.NET Framework

Do I need .NET Framework on my computer? I do not do any programming;
Just home book keeping, a few simple games and the internet.
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Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

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Bill
Tue May 13 16:29:24 PDT 2008

No, unless an app requires it, in which case it will either be installed, or
you will be so notified (and can download it from the MS site, if
necessary). Actually, I thought version 1.1 came with some XP
installations.

Gerald Ross wrote:
> Do I need .NET Framework on my computer? I do not do any programming;
> Just home book keeping, a few simple games and the internet.
> --
> Gerald Ross
> Cochran, GA
>
> Oxymoron: Terribly Nice.

Ken
Tue May 13 18:16:16 PDT 2008

On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:18:17 -0400, Gerald Ross <gwader@comsouth.net>
wrote:

> Do I need .NET Framework on my computer? I do not do any programming;
> Just home book keeping, a few simple games and the internet.


It has nothing to do with whether you do programming. If you run apps
that require it, you need it, otherwise you don't. Moreover the app
may require a particular version of it, so you may need more than one
version.

They take a tiny amount of disk space. If you don't need them, having
them has practically no downside. My advice is to have them all, so
they are there if you ever need them.

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Bill
Tue May 13 18:33:10 PDT 2008

Ken - does version .NET Framework 1.1 come standard with XP (or XP SP2) as I
suspected? (I can't remember, but I know I've got it)

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:18:17 -0400, Gerald Ross <gwader@comsouth.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Do I need .NET Framework on my computer? I do not do any programming;
>> Just home book keeping, a few simple games and the internet.
>
>
> It has nothing to do with whether you do programming. If you run apps
> that require it, you need it, otherwise you don't. Moreover the app
> may require a particular version of it, so you may need more than one
> version.
>
> They take a tiny amount of disk space. If you don't need them, having
> them has practically no downside. My advice is to have them all, so
> they are there if you ever need them.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Terry
Tue May 13 19:07:46 PDT 2008

The date and time was 5/13/2008 6:33 PM, and on a whim, Bill in Co.
pounded out on the keyboard:

> Ken - does version .NET Framework 1.1 come standard with XP (or XP SP2) as I
> suspected? (I can't remember, but I know I've got it)
>
> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
>> On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:18:17 -0400, Gerald Ross <gwader@comsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Do I need .NET Framework on my computer? I do not do any programming;
>>> Just home book keeping, a few simple games and the internet.
>>
>> It has nothing to do with whether you do programming. If you run apps
>> that require it, you need it, otherwise you don't. Moreover the app
>> may require a particular version of it, so you may need more than one
>> version.
>>
>> They take a tiny amount of disk space. If you don't need them, having
>> them has practically no downside. My advice is to have them all, so
>> they are there if you ever need them.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
>

From what I remember, it came as a Windows Update.

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TaurArian
Wed May 14 01:49:06 PDT 2008

Benefits of the Microsoft .NET Framework
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829019

Depends upon the programs you are running, if a program requires a certain version,
generally you'll be notified. I was recently installing a program that required .NET 3.5.

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| Cochran, GA
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| Oxymoron: Terribly Nice.
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Ken
Wed May 14 08:44:38 PDT 2008

On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:33:10 -0600, "Bill in Co."
<not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote:

> Ken - does version .NET Framework 1.1 come standard with XP (or XP SP2) as I
> suspected? (I can't remember, but I know I've got it)


Sorry, I don't remember either. Perhaps someone else does.


> Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> > On Tue, 13 May 2008 19:18:17 -0400, Gerald Ross <gwader@comsouth.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Do I need .NET Framework on my computer? I do not do any programming;
> >> Just home book keeping, a few simple games and the internet.
> >
> >
> > It has nothing to do with whether you do programming. If you run apps
> > that require it, you need it, otherwise you don't. Moreover the app
> > may require a particular version of it, so you may need more than one
> > version.
> >
> > They take a tiny amount of disk space. If you don't need them, having
> > them has practically no downside. My advice is to have them all, so
> > they are there if you ever need them.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

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