Allow C# application built with .NET 2.0 to run on .NET 4.0/4.5

Question

We have a C# DLL (let\'s call it myapp.exe) built with .NET 2.0 Framework (VS2005) and we found out that our application won\'t work on machines where only .NET

Answer 1

Just to be a little more concise. In the App.config you are showing support for the CLR. From .Net v2 and on there are only 2 version of the CLR. So the following will give you support of .Net v2 and on. Make sure to include your exe.config file that is built with your project otherwise you are likely to still see the popup asking to install .Net.

For support for .Net v2 to v3.5 use:

For support for .Net v4.0 to 4.6 use:

More information can be found for Configure an App to Support .NET Framework