I checked the Windows XP SP1 page and it said:
"The .Net Framework is an optional installation included in the Microsoft
Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1a) stand-alone CD."
So I guess if someone gets their updates online from WindowsUpdate (like me)
then the framework wouldn't get installed with SP1. I think it shows up as a
separate "Recommended Update" on the WindowsUpdate site. I know versions of
windows starting with XP TabletPC edition come with the framework installed.
I worked with TabletPC's earlier this year and they came with the 1.0
framework.
I'm looking at this from an independent software developer perspective,
developing a product that is .net based, and wondering how many client pc's
already have the framework installed. I'm pretty sure that new OS versions
released after .Net came along will have the framework installed. But it
seems XP Home/Pro will be selling for a while still and it would be nice if
new sales had the framework in there.
I think everyone should start using Delphi 7 instead of .net, it has this
really cool feature called "XCOPY Deployment" and doesn't require a VM to be
installed. oh well
"Scott M." <s-***@BADSPAMsnet.net> wrote in message
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Windows XP SP 1 incorporated the .NET Framework into Windows. Windows
Server 2003 comes with the 1.1 Framework already in there.