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Hi ,
I hope someone can shed light regarding with my problem .
I am using win 10 (64 bits) and currently using Visual Basic 2019 .
I want to use .net framework 4 but i cant see any of this version inside my Visual Basic program .
As shown image above there few version i have . Before i post this question I have test several solutions such as install .net framework 4 from ;
-> https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/visual-studio-sdks?utm_source=getdotnetsdk&utm_medium=referral ( choose SDK) , produce no result still the same
2nd iam using Visual Basic installer and modify by choosing .NET Framework 4 targeting pack ,
as shown image above i have choose .net framework 4 and restart my machine yet i still have the same issues
i hope someone can help me with this problem , pls ...
If you installed .NET Framework 4 surely it should show up as follows on Windows 10. Look under C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET for the Framework and Framework64
Under C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET for both framework folders, what do you have?
Hi Karen thank you for taking time to review and reply my question
here screenshot my directory
here inside my windows/microsoft.NET/framework
Okay, try starting Visual Studio in admin mode by right clicking on the shortcut which starts Visual Studio. If this is a permission issue this will tell you if the Framework 4 shows up.
Hi
I did what you had told me but still not get what i want .
So did some googling again and found my answer here why-am-i-unable-to-select-a-target-framework-in-visual-studio-2019
After all this time i choosing the wrong project format for my project . And the project format that i choose simply not supported .net framework 4 , as shown image below ;
Hence i try other project format and suite with my project needs and this solve my problem . This can be shown below
Never thought this simple solution make my headache away
Thank you so much taking time reply and suggestion solution
regards
Cosmas
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I'm facing the same problem here. Tryed to repair Visual Studio 2019 withouth sucess.
The plus is i work without any problems in projects using the .Net 4 Framework.... just cannot create a new one.
Any ideas?
FYI .net framework 4.0 has not been supported since Jan 12, 2016. Would recommend using .net framework 4.6.2 or newer
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/microsoft-net-framework
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I think you need to select the project that has "(.NET Framework)". If you select the project that targets .NET Standard or .NET Core you get the list you are seeing. Cheers.