.NET Framework version history: Difference between revisions

Version 1.1 is the first minor .NET Framework upgrade. It is available on its own as a [[Freely redistributable software|redistributable package]] or in a [[software development kit]], and was published on 3 April 2003. It is also part of the second release of [[Visual Studio .NET 2003]]. This is the first version of the .NET Framework to be included as part of the Windows operating system. Mainstream support for .NET Framework 1.1 ended on 14 October 2008, and extended supportSupport ended on 8 October 2013. .NET Framework 1.1 provides full [[backward compatibility]] to version 1.0, except in rare instances where an application will not run because it checks the version number of a library.<ref>{{cite web|title=.NET Framework Developer Center – Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/Aa497323.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724012426/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa497323.aspx |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>