http://msmvps.com/blogs/bill/archive/2008/04/14/where-s-the-net-framework.aspxIn putting together some virtual machines for testing on hyper-v, I was amazed and disappointed to find that Microsoft is NOT pushing out the .NET framework any more. On Windows XP, windows update offers only .NET 1.1 and 2.0. Vista includes 3.0. So whyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/bill/archive/2008/04/14/where-s-the-net-framework.aspx#1602867Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:50:22 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1602867Pat Wood<p>You can get the 3.5 Net Framework by installing one of the free 2008 Visual Studio Express Editions.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.microsoft.com/express/">www.microsoft.com/express</a></p> <p>Best Regards</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1602867" width="1" height="1">