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What Operating Systems does the .NET platform ship natively now?

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Got this question over the weekend: "What Operating Systems does the .NET platform ship natively now?"

So the obvious ones first:

Windows XP Pro SP1

Windows XP Pro SP2

Windows Server 2003

 

What about embedded and mobile?

WinCE 4.0 and above has the optional Compact Framework module available. XPe has the optional full .NET desktop framework.

XPe and WinCE are modular OS’s and so the OS builder has the option of selecting or omitting components. Dont presume .NET will be avalable just because you are running on a platform that supports the module.

Right now .NET is not modularised so everything is selected as as one large component (e.g. CLR + all libraries/ namespaces) so for desktop its around 30MB and for WinCE its ~1.5MB.

 

Regarding Windows Mobile:

Pocket PC 2000 RAM install (requires installation)

Pocket PC 2002 (+AKU1) RAM install (requires installation)

Pocket PC 2002 (AKU2) ROM based (no install required)

Pocket PC 2003 (all AKU’s) and above ROM based (no install required)

Smartphone 2002 Not Available in any form

Smartphone 2003 ROM based (no install required)

 

AKU = Adaptation Kit Update which is a bit like an SP except they ship on regular intervals to device manufacturers and sometimes include features as well as fixes.

There are 3 SP’s for .NET CF available for WinCE and Windows Mobile and each SP is a full build of the CLR and libraries. Compact Framework SP’s are incorporated into the next released AKU and made available to device manufacturers through the AKU process to offer as an OS upgrade on their devices.

  

Marcus

Comments

  • Anonymous
    February 14, 2005
    Hi,
    Is there anything that can be done if a provider refuses to ship an AKU? eg The Orange C500?

    Best regards
    Steve

  • Anonymous
    February 14, 2005
    Do you really consider XPSP1 and XPSP2 to be on the list? The framework ships on the CD as an optional install, but it's not actually installed as it is with Server 2003.

    XP Tablet and Media Center editions do, however, have the framework installed by default.

  • Anonymous
    February 15, 2005
    I'm pretty sure .NET Framework isn't on Windows XP with SP1/SP2 preinstalled as well. I just installed a few machines a few days ago and I recall getting .NET Fx from Windows Update.

  • Anonymous
    February 15, 2005
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  • Anonymous
    February 20, 2005
    Just a small correction:
    NETCF 1.0 is only available on WinCE 4.1 and above (and like you say all PPCs of course, even if they are based on WinCE 3.x)

    And since I am here might as well say that CF 2.0 is only for WinCE 5.0 and PPC2003 and above.

  • Anonymous
    February 22, 2005
    WinCE 4.0 was named 'Windows CE .NET' but only shipped with a 'preview' of the Compact Framework (although I seem to recall there was a 'go live' licensing agreement) - doesn't that count? :)

    Marcus

  • Anonymous
    February 25, 2005
    Faster updates in Windows Mobile 2005?
    End user updates directly from Microsoft.

    http://www.modaco.com/index.php?showtopic=201874

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