Updated: August 4, 2020 (December 1, 2008)

Past .NET Framework Versions

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This chart outlines life cycle support dates as well as initial release and service pack histories for supported .NET Framework versions.

Product	Current Service Pack	Mainstream Support Ends	Release History	Ships With
.NET Framework 1.0	SP3: Sept. 9, 2004	Ended July 10, 2007; Extended support ends July 14, 2009	Released: Apr. 2002 SP1: March 19, 2002 SP2: Aug. 7, 2002	Visual Studio .NET 2002
.NET Framework 1.1	SP1: Sept. 9, 2004	Ended Oct. 14, 2008; Extended support ends Oct. 8, 2013	Released: July 2003	Visual Studio .NET 2003, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP SP1 (separate install)
.NET Framework 2.0		Apr. 12, 2011	Released: Feb. 2006	Visual Studio 2005, Windows Server 2003 R2
.NET Framework 3.0		Apr. 10, 2012	Released: Nov. 2006	Windows Vista, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0

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