target-framework

Changing target framework in Visual Studio 2008

Hi, What's the deal with VS?...I tried importing the Caching App Block and got the message...the assembly or one of it's dependencies your are trying to import requires a later version of .NET Framework...... I went to the properties of my app in VS, but I can't find the dropdown to switch....what's the deal? Thanks ...

I cannot change the target .NET Framework in IIS 6

The option to target another version of the .Net Framework is disabled on a particular test system we are using on a current project. I have tried the following without success: Killing all W3WP.EXE processesRestarting the IIS serviceRemote Debugging has been removed from the box. Just hoping for some pointers. ...

Switch Target Framework in VS.NET 2010

Is there a way to change the target framework of all the projects of a solution in one fell swoop? Changing the target on 18 projects is a little tedious. ...

How to use Visual Studio debugger visualizers built against a different framework version?

I compiled the ExpressionTreeVisualizer project found in the Visual Studio 2010 samples but when I try to use it in a .NET 3.5 project I get the exception below: Could not load file or assembly 'file:///C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Visual Studio 2010\Common7\Packages\Debugger\Visualizers\ExpressionTreeVisualizer.dll' or o...

Can I use Visual Studio 2010 and not upgrade to .NET Framework 4.0?

I have many Visual Studio 2008 web projects targeted at the .NET Framework 3.5. I want to start using Visual Studio 2010, but the .NET Framework 4.0 isn't very well supported by web hosting companies just yet. It seems to make sense to stick with the .NET Framework 3.5 for now. If I open my projects in Visual Studio 2010 and leave the...

Can I programmatically determine targeted .NET framework version?

I would like to be able to display the version of the .NET framework a windows form or wpf project is targeted at and display it in the title bar of the app. Is there a way I can do this? Thanks ...

"Target Framework" is outgreyed in Visual Studio

An colleague of mine is experiencing a weird behavior in Visual Studio 2008. The "Target Framework" box is outgreyed in all projects (regardless of the actual target version of .NET, be is 2, 3 or 3.5). The same project files are working fine on my machine and displaying the box activated and usable. Why is that, and how can we activ...

.NET Target Framework Performance

I have a .NET 4.0 class libary, which only uses .Net 2.0 features. To make this library more compatible with Mono, I'm considering changing the Target Framework to 2.0 instead of 4.0 Client Profile. But the question is: Does changing the Target Framework to an older version, make the library run slower (hurt performance). The GUI of the...