.NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Family Update package revisions coming soon!

 

Hi WSUS Admins,

Just a heads up to let you know we will be releasing revised .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Family Update packages to address confusion caused from the initial release on 1/27/2009. In these revised packages, we’ve made 2 changes:

1. We’ve reduced the file size of the packages for each architecture (x86 and x64). The original packages were 237 MB in size, the revised packages are 53 MB (x86) and 97 MB (x64).

2. We’ve clarified the titles to minimize confusion about what each package contains and what it is applicable to.

 

Please note that while the packaging has been updated, there have been no changes made to the binary payload inside these packages, and no new fixes are included beyond those already in the original release on 1/27/2009. Therefore, machines that have previously installed the .NET 3.5 SP1 do not need to install the revised package(s). We expect to publish these revised updates within the next few weeks.

We will expire the old packages the same day we release the new revised packages. The new update packages will be:

 

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update for .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5 (KB951847) x86

This combined Service Pack and update is applicable to .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5.

                                                                                                                                                

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update (KB951847) x86

This combined Service Pack and update is applicable to systems running a version of .NET prior to version 2.0, or to systems that have no prior version of .NET framework installed.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update for .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5 (KB951847) x64

This combined Service Pack and update is applicable to .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update (KB951847) x64

This combined Service Pack and update is applicable to systems running a version of .NET prior to version 2.0, or to systems that have no prior version of .NET framework installed.

 We appreciate your feedback and thank you!