Targeting a Specific .NET Framework

By using Visual Studio 2008, you can specify a version of the .NET Framework for your project, .NET Framework 2.0, 3.0, or 3.5. The .NET Framework target of an application is the version of the .NET Framework that a computer must have to enable the application to run on it. Starting in Visual Studio 2008 SP1, you can also target the .NET Framework Client Profile, which is a subset of the full .NET Framework version 3.5 library.

This section contains topics that describe how to target specific versions of the .NET Framework in your projects.

In This Section

• Visual Studio Multi-Targeting Overview
  Provides an overview of the new multi-targeting features in Visual Studio 2008.

• How to: Target a Specific .NET Framework
  Details how to specify a particular .NET Framework for your project.

• .NET Framework Client Profile Errors
  Describes the errors and warnings that may occur when you target the .NET Framework Client Profile.

Related Sections

• What's New in Visual Studio 2008
  Describes Help topics for new features in Visual Studio 2008.

• .NET Framework Client Profile
  Contains information about the .NET Framework Client Profile, which is a subset of the full .NET Framework version 3.5 library.

• Managing Solutions, Projects, and Files
  Contains information about the best ways to create and manage solutions and projects. Also contains information about miscellaneous files, and storage-based and reference-based projects.

• Application Page, Project Designer (C#)
  Describes the Target Framework control in the Project Designer for Visual C# projects.

• Advanced Compiler Settings Dialog Box (Visual Basic)
  Describes the Target Framework control in the Project Designer for Visual Basic projects.