* Introducing .NET Framework Client Profile

.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Beta brings in Client Profile of the .NET Framework which contains only those part of the framework which are relevant for Windows Client applications.  It can be packaged with application itself and so no prior requirement of having .NET framework on client machines.

Here is the list of features as of now which will be available :

BCL, "Core FX," and LINQ

• CustomMarshalers
• ISymWrapper
• mscorlib
• sysglobl
• System
• System.AddIn
• System.AddIn.Contract
• System.Configuration
• System.Configuration.Install
• System.Core
• System.Security

Visual Basic and Visual C++ Language Support

• Microsoft.VisualBasic
• Microsoft.VisualC

XML

• System.Xml
• System.Xml.Linq

Windows Forms

• Accessibility
• System.Drawing
• System.Windows.Forms

WPF

• PresentationCore
• PresentationFramework
• PresentationFramework.Aero
• PresentationFramework.Classic
• PresentationFramework.Luna
• PresentationFramework.Royale
• PresentationUI
• ReachFramework
• System.Printing
• System.Windows.Presentation
• UIAutomationClient
• UIAutomationClientsideProviders
• UIAutomationProvider
• UIAutomationTypes
• WindowsBase
• WindowsFormsIntegration

ClickOnce

• System.Deployment

WCF, Web Services, Remoting, and Serialization

• System.IdentityModel
• System.Runtime.Remoting
• System.Runtime.Serialization
• System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap
• System.ServiceModel
• System.ServiceModel.Web
• System.ServiceModel.Install
• System.Transactions
• System.Web.Services

Data Access

• System.Data
• System.Data.SqlXml
• System.Data.DataSetExtensions
• System.Data.Services.Client

Peer to Peer

• System.Net

Active Directory and Enterprise Services

• System.DirectoryServices
• System.EnterpriseServices

As Windows Vista, Windows 2008 and beyond will have .NET framework already installed, this is applicable for Windows XP client machines only.

Service Pack 1 Beta released for VS 2008 and .NET 3.5