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Topic: Error NETSDK1045: Does Not Recognize .NET Core 2.2

Posted By: code1ca
Subject: Error NETSDK1045: Does Not Recognize .NET Core 2.2
Date Posted: 26 December 2021 at 3:16pm

Hello All,

Wondering why my system is giving me the message: "Error NETSDK1045 The current .NET SDK does not support targeting .NET Core 2.2 ... use a version of the .NET SDK that supports .NET Core 2.2"

I put line numbers below for ease in illustrating where I'm coming from. From what I can tell based on the Package Manager Console (see line numbers 19, 23, 25 and 28 below) I have .NET Core 2.2,

am I correct? If I already have .NET Core 2.2, then I wonder what am I missing that is preventing a successful program run?

To make sure I am not missing any detail in showing what I am seeing, I have uploaded the full tester solution to github shown in the link:

https://github.com/vlmbts/MVCcoreExploreCalifornia/commit/5ef856d8e497518553f641ad9df50a9c2b2db044

If I uninstall then reinstall things in a trial and error fashion hoping that somehow it can get fixed, I can actually do more harm than good, so I do not wish to pretend having significant experience

installing Visual Studio and .NET Core 2.2; instead I'd like to ask the guidance of experts here who have more experience than I do in this area.

1 From Error List Window:

2 Error NETSDK1045 The current .NET SDK does not support targeting .NET Core 2.2. Either target .NET Core 2.1 or lower, or use a version of the .NET SDK that supports .NET Core 2.2.

4 From Package Manager Console:

6 PM> dotnet --info

7 .NET SDK (reflecting any global.json):

8 Version: 6.0.101

9 Runtime Environment:

10 OS Name: Windows

11 OS Version: 6.3.9600

12 OS Platform: Windows

13 RID: win81-x64

14 Base Path: C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\6.0.101\

15 Host (useful for support):

16 Version: 6.0.1

17 .NET SDKs installed:

18 2.1.526 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

19 2.2.207 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

20 6.0.101 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk]

21 .NET runtimes installed:

22 Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.1.30 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All]

23 Microsoft.AspNetCore.All 2.2.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.All]

24 Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.1.30 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]

25 Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 2.2.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]

26 Microsoft.AspNetCore.App 6.0.1 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.AspNetCore.App]

27 Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.1.30 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]

28 Microsoft.NETCore.App 2.2.8 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]

29 Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0.1 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App]

30 Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App 6.0.1 [C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App]