Is the .NET Framework installed by default on Vista?

Question

I'm writing a console application that will be deployed with an installation of an application we are writing. The console app aims to fix a bug in vista that will allow our application to be installed correctly in Vista. The console application works fine, but can I count on the .NET framework being installed on all Vista machines - is it installed by default?

Answer 1

Yes .Net 3.0 is installed by default on Vista

Answer 2

.NET 3 is installed on Vista by default.

Answer 3

According to this site:

Windows Vista comes packaged with Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, but not version 1.1, which may still required by some applications

So if your console application targets v 2.0 or v 3.0 you should be OK

Answer 4

The .NET Framework 3.0 is installed by default on Microsoft Windows Vista

Source: Deploying Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.0

Answer 5

Yes. See here for an overview.

Answer 6

According to the MSDN (emphasis mine):

The .NET Framework 3.0 is installed by default on Microsoft Windows Vista. On Microsoft Windows Server code-named "Longhorn", you can install the .NET Framework as a Windows Feature using Roles Management tools.

Answer 7

There is a list of which versions of .Net are installed on which versions of Windows on Wikipedia.

• Windows XP and before don't come with .Net
• Windows Server 2003 comes with .Net 1.1
• Windows Vista comes with .Net 3.0
• Windows 2008 comes with .Net 3.0
• Windows 2008 R2 comes with .Net 3.5
• Windows 7 is probably going to come with .Net 3.5