I don't agree with the "tottering on the edge of oblivion" line, but ComputerGuru does make an excellent point about targeting runtimes beyond 2.0. When workin

I don't agree with the "tottering on the edge of oblivion" line, but ComputerGuru does make an excellent point about targeting runtimes beyond 2.0. When working on the server/ASP.Net, you are fairly safe using 3.5/4.0, but when doing Windows applications its very painful. The 2.0 runtime was fairly compact and easy to redistribute. 3.5 was a beast in comparison! Even the newer "client profile" versions of the runtime are still painful when you want to build a compact installer for non-technical end users. I really wish the latest runtime was aggressively pushed by Windows Update, but since it is not you are always in a position where you choose between a painful install process or a giant bloated installer. Not fun. Glad to be back in the web facing + internal tools side of .Net at my job now for this exact reason.