Choosing VS2008 .Net 3.5 and .Net 3.5SP1

Question

here is the problem. I have one PC using VS2008 (SP1 ) and another PC using VS2008(normal). I want my .Net projects to be editable in both these PC's. So naturally my projects use .Net 3.5 by default and not .Net 3.5 SP1.

So, Is there a way I can fix my VS2008 (SP1) version to stick to .Net 3.5 and not .Net 3.5 SP1. In project properties->Application->TargetFramework I dont see an option for .Net 3.5 SP1.

(Note: I know that there are solution like uninstalling SP1 or Installing SP1 on the other PC. I am asking is there any other way)

Answer 1

Service packs are combination of various new features , fixes for some knows issues , performance improvement etc.Service packs are closely coupled with the original product for which they are actually targeted. It would make more sense to provide SP1 for the other machine(SP are actually free downloads).Service packs cannot stand as an all alone entity and thus cannot be featured as target framework.Its the service pack(SP1) of VS 2008 that adds the real meat to the original product.It adds loads of new feature to the original product ie VS 2008.