.NET 4 on Server Core

In March a version of .NET Framework 4 was released to run on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. You can download the RTM version but what do you get?

The team struggled with this question. What should you get? Depending on what you got would control what you could do. Why did we struggle you ask? Simple, should we only give you what would work or everything. If we gave you everything you should be able to build anything. Plus if we missed something in a special package then a lot of work would be required to create an updated Server Core profile. In the end for a lot of reason we gave people everything. But what actually works is another story.

Here is the list of DLLs that I believed should work on Server Core. This list was created when we were looking at giving only what worked on Server Core. I have this lists as I ran the release of .NET Framework 4 Server Core Profile before I took a new role within the .NET Developer Platform group.

The list below lists the files and namespaces in that file. If you do not see something and you think it should work try it. After all the Server Core install contains the Full .NET Framework 4. Just make sure you thoroughly test your application on a Server Core install!

 

Filename	Namespaces
Accessibility.dll	Accessibility
CustomMarshalers.dll	System.Runtime.InteropServices.CustomMarshalers
ISymWrapper.dll	System.Diagnostics.SymbolStore
Microsoft.Build.Framework.dll	Microsoft.Build.Framework
	Microsoft.Build.Framework.XamlTypes
Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v4.0.dll	Microsoft.Build.Tasks
	Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.Bootstrapper
	Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Deployment.ManifestUtilities
	Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Hosting
	Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Xaml
Microsoft.Build.Utilities.v4.0.dll	Microsoft.Build.Utilities
Microsoft.CSharp.dll	Microsoft.CSharp.RuntimeBinder
Microsoft.JScript.dll	Microsoft.JScript
	Microsoft.JScript.Vsa
Microsoft.Transactions.Bridge.dll	System.ServiceModel.Internal
Microsoft.Transactions.Bridge.Dtc.dll	N/A - Internal Use Only
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Activities.Compiler.dll	N/A - Internal Use Only
Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll	Microsoft.VisualBasic
	Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices
	Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices
	Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices
	Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO
	Microsoft.VisualBasic.Logging
	Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices
	Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices.Internal
Microsoft.VisualC.Dll	Microsoft.VisualC
Microsoft.VisualC.STLCLR.dll	Microsoft.VisualC.StlClr
	Microsoft.VisualC.StlClr.Generic
Microsoft.Windows.ApplicationServer.Applications.dll	N/A - Internal Use Only
SMDiagnostics.dll	N/A - Internal Use Only
sysglobl.dll	System.Globalization
System.Activities.dll	Microsoft.VisualBasic.Activities
	Microsoft.VisualBasic.Activities.XamlIntegration
	System.Activities
	System.Activities.Debugger
	System.Activities.DurableInstancing
	System.Activities.ExpressionParser
	System.Activities.Expressions
	System.Activities.Hosting
	System.Activities.Persistence
	System.Activities.Statements
	System.Activities.Tracking
	System.Activities.Validation
	System.Activities.XamlIntegration
System.Activities.DurableInstancing.dll	System.Activities.DurableInstancing
System.AddIn.Contract.dll	System.AddIn.Contract
	System.AddIn.Contract.Automation
	System.AddIn.Contract.Collections
	System.AddIn.Pipeline
System.AddIn.dll	System.AddIn
	System.AddIn.Hosting
	System.AddIn.Pipeline
System.ComponentModel.Composition.dll	System
	System.ComponentModel.Composition
	System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting
	System.ComponentModel.Composition.Primitives
	System.ComponentModel.Composition.ReflectionModel
System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations.dll	System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations
System.configuration.dll	System.Configuration
	System.Configuration.Internal
	System.Configuration.Provider
System.Configuration.Install.dll	System.Configuration.Install
	System.Diagnostics
System.Core.dll	Microsoft.Win32.SafeHandles
	System
	System.Collections.Generic
	System.Diagnostics
	System.Diagnostics.Eventing
	System.Diagnostics.Eventing.Reader
	System.Diagnostics.Eventing.PerformanceData
	System.Dynamic
	System.IO
	System.IO.MemoryMappedFiles
	System.IO.Pipes
	System.Linq
	System.Linq.Expressions
	System.Management.Instrumentation
	System.Runtime.CompilerServices
	System.Runtime.InteropServices
	System.Security
	System.Security.Cryptography
	System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
	System.Threading
	System.Threading.Tasks
System.Data.DataSetExtensions.dll	System.Data
System.Data.dll	Microsoft.SqlServer.Server
	System.Configuration
	System.Data
	System.Data.Common
	System.Data.Odbc
	System.Data.OleDb
	System.Data.ProviderBase
	System.Data.Sql
	System.Data.SqlClient
	System.Data.SqlTypes
	System.Xml
System.Data.Entity.dll	System.Data
	System.Data.Common
	System.Data.Common.CommandTrees
	System.Data.EntityClient
	System.Data.Mapping
	System.Data.Metadata.Edm
	System.Data.Objects
	System.Data.Objects.DataClasses
	System.Data.Objects.SqlClient
System.Data.Linq.dll	System.Data.Linq
	System.Data.Linq.Mapping
	System.Data.Linq.SqlClient
	System.Data.Linq.SqlClient.Implementation
System.Data.OracleClient.dll	System.Data.OracleClient
System.Data.Services.Client.dll	System.Data.Services.Client
	System.Data.Services.Common
System.Data.Services.Design.dll	System.Data.Services.BuildProvider
	System.Data.Services.Design
System.Data.Services.dll	System.Data.Services
	System.Data.Services.Internal
	System.Data.Services.Providers
System.Data.SqlXml.dll	System.Xml.Utils
	System.Xml.Xsl
	System.Xml.Xsl.IlGen
	System.Xml.Xsl.Qil
	System.Xml.Xsl.Runtime
	System.Xml.Xsl.XPath
	System.Xml.Xsl.Xslt
	System.Xml.Xsl.XsltOld
	System.Xml.Xsl.XsltOld.Debugger
System.Deployment.dll	System.Deployment.Application
System.Design.dll	System.ComponentModel.Design
	System.ComponentModel.Design.Data
	System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization
	System.Data.Design
	System.Diagnostics.Design
	System.Messaging.Design
	System.Resources.Tools
	System.ServiceProcess.Design
	System.Web.UI.Design
	System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls
	System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls.WebParts
	System.Windows.Forms.Design
	System.Windows.Forms.Design.Behavior
System.Device.dll	System.Device.Location
System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.dll	System.DirectoryServices
	System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory
System.DirectoryServices.dll	System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement
System.DirectoryServices.Protocols.dll	System.DirectoryServices.Protocols
System.dll	Microsoft.Csharp
	Microsoft.VisualBasic
	Microsoft.Win32
	System
	System.CodeDom
	System.CodeDom.Compiler
	System.Collections.Concurrent
	System.Collections.Generic
	System.Collections.ObjectModel
	System.Collections.Specialized
	System.ComponentModel
	System.ComponentModel.Design
	System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization
	System.Configuration
	System.Diagnostics
	System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis
	System.IO
	System.IO.Compression
	System.IO.Ports
	System.Media
	System.Net
	System.Net.Cache
	System.Net.Configuration
	System.Net.Mail
	System.Net.Mime
	System.Net.NetworkInformation
	System.Net.Security
	System.Net.Sockets
	System.Runtime.InteropServices
	System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes
	System.Runtime.Versioning
	System.Security.AccessControl
	System.Security.Authentication
	System.Security.Authentication.ExtendedProtection
	System.Security.Authentication.ExtendedProtection.Configuration
	System.Security.Cryptography
	System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
	System.Security.Permissions
	System.Text.RegularExpressions
	System.Threading
	System.Timers
	System.Web
System.Drawing.Design.dll	System.Drawing.Design
System.Drawing.dll	System.Drawing
	System.Drawing.Design
	System.Drawing.Design2D
	System.Drawing.Imaging
	System.Drawing.Printing
	System.Drawing.Text
System.Dynamic.dll	N/A - Internal Use Only
System.EnterpriseServices.dll	System.EnterpriseServices
	System.EnterpriseServices.CompensatingResourceManager
	System.EnterpriseServices.Internal
System.IdentityModel.dll	System.IdentityModel.Claims
	System.IdentityModel.Policy
	System.IdentityModel.Selectors
	System.IdentityModel.Tokens
System.IdentityModel.Selectors.dll	System.IdentityModel.Selectors
System.IO.Log.dll	System.IO.Log
System.Management.dll	System.Management
	System.Management.Instrumentation
System.Management.Instrumentation.dll	System.Management.Instrumentation
System.Messaging.dll	System.Messaging
	System.Messaging.Design
System.Net.dll	System.Net
	System.Net.PeerToPeer
	System.Net.PeerToPeer.Collaboration
System.Numerics.dll	System.Numerics
System.Runtime.Caching.dll	System.Runtime.Caching
	System.Runtime.Caching.Configuration
	System.Runtime.Caching.Hosting
System.Runtime.DurableInstancing.dll	System.Runtime.DurableInstancing
System.Runtime.Remoting.dll	System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels
	System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Http
	System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Ipc
	System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.Tcp
	System.Runtime.Remoting.MetadataServices
	System.Runtime.Remoting.Services
System.Runtime.Serialization.dll	System.Runtime.Serialization
	System.Runtime.Serialization.Configuration
	System.Runtime.Serialization.Json
	System.Xml
System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap.dll	System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Soap
System.Security.dll	System.Security.Cryptography
	System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs
	System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
	System.Security.Cryptography.Xml
	System.Security.Permissions
System.ServiceModel.Activation.dll	System.ServiceModel
	System.ServiceModel.Activation
	System.ServiceModel.Activities.Activation
System.ServiceModel.Activities.dll	System.ServiceModel
	System.ServiceModel.Activities
	System.ServiceModel.Activities.Configuration
	System.ServiceModel.Activities.Description
	System.ServiceModel.Activities.Tracking
	System.ServiceModel.Activities.Tracking.Configuration
	System.ServiceModel.XamlIntegration
System.ServiceModel.Channels.dll	System.ServiceModel.Channels
	System.ServiceModel.Configuration
System.ServiceModel.Discovery.dll	System.ServiceModel.Discovery
	System.ServiceModel.Discovery.Configuration
	System.ServiceModel.Discovery.Version11
	System.ServiceModel.Discovery.VersionApril2005
	System.ServiceModel.Discovery.VersionCD1
System.ServiceModel.dll	System
	System.Collections.Generic
	System.IO
	System.ServiceModel
	System.ServiceModel.Activities
	System.ServiceModel.Activities.Configuration
	System.ServiceModel.Channels
	System.ServiceModel.ComIntegration
	System.ServiceModel.Configuration
	System.ServiceModel.Description
	System.ServiceModel.Diagnostics
	System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher
	System.ServiceModel.MsmqIntegration
	System.ServiceModel.PeerResolvers
	System.ServiceModel.Security
	System.ServiceModel.Security.Tokens
	System.ServiceModel.Syndication
	System.ServiceModel.XamlIntegration
System.ServiceModel.Routing.dll	System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher
	System.ServiceModel.Routing
	System.ServiceModel.Routing.Configuration
System.ServiceModel.ServiceMoniker40.dll	System.ServiceModel.ServiceMoniker40
System.ServiceModel.WasHosting.dll	N/A - Internal Use Only
System.ServiceModel.Web.dll	System.ServiceModel
	System.ServiceModel.Activities
	System.ServiceModel.Channels
	System.ServiceModel.Configuration
	System.ServiceModel.Description
	System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher
	System.ServiceModel.Web
System.ServiceProcess.dll	System.ServiceProcess
	System.ServiceProcess.Design
System.Transactions.dll	System.Transactions
	System.Transactions.Configuration
System.Web.Abstractions.dll	N/A - Internal Use Only
System.Web.ApplicationServices.dll	System.Web.Configuration
	System.Web.Security
System.Web.DataVisualization.dll	System.Web.UI.DataVisualization.Charting
System.Web.dll	System.Web
	System.Web.Caching
	System.Web.Compilation
	System.Web.Configuration
	System.Web.Configuration.Internal
	System.Web.Handlers
	System.Web.Hosting
	System.Web.Mail
	System.Web.Management
	System.Web.Profile
	System.Web.Routing
	System.Web.Security
	System.Web.SessionState
	System.Web.UI
	System.Web.UI.Adapters
	System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
	System.Web.UI.WebControls
	System.Web.UI.WebControls.Adapters
	System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
	System.Web.Util
System.Web.DynamicData.dll	System.Web.DynamicData
	System.Web.DynamicData.ModelProviders
	System.Web.UI
System.Web.Entity.dll	System.Web.UI.WebControls
System.Web.Extensions.Design.dll	System.Web.UI.Design
	System.Web.UI.Design.WebControls
System.Web.Extensions.dll	System.Web.ApplicationServices
	System.Web.ClientServices
	System.Web.ClientServices.Providers
	System.Web.Compilation
	System.Web.Configuration
	System.Web.DynamicData
	System.Web.Handlers
	System.Web.Management
	System.Web.Query.Dynamic
	System.Web.Script
	System.Web.Script.Serialization
	System.Web.Script.Services
	System.Web.UI
	System.Web.UI.WebControls
	System.Web.UI.WebControls.Expressions
System.Web.Mobile.dll	System.Web.Mobile
	System.Web.UI.Design.MobileControls
	System.Web.UI.Design.MobileControls.Converters
	System.Web.UI.MobileControls
	System.Web.UI.MobileControls.Adapters
	System.Web.UI.MobileControls.Adapters.XhtmlAdapters
System.Web.RegularExpressions.dll	System.Web.RegularExpressions
System.Web.Routing.dll	N/A - Internal Use Only
System.Web.Services.dll	System.Web.Services
	System.Web.Services.Configuration
	System.Web.Services.Description
	System.Web.Services.Discovery
	System.Web.Services.Protocols
System.Windows.Forms.dll	System.Resources
	System.Windows.Forms
	System.Windows.Forms.ComponentModel.Com2Interop
	System.Windows.Forms.Design
	System.Windows.Forms.Layout
	System.Windows.Forms.PropertyGridInternal
	System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles
System.Workflow.Activities.dll	System.Workflow.Activities
	System.Workflow.Activities.Configuration
	System.Workflow.Activities.Rules
	System.Workflow.Activities.Rules.Design
System.Workflow.ComponentModel.dll	System.Workflow.ComponentModel
	System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Compiler
	System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Design
	System.Workflow.ComponentModel.Serialization
System.Workflow.Runtime.dll	System.Activities.Statements
	System.Activities.Tracking
	System.Workflow.Runtime
	System.Workflow.Runtime.Configuration
	System.Workflow.Runtime.DebugEngine
	System.Workflow.Runtime.Hosting
	System.Workflow.Runtime.Tracking
System.WorkflowServices.dll	System.ServiceModel
	System.ServiceModel.Activities
	System.ServiceModel.Activities.Description
	System.ServiceModel.Configuration
	System.ServiceModel.Description
	System.ServiceModel.Dispatcher
	System.ServiceModel.Persistence
	System.Workflow.Activities
	System.Workflow.Runtime.Hosting
System.Xaml.dll	System.Windows.Markup
	System.Xaml
	System.Xaml.Permissions
	System.Xaml.Schema
System.Xaml.Hosting.dll	System.Xaml.Hosting
	System.Xaml.Hosting.Configuration
System.XML.dll	System.Xml
	System.Xml.Resolvers
	System.Xml.Schema
	System.Xml.Serialization
	System.Xml.Serialization.Advanced
	System.Xml.Serialization.Configuration
	System.Xml.XPath
	System.Xml.Xsl
System.Xml.Linq.dll	System.Xml.Linq
	System.Xml.Schema
	System.Xml.XPath