Link against non specific version of an assembly?

I'm getting an error like this in an application,

Could not load file or assembly 'MySql.Data, Version=6.2.2.0, Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=c5687fc889699c44d' or one of its depedencies. The located assembly's manifest defenition does not match the assembly reference.

Which is expected, as this installation happened to have a prev开发者_如何学Goious version of the .dll installed.

Can I tell(in Vs2008) to link to this MySQL.data.dll and not care about its version ? The MYSQL.data.dll reference within the project has a property named "Specific Version", although setting it to false yields no difference.

I'm well aware of the implication if this .dll is binary incompatible with the one required.

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SpecificVersion can't solve your problem, that only works at compile time. You ought to rebuild your program for a minimum of surprises. Or you can use the <bindingRedirect> element in the .exe.config file.

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Yes, you can. Select the referenced dll, and in the property windows set 'specific version' to False.