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September 09, 2013

Data-Tier Application Framework (DACFx): What Version is installed

I've identified two ways to identify the version of DACFx installed on a windows machine.  I've tested this under Windows 7.  If you try it on other platforms, please let me know so I can note success or failure here.

Method One: Uninstall Programs
  1. Go to Uninstall Programs on the control panel.
  2. Search for Data-Tier
  3. See the version number.

Method Two: Windows Registry Value
  1. Run regedit
  2. Find this registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\DACFramework\CurrentVersion
  3. From there, look at the Version value.

I found this method by watching what the August 2013 DACFx installer did.  I watched installer activity with Sysinternals Process Monitor

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