Upgrade from 2 to 3.5

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Alan T

I have installed VS 2005.
Then I would like to upgrade to 3.5, here are what I downloaded:
dotnetfx3.exe (50.3 MB)
dotnetfx35.exe (197 MB)
dotnetfx35setup.exe (2.73 MB)

Are these what I needed?
 
Hello Alan,

To work with .NET 3.5 you need Visual Studio 2008. not the VS 2005
What u donwloaded is just .net redistributive framework to run applications,
not to develop.

You can download VS 2008 Express from MS site which is free

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AT> I have installed VS 2005.
AT> Then I would like to upgrade to 3.5, here are what I downloaded:
AT> dotnetfx3.exe (50.3 MB)
AT> dotnetfx35.exe (197 MB)
AT> dotnetfx35setup.exe (2.73 MB)
AT> Are these what I needed?
AT>
 
As Michael said, you'll need some version of VS 2008.
SharpDevelop 3.0 also supports 3.5
http://community.sharpdevelop.net/forums/t/7381.aspx

A breakdown of the files you listed:
dotnetfx35 contains all files required to install .NET Framework 2.0, 2.0
SP1, 3.0, 3.0 SP1 and 3.5.
dotnetfx35setup.exe installs the same versions, but checks what you already
have installed and only downloads missing files.
You don't need dotnetfx3 if you install 3.5.
 
3.5 is enough, as it will install all of the others. The problem, however,
is as Michael states it. Without Visual Studio 2008, or another IDE, like
SharpDevelop, you do not have the tools. You can, of course, write in
notepad and command line compile, but I would not personally recommend,
except as a learning exercise.

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You might try the Visual Studio C# Express or some other express versions.
They are FREE, and quite good for us programming hobbilists.
 
You might try the Visual Studio C# Express or some other express versions.
They are FREE, and quite good for us programming hobbilists.
 
You might try the Visual Studio C# Express or some other express versions.
They are FREE, and quite good for us programming hobbyists.
 
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