.NET Framework Service Pack Tech Preview's Available for Download
Well, I bet I’m not the first to blog about the .NET Service Pack Technology Preview’s availability since they wer released two weeks ago. These service packs have about 140 changes, including a roll-up of the framework hotfixes, some improvements to the WSDL importing and, and the reason I’m blogging this, are 2 security related areas: Data Execution Prevention (DEP) and Buffer Overrun protection. So there are lots of fixes and changes, some in preparation for Windows XP SP2.
My one word of caution before installing is to note that you can’t uninstall these babies! So my advice would be to use a Virtual PC or other test machine (if you want to test the Data Execution Prevention then you’ll need the appropriate hardware) and enjoy!
You can get your copy of the Technology Preview bits here http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/updates/sptechpreview/default.aspx along with all the detail about the changes and revisions that have been made.
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