So, Dan sent this useful tip from MSDN round at work:
With the .NET Framework 1.1, a new registry hive has been created specifically to make it easier to find the service pack level. Start Registry Editor, and then locate the following registry key:
- Key Name: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v1.1.4322
- Value: SP
- Data type: REG_DWORD
The data in the SP value tells you which service pack is installed for the .NET Framework 1.1. For example, if the value of SP is 0, no service pack is installed for the .NET Framework 1.1. If the value is 1, Service Pack 1 for the .NET Framework 1.1 is installed.
[From MSDN Help and Support]
Now, is it just me, or does this sound suspiciously like...
"We've specifically made it easier to find the service pack level"
"I had to dig around in the registry."
"That's the Display Department."
"With regedit."
"The lights had probably gone."
"So had the stairs."
"But you found the service pack level, didn't you?"
"Oh yes, it was 'on display' in the bottom of the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE hive stuck in a disused registry key with a sign on the data type saying 'Beware of the leopard.'"
Just me, then.
Okay.