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.net 3.5 requires WindowsXP, Server2003 or higher.<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en#Requirements" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en#Requirements</a><br />
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.net 2.0 is available for W98. So you have to build a .net 2.0 Application. A HowTo can be found here:<br />
<a href="http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/06/20/vs-2008-multi-targeting-support.aspx" rel="ugc">http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/06/20/vs-2008-multi-targeting-support.aspx</a><br />
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Regards,<br />
Bruce
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.net 3.5 requires WindowsXP, Server2003 or higher.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en#Requirements [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en#Requirements]

.net 2.0 is available for W98. So you have to build a .net 2.0 Application. A HowTo can be found here:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/06/20/vs-2008-multi-targeting-support.aspx [http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/06/20/vs-2008-multi-targeting-support.aspx]

Regards,
Bruce

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Great help, but I don't have the options to do as is mentioned. &nbsp;I presume the functionality is not available in the express versions?<br />

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Great help, but I don't have the options to do as is mentioned.  I presume the functionality is not available in the express versions?


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Hi,<br />
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I have recently written an application in Visual Studio 2005, which I have managed to publish and install on a 98 machine running .net 2.0 fine. &nbsp;Thought it was about time to upgrade to 2008, so converted the files over, and recompiled to test and I now get an error saying &quot;Expects a newer version of Windows&quot;. &nbsp;I read somewhere that MS have dropped the support for any Win 9x versions? &nbsp;Is this true, and if so are there any get arounds, or am I just going to have to stick with 2005 instead?<br />
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Thanks in advance.
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Hi,

I have recently written an application in Visual Studio 2005, which I have managed to publish and install on a 98 machine running .net 2.0 fine.  Thought it was about time to upgrade to 2008, so converted the files over, and recompiled to test and I now get an error saying "Expects a newer version of Windows".  I read somewhere that MS have dropped the support for any Win 9x versions?  Is this true, and if so are there any get arounds, or am I just going to have to stick with 2005 instead?

Thanks in advance.

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