My host supports
ASP
ASP.NET v1.0/2.0
ASP.NET Ajax
Access Database Support
MS Server Database Support (SQL Server)
I know by copying some of the files it's possible to run a .NET 3.5 Windows Forms application without .NET 3.5 installed on the client. Does the same hold for ASP.NET 3.5 MVC 1.0? Does MVC 1.0 support .NET 2.0?
My host is Go Daddy in case it helps or matters.
Mostly. Scott Hanselman has an article describing exactly how to do this. He notes:
- This workaround is offered with exactly zero warranty or support. It's as-is, just an FYI on the blog. If this hack deletes files or kills your cat, you have been warned. No whining.
- In practice, no one really knows what might break. Microsoft didn't test this.
- This just flat might not work for you. Sorry.
The trick:
You can copy System.Core from your .NET 3.5 development machine (this is the machine running VS2008 that you're developing on) to the /bin folder on your .NET 2.0 SP1 machine. It's gotta be running .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 or this won't work. System.Core is probably somewhere around "C:\windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Core\3.5.0.0__b77a5c561934e089" on your machine, but you're a bad person for even asking.