Re: Do I need Microsoft .NET Framework?

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The date and time was Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:14:18 AM, and on a whim, Lil' Dave pounded out on the keyboard:

"Paul H" <NoSpamphobergNoSpam@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:FAE5AF23-3472-4BB1-968E-3B2C14C40B12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Freeing up space on my 40gb disk. Do I need Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1?
It's slightly over 1gb. And a hotfix that goes with it is over half a gb. I
think it got there when we hired a guy to develop a project that is long
gone now. TIA, Paul


Have the local IT backup your system, then uninstall. If all your 3rd party apps work, you're good to go.

I do not have the developer (bloated) version you are using. The latest, per add/remove programs is version 1.03705 per update, and one hotfix per update.

As for other net framework versions, each one has its own general purpose. Some casual browsing on the subject will show that. Its extremely doubtful that a 3rd party application would need more than one version of Net Framework.

Net Framework (appropriate version) that works as is with a specific 3rd party application is usually provided by the installation package of that 3rd party software. And will install that version of Net Framework if not already installed during the 3rd party application installation process.

Updates to a particular version of Net Framework may have unintended consequences on the 3rd party applications operation. Uninstall and Reinstallation of the 3rd party application may be needed in some cases. This process will not affect the updated version of Net Framework.


That is why I don't understand why MS is all but forcing the 3.5 update on any user of 2 or later. I have one program that installed v2, but I don't care to have all the later bloatware if it's not needed. Along with the new plugins installed into the browsers.


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