missed something there? I think the SDK is just for documentation and shouldn't really be essential for installing 3.5 anyway so that is OK. But the book then went on to talk about configuring IIS to make it aware of ASP.NET. It says to "Open the command prompt by selecting Start > All Programs > Microsoft .NET Frameworks SDK v2.0 > SDK Command Prompt." and then to type the following command to install ASP.NET "aspnet_regiis.exe -i" but this only installs .NET 2.0 again? I really need some help on this one as it is driving me insane! :) Thanks in advance. Post Comments Re: Details in Installing 3.5 framework Bhairavi Hussain 6/3/2008 11:25:39 PM Don't know very much on this but have you checked what version of the framework you have to ld IIS to use for your app? Post Comments Re: Details in Installing 3.5 framework Dolphi Powers 6/3/2008 11:25:52 PM Do not Worry! There was a Framework 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0. There was an extension to the framework 2.0 called WinFx (meaning Windows Framework Extensions), but the marketing people insisted that it be called Framework 3.0  And then there were some more Extensions and they got called Framework 3.5 but the reality it the underlying framework is 2.0. (To be strictly accurate some of the 2.0 components did get updated.) So again, Don't worry! As an aside it should be noted that many people like myself did warn Microsoft that the rename would lead to confusion like yours. Post Comments Re: Only 2 versions of the .NET appear in the drop down Borris O'Reilly 6/3/2008 11:30:59 PM It seems that in IIS when I right click on "Web Sites" and click "Properties" only 2 versions of the .NET appear in the drop down "1.1.4322" and "2.0.20727"? Any one have any ideas on this - it seriously can't be THAT difficult to install the 3.5 framework? Post Comments Re: Framework 3.0 and 3.5 will not show up in that context Dolphi Powers 6/3/2008 11:34:55 PM Framework 3.0 and 3.5 will not show up in that context as they are extensions of Framework 2.0, not a replacement for it. Post Comments

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