will wsus work with .net framework 3.5 sp1?

[Adam Robinson]

Hi,

I am planning on installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 on a Windows 2003 SP2 server. I
read the requirements but since .net framework 2 doesn't exist anymore I am
confused. As I understand it .net framework 3.5 provides support for 2.0 so
I shouldn't have to it install .net framework 2. Even if I installed .net
framework 2 when I do a windows update 3.5 sp1 is a cricital update. So I
think I should be able to install 3.5 and wsus should be good to go. Is
this true or did I misunderstand something? If it is true maybe someone
should update the requirements at
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F87B4C5E-4161-48AF-9FF8-A96993C688DF&displaylang=en

Thanks,

[Lawrence Garvin [MVP]]

"Adam Robinson" <ada...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am planning on installing WSUS 3.0 SP1 on a Windows 2003 SP2 server. I
> read the requirements but since .net framework 2 doesn't exist anymore

It does, and *many* applications still exist that are exclusively built upon
.NET Framework v2.0, and .NET20 is still downloadable as a separate product.

> I am confused. As I understand it .net framework 3.5 provides support for
> 2.0 so I shouldn't have to it install .net framework 2.

This is a correct statement. If you already have .NET30 or .NET35 installed,
there is no additional .NET Framework installation requirement.

> Even if I installed .net framework 2 when I do a windows update 3.5 sp1 is
> a cricital update. So I think I should be able to install 3.5 and wsus
> should be good to go. Is this true or did I misunderstand something? If
> it is true maybe someone should update the requirements at
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=F87B4C5E-4161-48AF-9FF8-A96993C688DF&displaylang=en

The *minimum* requirements are .NET Framework v2.0 -- the fact that .NET30
and .NET35 also install .NET20 is notable. .NET20 is the base product.
.NET30 and .NET35 are ADD-ON packages for the .NET Framework v2.0
environment.

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Lawrence Garvin, M.S., MCITP:EA, MCDBA
Principal/CTO, Onsite Technology Solutions, Houston, Texas
Microsoft MVP - Software Distribution (2005-2009)

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