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From: Bill Ridgeway on 28 Jan 2009 07:49 I have installed - Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 I am looking at uninstalling redundant software and I don't know what they do or whether or not I actually need them. Any advice please? Bill Ridgeway
From: Malke on 28 Jan 2009 08:25 Bill Ridgeway wrote: > I have installed - > Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 > Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 > Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 > Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 > > I am looking at uninstalling redundant software and I don't know what they > do or whether or not I actually need them. Any advice please? Those are not different versions of the same .Net Framework. They are separate programs. You need all of them if you have applications installed that were built using the different .Net Frameworks. In that case, if you uninstall .Net, the program using it will stop working. If you are that cramped for hard drive space it's time to buy a bigger hard drive, either for the main operating system or for storage. External hard drives are also a good choice for moving pictures, music, large data files off the main hard drive. Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
From: JS on 28 Jan 2009 10:52 If you have an application that uses/needs .NET 1.1 then 2.0 and 3.0 are not to be considered supersets or replacements for .NET 1.x So if you where to delete version 1.1 then there is a good chance the application that requires .NET 1.1 will fail. The same is true for later versions. Each version of .NET is usually installed along with the application that requires it, so if you have all three or four versions, then chances are that somewhere along the way you installed at a minimum 3 or 4 applications, with each of those applications requiring and installing it's own version of .NET -- JS http://www.pagestart.com "Bill Ridgeway" <info(a)1001solutions.co.uk> wrote in message news:O7mM8bUgJHA.1184(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >I have installed - > Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 > Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 > Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 > Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 > > I am looking at uninstalling redundant software and I don't know what they > do or whether or not I actually need them. Any advice please? > > Bill Ridgeway >
From: Bill Ridgeway on 28 Jan 2009 17:58 Thanks JS. You wrote <<> Each version of .NET is usually installed along with the application that requires it.>> I distinctly recall installing Microsoft. Net Framework V2 and others as an optional download from the Microsoft update site. Thought at the time it may be useful. I'm reasonably sure that this was overkill and now I'm looking to uninstalling redundant software just as a tidying up exercise. The problem is I don't know if any subsequently installed software may need any of the versions of ..NET which is why (coming back to my original question) I was looking at identifying what may need them. One way would be to uninstall all versions of .NET and see what doesn't work but that's a bit extreme. Is there an easy way? Bill Ridgeway "JS" <@> wrote in message news:OqYMiBWgJHA.5724(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > If you have an application that uses/needs .NET 1.1 then 2.0 and 3.0 are > not > to be considered supersets or replacements for .NET 1.x > So if you where to delete version 1.1 then there is a good chance > the application that requires .NET 1.1 will fail. The same is true for > later > versions. > > Each version of .NET is usually installed along with the application that > requires it, so if you have all three or four versions, then chances are > that somewhere along the way you installed at a minimum 3 or 4 > applications, with each of those applications requiring and installing > it's own version of .NET > > -- > JS > http://www.pagestart.com > > > "Bill Ridgeway" <info(a)1001solutions.co.uk> wrote in message > news:O7mM8bUgJHA.1184(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>I have installed - >> Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 >> Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 >> Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 >> Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 >> >> I am looking at uninstalling redundant software and I don't know what >> they do or whether or not I actually need them. Any advice please? >> >> Bill Ridgeway >> > >
From: JS on 28 Jan 2009 19:37
The only thing I can think of is to look at the software application requirements, though some products don't always mention it requires .NET You could uninstall each version of .NET starting from the highest version (Hotfixes first) then the specific version of .NET (Example: .NET 3.5 SP1). But as you said this could be a long a tedious process. Also not that using Add/Remove to delete a version still leaves a lot of files on your PC. Uninstalling .NET Framework: After installing all the versions of .NET I decided to uninstall each version until all versions were removed. If you uninstall .NET you must start with the highest version install on your PC and then work your way down to the lowest version number. In this test I started by uninstalling version 3.5 and finished with 1.0. Note that the hotfix for version1.1 must be removed "after" uninstalling version 1.1 Aaron Stebner's .NET Framework Cleanup Tool http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8904493.aspx "This .NET Framework cleanup tool is designed to automatically perform a set of steps to remove selected versions of the .NET Framework from a computer. It will remove files, directories, registry keys and values and Windows Installer product registration information for the .NET Framework. The tool is intended primarily to return your system to a known (relatively clean) state in case you are encountering .NET Framework installation, uninstallation, repair or patching errors so that you can try to install again." I used this tool after using the Windows Control Panel's Add or Remove Programs uninstall option. After using the tool only a few folders and files still remained, so I deleted these manually. For more information see: http://www.pagestart.com/windowsxptips.html -- JS http://www.pagestart.com "Bill Ridgeway" <info(a)1001solutions.co.uk> wrote in message news:%231uwYvZgJHA.1248(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > Thanks JS. You wrote <<> Each version of .NET is usually installed along > with the application that requires it.>> I distinctly recall installing > Microsoft. Net Framework V2 and others as an optional download from the > Microsoft update site. Thought at the time it may be useful. I'm > reasonably sure that this was overkill and now I'm looking to uninstalling > redundant software just as a tidying up exercise. The problem is I don't > know if any subsequently installed software may need any of the versions > of .NET which is why (coming back to my original question) I was looking > at identifying what may need them. One way would be to uninstall all > versions of .NET and see what doesn't work but that's a bit extreme. Is > there an easy way? > > Bill Ridgeway > > "JS" <@> wrote in message news:OqYMiBWgJHA.5724(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >> If you have an application that uses/needs .NET 1.1 then 2.0 and 3.0 are >> not >> to be considered supersets or replacements for .NET 1.x >> So if you where to delete version 1.1 then there is a good chance >> the application that requires .NET 1.1 will fail. The same is true for >> later >> versions. >> >> Each version of .NET is usually installed along with the application that >> requires it, so if you have all three or four versions, then chances are >> that somewhere along the way you installed at a minimum 3 or 4 >> applications, with each of those applications requiring and installing >> it's own version of .NET >> >> -- >> JS >> http://www.pagestart.com >> >> >> "Bill Ridgeway" <info(a)1001solutions.co.uk> wrote in message >> news:O7mM8bUgJHA.1184(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>>I have installed - >>> Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 >>> Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 >>> Microsoft .Net Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2 >>> Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 >>> >>> I am looking at uninstalling redundant software and I don't know what >>> they do or whether or not I actually need them. Any advice please? >>> >>> Bill Ridgeway >>> >> >> > > |