Minimum version of .NET 2.0 framework to support Powershell 2.0?

Question

Background: I had a build machine with .NET 2.0 SP1 (and no higher) which uses msbuild and powershell for its build; unfortunately, workstations cannot load the binaries built on this machine, unless .NET 2.0 SP2 is installed.

To fix this I'm creating a build machine with minimum specs; the most important one being .NET 2.0 SP1.

If I install Powershell 2.0, is there a good chance that I'm introducing dependencies on higher versions of the .NET Framework?

Answer 1

You can read in Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)that PowerShel V2.0 is supported on Windows XP SP3. PowerShell V2 is based on .NET Framework 2.0.

Answer 2

Some features, like ISE, and the Out-GridView cmdlet requires .Net 3.5 SP1