Is .NET 3.0 RTM supposed to work on Windows 2003 Server?

I downloaded .NET 3.0 RTM today and installed it on my Windows 2003 Server development server.

I tried double clicking on a XAML file and the system went nuts: the screen flashed, the mouse kept moving to the center and corners of the screen, etc... 

It looked like my machine was taken by the Indigo/Avalong ghost...  Finally I had to bring up task manager and kill IE.

I tried multiple times, with different XAML files.  I tried uninstalling and re-installing, downloading the fast installer and the full re-distributable (50 MB).  No luck - WPF just doesn't seem to work.

I've been using the same sample XAML files on Vista Beta2 then RC1.  I also used it with .NET RC1 on Windows XP SP2 without problems.

I never installed a beta version of WinFX/.NET 3.0 on this machine and waited until the RTM.

Is .NET 3.0 supposed to work on Windows 2003 Server or is this a bug in the installer that it allowed me to install it at all?

Have you tried to update your graphics card drivers? Which graphics card do you have?

Yes, .Net 3.0 RTM and WPF is supported on Windows 2003 Server.

What happens when you navigate to a xaml file in IE is that it loads PresentationHost.exe (which is a doc object that can live in a frame/iframe or at the top level of the browser).

The registered "player" for a loose xaml file is actually a XBAP...XamlViewer.xbap or the like...

To Fix
I would start with a very simple xaml file and see how that goes.
It may be a problem with the display adapter, but I would imagine that would only show up with a very complex page...but who knows.

The WPF forums would be a great place to go ask this question.

Please try:
1) a very simple xaml file
2) a wpf application - perhaps charles petzold's xamlcruncher
3) a wpf xbap - perhaps lee brimelow's examples
4) to ensure your video driver is up to date...

Would love to see the results of 1-3 before and after #4.

The WPF forum is here.
 
Thanks,
Rob Relyea
Program Manager, WPF Team
http://rrelyea.spaces.live.com

I have an ATI Radeon X600:

  http://ati.amd.com/products/RadeonX600/index.html

When WPF started freaking out I uninstalled .NET 3.0 and downloaded the latest drivers from:

  http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/radeonx-xp.html

Notice that ATI does not have drivers specifically for Windows 2003 Server, but the Windows XP drivers work.

For reference, I tested DirectX.  I ran DXDIAG and there are no problems reported; I also see:

- DirectDraw Acceleration: Enabled
- Direct3D Acceleration: Enabled
- AGP Texture Acceleration: Enabled

All DirectDraw and Direct3D tests worked fine.

I also ran Google Earth and the new Microsoft Virtual Earth and all of the amazing 3D stuff works great.

Am I missing something?

I am continuing this thread on the WPF forums:

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=908672&SiteID=1&mode=1