.NET 3.5 SP1 : How to tell if it is installed?

posted on Sunday, January 25, 2009 12:18 PM

Ever want to know if you have 3.5 SP1 installed?  Shown below are two ways to determine.

1.) Take a look at HKLM\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v3.5

Shown below are two servers.  The top one does not have SP1 installed while the lower one does.

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2.) An easy way to see if you have 3.5 SP1 installed is to navigate to http://www.hanselman.com/smallestdotnet/ Near the top of this page you will be given an indication if you have the latest installed.

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If you do not have it installed you can use the following link to navigate you to Microsoft Downloads for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1.  This link will installed a small installer that will need to be executed.  A wizard will step you through the installation and additional downloads.

If you prefer a complete download of this SP1 you can use this link.

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