.NET Framework 3.0, formerly called WinFX, includes a new
set of managed code APIs that are an integral part of
Windows
Vista and
Windows
Server 2008 operating systems. It is also available for
Windows
XP SP2 and
Windows
Server 2003 as a download. There are no major architectural
changes included with this release;
.NET
Framework 3.0 uses the Common Language Runtime of
.NET
Framework 2.0.Unlike the previous major
.NET
releases there was no
.NET Compact
Framework release made as a counterpart of this version.