How to check for the presence of .NET Framework ?

[wylbur37]

Some software requires the presence of ".NET Framework".

How can you tell whether your XP (Home or Pro)
already has .NET Framework on it?

....

 

[Leonard Grey]

Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs - is it in the list?
-or-
Visit Windows Update

P.S. Couldn't you find any more newsgroups to cross-post?

 

[David H. Lipman]

From: "Leonard Grey" <[email protected]>

| Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs - is it in the list?
| -or-
| Visit Windows Update

| P.S. Couldn't you find any more newsgroups to cross-post?


Yep !

Example:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{CB2F7EDD-9D1F-43C1-90FC-4F52EAE172A1}
"DisplayName"="Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1"

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs - is it in the list?
-or-
Visit Windows Update

Let me add to what Leonard says here that the .net framework comes in
several different versions. They don't substitute for one another, and
if you are trying to run a program that needs one specific version and
you don't have it, that program won't run.

So your question shouldn't be about the "presence of '.NET Framework,'
it should about the presence of ".NET Frameworks" (plural).

 

[TaurArian]

wylbur37 wrote:
:: Some software requires the presence of ".NET Framework".
::
:: How can you tell whether your XP (Home or Pro)
:: already has .NET Framework on it?
::
:: ...


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

Control Panel / Add and Remove / if Framework installed, should be listed
there.
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[Anteaus]

Benefits of the Microsoft .NET Framework

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/829019

"The following benefits are available only in the .NET Framework 2.0:
Easier application usage with No-Touch Deployment: With the .NET Framework
2.0, you can run an application from a URL. (!!) This feature provides the
richness of a locally installed application and the convenience of starting
your application from a URL. This feature is specifically useful in
organizations to provide richer applications without the burden of
deployment."

That sounds incredibly dangerous, in fact it sounds exctly like the kind of
'cool feature' Microsoft are forever adding without thinking about the
security implications.

 

[Hot-text]

Do a File Search for "Microsoft .NET"
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0

WindowsXP come that way LOOL