[dba-Tech] Extra .NETS

Well, this looks like the definitive answer from your link:

To cut to the chase: I wouldn't delete a thing. It possible that you do, in
fact, need all those different versions of .NET - or not. We could go
through a long exhaustive search to see which programs you have installed
might require one version or the other, but in my opinion it's just not
worth it.

Disk space is cheap.  It ain't broke.  I'll stop trying to fix it. 

Thanks to all.

Rocky


-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan
Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 1:02 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Extra .NETS

As I understand it, they are like the old VB runtimes.  ie if you have a VB4
application and a 
VB6 application, you needed to have both runtimes on your machine.   Same to
a certain 
extent with .net frameworks.

Here's a couple of pointers:

http://ask-leo.com/what_is_the_net_framework_and_do_i_need_all_these_version
s.html

and

http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2009/07/20/multiple-versions-of-microsof
t-net-
framework-in-add-or-remove-programs/

<quote>
In short, it is a must to have have .NET Framework 2 and 3 installed for
3.5. As for .NET Framework 1.0 and 1.1, you can safely uninstall them. Do
note that there are some applications that are configured to use specific
versions of .NET even though you have the latest one installed. If you get
that error, you can reinstall back the .NET Framework 1.0 / 1.1.
</quote>

-- 
Stuart

On 10 Nov 2009 at 11:21, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> Hi Rocky:
> 
> I do not think they are as each version supersedes the other.
> 
> They are needed only if you have compiled a module under one Framework or
> the other as builds may not be fully backward compatible. The latest
> Framework supports all previous versions. There were issues between 1.1
and
> version so that version should not used.
> 
> If you are challenged for room or just wanting to clean up and have no old
> code to manage just uninstall all versions and re-install the latest.
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:44 AM
> To: List
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Extra .NETS
> 
> In my list of installed programs I have 
> 
> Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 (No size)
> 
> Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (184MB)
> 
> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack2 (178MB)
> 
> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP! (28.18MB)
> 
> DO I need all those versions?
> 
> MTIA
> 
>  
> 
> Rocky
> 
>  
> 
> 
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