Re: Net Framework Installers

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From: darkrats (darkrats_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/10/05 

Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 23:45:08 -0700

Thanks for the information about .NET.

I just want to be able to install and run .NET applications on my home
computer, running either XP or ME, with only the basic .NET installation.
Your post was very helpful and very clear. Much appreciated.

"Sean Hederman" <usemy@blogentry.com> wrote in message
news:crs5bg$s4b$1@ctb-nnrp2.saix.net...
> Darkrats,
>
> There are three versions of .NET for two platforms (if we exclude mono).
> The versions are 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0. 1.0 has up to Service Pack 3, and 1.1
> has Service Pack 1. There are no Service Packs for 2.0, since it is still
> in Beta.
>
> The platforms are Windows, and Windows CE. It looks like the files you've
> downloaded are the following:
> Version 1.0 - I assume this is version 1.0 of the Windows .NET Framework
> NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86 - Appears to be Service Pack 1 for .NET 1.0
> NETCFSetup - Appears to be a version of .NET for Windows CE, if it's SP3,
> then it must be for .NET 1.0
>
> I don't know what you're intending to, but this does seem to be overkill,
> and a mixing of platforms. Unless you're intending to develop against the
> beta Framework, you can safely omit the 2.0 install. Similarly, unless
> you're targetting a Windows CE device, you can omit NETCFSetup. Finally,
> in most cases you can probably omit version 1.0 as well.
>
> So, I'd get the 1.1 install (which you don't appear to have downloaded),
> and then apply NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86. You can find 1.1 at
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3&displaylang=en
>
>
> "darkrats" <darkrats@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uFcg8Eo9EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> I'm running Windows XP at the moment, and occasionally Windows ME.
>>
>> I've downloaded the following Net Framework installers, and I'd like to
>> know which ones are necessary, and whether I'm overkilling by installing
>> all four of them:
>>
>> Version 1.0
>> Update to 1.1 (file is called "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86")
>> Update to SP3 (file is called "NETCFSetup")
>> Net Framework 2.0 Beta 1
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> darkrats
>>
>
>

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