Re: Microsoft.NETframework

[jimrich]

Hello:
I do not know exactly what the .NET framework app. is supposed to do but I know I need it. My question is which .NET framework version do I need? I have versions: 2.0, 3.0 and 4 since re-installing win xp (and sp 3) in a Dell 3000 desk top. Someone said I should get version 2.0 but I ended up getting the others as well. I'd like to delete the ones I don't need if I don't need all of them.
thanks,
Jim

 

[Hawkeye22]

.Net is like a programming API. See here for more details.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

Unless a program requires a specific version of .Net, you shouldn't just randomly install it as it takes up a lot of space on the hard drive. Unfortunately you installed all of them and now don't know which are actually needed. If you know you "NEED" it, then the program that requires it should tell you what version it needs. Uninstall all other versions. If a program starts complaining that it requires .net version xxx, then reinstall that version.

 

[jimrich]

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