Differences between .NET versions (predominantly c#)

Question

Ive recently been asked to recommend a .NET framework version to use in a (GUI based) project for an XP machine.

Can anyone explain the differences between all the .

Answer 1

This page is good for a list of changes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_.NET

As someone has already mentioned, .NET 2.0 is the minimum version you need to look at. Things like Generics make it a must have.

.NET 3.5 is the other version you should consider. It depends on how you want to design your projects, .NET 2.0 is very developer central, whereas .net 3.5 has a good split between designer and developer.