Question

I have created a publisher policy assembly following the post How to: Create a Publisher Policy. The policy redirects assemblies from the version 1.0.0.0 to the version 2.0.0.0.

This does work for me as long as the old assembly (v1.0.0.0) is located on the server (in the GAC). Is it possible to remove the old assembly version from the server?

The configuration I used:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>
   <runtime>
      <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
       <dependentAssembly>
         <assemblyIdentity name="Assembly.Name"
                           publicKeyToken="d24d3f23b4455982"
                           culture="neutral" />

         <bindingRedirect oldVersion="1.0.0.0"
                          newVersion="2.0.0.0"/>
       </dependentAssembly>
      </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
</configuration>

Answer 1

Shame on me. I did a mess with the assembly versions. So the answer is: Yes, it works without the legacy assembly.