Can two different versions of the same assembly coexist in a windows folder?

Question

Hi.. Can two different versions of the same assembly coexist in a windows folder(non-GAC) and why?

kiran mahamkali · Answer

Thank u very much Ziaul and chintan for ur help...now i got a clear understanding of the versioning system in .NET.. kiranpune.

Chintan Desai · Answer

YesUser can keep same assembly but with differenct version in same folder.Earlier this problem was know as 'Dll Hell'.But.NET resolove it.By the way this is the important feature of .NET called as assembly versioning.All the assembly are store by default in GAC. Happy Coding!

Ziaul Haque · Answer

The physical file name is same only metadata information is different between them. Microsoft Windows differentiates two folders with their physical name not their metadata info. Hope you will get your answer. Please let me know any further query.