Shoutbox

Maybe it's just dumb, as I'm still dumb on programming. (with a little C++ and VB.NET knowledge)

I know a user has to have .NET Framework installed to run an application written using .NET, the question is, is it the same way for .NET DLL's too?

I have VS.NET 2005 installed and I don't want a DLL I will write for Messenger to require .NET Framework to be installed?

How should I do that? (or is there a way except installing an older version)
Why aren't these IDEs backwards incompatible?

//sorry, forgot the title