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NET Framework verification tool change history

The current build was created on July 31, 2015
For more information about the .NET Framework verification tool, see the followi
ng blog post:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8999004.aspx
------------------Change history
------------------February 4, 2008

- Initial version of the tool created.

February 11, 2008

- Added command line switches to specify the locations

of the log files created by setupverifier.exe.

February 29, 2008

- Added steps to verify all of the files installed by

the .NET Framework 3.0 and 3.5.

March 4, 2008

- Updated the tool to correctly handle some files for

the .NET Framework 3.0 that are only installed on
Windows Vista and higher and some files that are not
installed on 64-bit OS's.

March 5, 2008

- Fixed a .NET Framework 3.0 registry value that was

incorrectly reporting failure on 64-bit Windows Vista.

March 17, 2008

- Fixed some registry values and a file that were

incorrectly reporting failure on Windows Vista.

March 28, 2008

- Added log file entry to indicate what OS version the

tool is being run on.

June 5, 2008

- Fixed issue retrieving the Windows directory on

systems with Terminal Services enabled.

June 24, 2008

- Fixed false positive for a file installed by the .NET

Framework 3.0 SP1 but not the original version of the
.NET Framework 3.0.

September 3, 2008

- Added logic to the setup verification tool to verify

the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2 and 3.5 SP1.

September 4, 2008
ted

- Added logging for .NET Framework version detection. Upda

the tool to allow configuring the window title in cleanup

.ini.
September 5, 2008

- Fixed some false positives in .NET Framework 1.1

verification logic.

September 15, 2008 - Fixed detection error for .NET Framework 1.0 files on
64-bit OS's.
September 27, 2008 - Added logic to verify DWORD registry values are greater t
han

or less than expected values instead of only equal to

expected values.
October 15, 2008
ework

- Added a test application that verifies that the .NET Fram

runtime can be started on a user's system.

October 31, 2008

the

- Fixed a false positive for 3 files that were removed from

.NET Framework 3.0 SP2 on Windows XP and Windows Server 2

003.
November 25, 2008
o not

- Fixed a logic problem that caused the verification tool t

check the correct location for 32-bit registry values on

64-bit
versions of Windows.
December 22, 2008

- Added version string that is added to the log file.

February 20, 2009

lled

- Added product filtering so the UI will only display insta

versions of the .NET Framework by default. This can be
overridden with the new /a switch if needed.
Added an option to verify the .NET Framework 1.1 SP1.
Fixed .NET Framework 1.1 detection issue on 64-bit Window

s.
Added better logging for registry values being verified.
February 24, 2009
ork

- Fixed a bug that would cause a version of the .NET Framew

to be filtered out if it was installed but the service pa

ck
registry value was missing.
March 10, 2009
use

- Removed checks for HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry values beca

they cause false errors on systems with multiple user acc

ounts.
March 13, 2009
ausing

- Removed some .NET Framework 1.1 registry keys that were c

false error reports.

March 23, 2009

e causing

- Fixed some more .NET Framework 1.1 registry keys that wer
false error reports.

July 17, 2009

of the

- Fixed false errors being reported on non-English versions

.NET Framework 1.0.
Fixed filtering problem that caused the .NET Framework 1.

0 to be
removed from the list if any 1.0 service packs are instal
led.

Fixed false errors being reported for the .NET Framework

1.1 if
the .NET Framework 1.0 is also installed on the system.
Fixed false errors being reported for the .NET Framework
3.5 SP1
on Windows 7.
Added detection and logging for .NET Framework 4 and Wind
ows 7.
October 19, 2009
ws ME.

- Fixed false errors being reported on Windows 98 and Windo

November 10, 2009

2 and

- Fixed false error being reported on Windows Server 2008 R

Windows 7.

December 9, 2009
d

- Fixed detection problems for performance counter files an

registry keys on Windows 98 and ME.

January 18, 2010

k 2.0

- Stop checking for some .config files during .NET Framewor

verification that can result in false errors.

January 27, 2010

ET

- Stop checking for some additional .config files during .N

Framework 2.0 verification that can result in false error

s.
February 19, 2010

- Stop checking for English-only registry keys for the .NET

Framework 3.5 SP1 because it causes false errors on non-E

nglish
versions of Windows 7.
February 20, 2010
rk

- Stop checking for English-only files for the .NET Framewo

3.5 SP1 because it causes false errors on non-English ver

sions
of Windows.
March 15, 2010
-

- Force the process exit code to get propagated to the self

extracting setup package.

March 29, 2010

d of

- Add the ability to treat missing files as warnings instea

errors. Add file version information for each verified fi

le
to the log file.
May 11, 2010
Full.

- Add the ability to verify the .NET Framework 4 Client and

May 24, 2010

n

- Fix some false errors for .NET Framework 4 verification o

Windows XP.

July 2, 2010

- Fix some false errors for .NET Framework 4 verification o

n
Windows Vista and higher.
August 16, 2010
n

- Fix some false errors for .NET Framework 4 verification o

Windows Server 2003 x64.

October 11, 2010

ys

- Add the ability to treat missing or incorrect registry ke

as warnings instead of errors. Mark several .NET Framewor

k
1.1 registry keys to be treated as warnings instead of
errors to eliminate false positives during verification.
October 15, 2010
change.

- Fixed bug in registry parsing introduced by the previous

January 17, 2011

on

- Fix some false errors for .NET Framework 1.1 verification

non-English versions of Windows Server 2003.

December 23, 2011

down

- Added special-case logic to prevent the product list drop

from being blank.
Fixed bug that caused a Windows 7 PCA dialog to appear
appear when exiting the tool.
Updated the build system for the tool to VS 2010.

December 29, 2011

- Fix a crash that can occur when verifying the .NET

Framework 1.1.
Prevent the user from typing in their own product names i

n
drop-down list in the UI.
June 29, 2012

- Add the ability to verify the .NET Framework 4.5.

August 4, 2012
more

- Add better error handling for CreateProcess failures. Add

logging for system folder path information.

August 21, 2012

rk

- Fixed incorrect error being reported for the .NET Framewo

4.5 RTM build.

September 10, 2012

ings

- Removed silent mode and updated logic for errors and warn
to address Windows application compatibility concerns.

September 26, 2012

- Fixed some issues related to the removal of silent mode.

November 6, 2013

- Add the ability to verify the .NET Framework 4.5.1.

November 11, 2013

1 on

- Fixed a bug with the detection of the .NET Framework 4.5.

Windows 8.1. Updated tool to allow it to differentiate be

tween
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

June 24, 2014

- Add the ability to verify the .NET Framework 4.5.2.

July 31, 2015

tool to

- Add the ability to verify the .NET Framework 4.6. Updated

allow it to differentiate between Windows 8.1 and Windows

10.