Microsoft KB Archive/318785

= How to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed and whether service packs have been applied =

Article ID: 318785

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q318785





SUMMARY
This article describes how to determine which versions of the Microsoft .NET Framework are installed on your computer. This article also helps you determine whether any .NET Framework service packs are installed on the computer. For more information about service packs for the .NET Framework, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

318836 How to obtain the latest .NET Framework 1.0 service pack

The Microsoft Update service updates the versions of the .NET Framework that are installed on the computer. To make sure that the computer is always up to date, enable Automatic Updates in Control Panel.



Versions of the .NET Framework
There are currently three released versions of the .NET Framework. The releases have the following version information.

Note The Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 is included with the 32-bit version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

Note This information should be used as a general guide for determining which versions of the .NET Framework are installed on a computer. Also note that files that have a later version listed may be files that were shipped as part of a hotfix or a hotfix rollup package. The hotfix .NET Framework file versions are outside the scope of this article.

Determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed on a computer
The easiest way to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed on a computer is to locate the  \Microsoft.NET\Framework folder. You can paste the listed address for the Framework folder into a Windows Explorer address bar to navigate to the Framework folder. The three released versions of the .NET Framework are contained in the following folders:
 * v1.0.3705
 * v1.1.4322
 * v2.0.50727

Note If you see other directories that have a v. . format that are not listed in this article, the versions may be beta versions or pre-released versions of the .NET Framework. Those versions are outside the scope of this article.

To determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed on a computer, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open any one of the folders in the previous list, and then locate the Mscorlib.dll file.
 * 2) Right-click the file, and then click Properties.
 * 3) Click the Version tab, and then note the file version.
 * 4) Use the previous list to determine which version of the .NET Framework is installed on the computer, and then click OK.

Repeat these steps for each version of the .NET Framework on the computer.

Troubleshooting the .NET Framework installations
For more information about troubleshooting the .NET Framework installation, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

908077 How to troubleshoot Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 installation issues

824643 How to troubleshoot Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 installation issues

830646 How to troubleshoot Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 installation issues on Microsoft Windows Server 2003

