dotnet framework

[acn242]

I recently created a web form in newly acquired web developer 2008 express to post on my companies intranet.however, server 2003SBS is still on dotnet platform 1.1. Locally i'm on version 3.5. Any advise on updating the server (tips, possible pitfalls)?

Thanks

 

[ShackDaddy]

Since multiple versions of .NET can coexist, I don't think you'll have any trouble installing .NET framework on SBS, as long as you keep the new .NET application in a different app pool that the existing SBS 1.1 apps. They live in the Default App Pool, and you'll want to create a new one just for the other version of .NET.

There are a lot more issues around .NET versions on 64-bit hardware, as you can have 32-bit and 64-bit .NET installations working at cross-purposes.

Check out this article (

http://www.codeguru.com/Csharp/.NET/net_asp/miscellaneous/article.php/c8569/),

specifically the section on "what to do when .NET 2.0 is installed" since it covers how to fix a few things after a version newer than 1.1 is installed. Thanks to Mr. Kane for that link.

Dave Shackelford
Shackelford Consulting