should both .NET Framework ver 2.0 and ver 1.1 be installed?

[michaeljnc]

I had removed all versions of .NET Framework and their folders and
then
did a fresh install of ver. 2.0 and the security updates for 2.0.

Do I need to reinstall ver. 1.1 also, or is it not necessary with
ver. 2.0
installed?

Thanks.
Michael

 

[Rock]

I had removed all versions of .NET Framework and their folders and then
did a fresh install of ver. 2.0 and the security updates for 2.0.

Do I need to reinstall ver. 1.1 also, or is it not necessary with ver. 2.0
installed?

You don't need any version of .Net for XP. It's needed only if a particular
application needs it. Most things that need .Net 1.1 will work ok with 2.0
but some apps specifically want 1.1.

Do you have any apps that need .Net?

 

[Malke]

I had removed all versions of .NET Framework and their folders and
then
did a fresh install of ver. 2.0 and the security updates for 2.0.

Do I need to reinstall ver. 1.1 also, or is it not necessary with
ver. 2.0
installed?

The .NET framework is installed by third-party programs such as HP
printer software, etc. It depends on which version of .NET the
third-party program needs what version you need to have installed. So
the answer is that .NET 1.1 has nothing to do with .NET 2.0.


Malke

 

[Newbie Coder]

Michael,

If you run applications that require both versions of the framework then you
need it. If you install something that requires the framework version not
installed it will either kick you to download it or tell you its required.
Which of the previous methods depends if the creator has used a bootstrapper
with the MSI package

I write software for both versions of the framework & I cannot remember
which graphics card manufacturer Ati/nVidia use Framework versions of driver
& applications

 

[michaeljnc]

I think I get it now. Basically, I'll just have to see if anything
goes wrong.

I had removed an old version Java runtime env., so I thought
the same might be wise for this, but I was mistaken.

Thanks for the info.
Michael

 

[michaeljnc]

Sorry for the email, Rock.
Think I hit the wrong Reply button.
mjc

 

[Rock]

Sorry for the email, Rock.
Think I hit the wrong Reply button.

That's ok, it's not a valid email address.

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

I had removed all versions of .NET Framework and their folders and
then did a fresh install of ver. 2.0 and the security updates for 2.0.

Do I need to reinstall ver. 1.1 also, or is it not necessary with ver. 2.0
installed?

First, as already mentioned in this thread, you need the .NET Framework
only if you have applications installed which require that Framework.

Second, the .NET Framework is similar to the Visual Basic and C++ Runtime
libraries. Different versions of these Runtime libraries exist side-by-
side as well and the latest version does not replace any former versions.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I had removed all versions of .NET Framework and their folders and
then
did a fresh install of ver. 2.0 and the security updates for 2.0.

Why?


Do I need to reinstall ver. 1.1 also, or is it not necessary with
ver. 2.0
installed?

Need? You don't necessarily "need" any versions of the .net framework
at all. You need them only if you want to run a program that needs
them.

There may be some older programs that need the .net 1.1 framework and
won't work with 2.0. You can either reinstall 1.1 now or wait until
some program complains that it's not there.

Personally, I just keep them all installed. They take up very little
disk space and there's really no downside to having them. They are
there if and when I need them.

 

[michaeljnc]

Why?

First, you have to realize that I had a false impression of what the
..NET Framework is. I thought that it was a required part of the Win XP
operating system needed to run certain programs, some of which might be
OS accessories or something. It seemed to me that ver. 3.0 wasn't needed
with XP Home, so I was just trying to clean house and have Only the
appropriate stuff installed.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had removed an older version of the
Sun JAVA runtime env. based on some note I read somewhere and I thought
that the same reasoning would apply here.

mjc

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

First, you have to realize that I had a false impression of what the
.NET Framework is. I thought that it was a required part of the Win XP
operating system needed to run certain programs, some of which might be
OS accessories or something. It seemed to me that ver. 3.0 wasn't needed
with XP Home, so I was just trying to clean house and have Only the
appropriate stuff installed.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I had removed an older version of the
Sun JAVA runtime env. based on some note I read somewhere and I thought
that the same reasoning would apply here.

OK, thanks for the explanation.