Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 - Design-Time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1

This update adds support for designing and developing applications on Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1 for the Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.

This update installs the packages that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

• 2599651 Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 – Runtime Update
• 2599652 Multi-Targeting Pack for the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta
• 2495593 Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 to enable State Machine designer

Note To use new features that are provided by this update, follow these steps:

1. Install the .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta - Design-Time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1.
2. Open Visual Studio 2010 SP1.
3. Create a new workflow project, and then set the target framework for the project to .NET Framework 4.0.3 Client Profile or to .NET Framework 4.0.3.
   
   Note The target framework can be changed by using the Target Framework list in the Project Properties dialog box.
4. After the project is created, you can code and use designer to build a .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta-based application.

Note If you set the target framework to .NET Framework 4.0.3, IntelliSense for all the new public APIs from Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 – Runtime Update are exposed.

Download information

To download the update, visit the following Microsoft Download Center website:

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For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Command-line switches for this update

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Prerequisites

To install this update, you must have the following software installed:

• Windows Installer 3.1 or a later version of Windows Installer
  
  Note To obtain the latest version of Windows Installer, visit the following Microsoft website:
  
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• Visual Studio 2010 SP1
  

Known issues

Issue 1

Assume that you uninstall one of the updates that are installed as part of this update. In this situation, you experience one of the following known issues:

• If you uninstall update 2495593, the Visual Studio toolbox support for State Machine is removed.
• If you uninstall update 2599652, the .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta target framework and reference assemblies are removed. Therefore, IntelliSense and compilations for the .Net Framework 4.0.3 Beta features and for Workflow State Machine Designer are regressed.
• If you uninstall update 2599651, the runtime components that are required by .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta-based applications are removed, and the .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta-based applications will not run correctly.

Issue 2

Consider the following scenario:

• You create a .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta application that uses the new State Machine feature.
• You drag a State Machine activity from the toolbox.

In this scenario, the green start circle icon no longer appears in the designer.  Additionally, the green start circle icon is replaced by a plain square start box.

Note This is a minor user interface issue and does not affect the functionality of the .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta.  

Issue 3

Consider the following scenario:

• You install the .NET Framework 4 Beta- Design-Time Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 and create a new application.
• You create a new .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta Workflow project.

In this scenario, a validation error occurs. For example, you receive the following error message that states that the BeforeInitializeComponent component cannot be found: 
Notes

• This issue does not affect the functionality of the .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta.
• Towork around this issue, build the project. After you build the project, you will no longer receive the validation error.

Restart requirement

After you apply this update, you do not have to restart the computer unless the files that are being updated are locked or are being used.

However, you have to restart Visual Studio to display the new toolbox buttons if Visual Studio 2010 SP1 is running when you install this update.

Update removal information

To remove this update completely, you have to remove the updates that are described in the following articles individually by using the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel:

• 2599651 Update 4.0.3 Beta for Microsoft .NET Framework 4 – Runtime Update
• 2599652 Multi-Targeting Pack for the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.3 Beta
• 2495593 Update for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 to enable State Machine designer

File information

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