DevTomSch said:
Dr Herbie said:
*snip*

just FYI, always install SP1 for VS2008 and
you should deploy on .NET 3.5 _with_ SP1,
as 3.0 and 3.5 (no SP) will be terminated within one year:

Blog:
http://blogs.technet.com/lifecycle/archive/2010/04/30/net-framework-3-5-sp1-and-later-now-supported-as-part-of-microsoft-windows.aspx

 

Support Lifecycle Policy:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifeandotnet

 

Yes we went with the SP1 route when I found that the VS2005 -> VS2008 upgrade was badly broken pre-SP1.

With SP1 it was a breeze.

 

Herbie