Select .NET Framework to Use In Visual Studio Application

Question

If I have different .NET frameworks installed on my machine (i.e. 1.1, 2.0. 3.0, 3.5), is it possible for VS2005 to select with which framework to create / compile an application (Winform/Webform)?

Answer 1

No this is not possible in Visual Studio 2005. Visual Studio 2008 supports a version of multi-targeting which allows you to target either the 2.0, 3.0 or 3.5 framework. It does not however allow you to target 1.0

ScottGu did a lengthy blog post on this subject that you may find worth a read:

• http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2007/06/20/vs-2008-multi-targeting-support.aspx