.NET Framework 1.1

[Chris, Master of All Things Insignificant]

..Net Framework is needed to run any programs written in the .Net languages.
You can remove it but then some program that requires it will not function
anymore.

Chris

 

[Nick Malik [Microsoft]]

Let's put it this way: if we ALL use the .NET framework, then we are sharing
so much of our code (reusable stuff), then each program we write is a LOT
smaller. That allows you to download a program off the internet quickly,
because it is smaller.

It is on your computer because one of the programs you installed use the
..NET framework, so it installed this for you. LEAVE IT. It does you no
harm. But if you remove it, then one or more of your programs will stop
working.

It's code that we all share.

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--- Nick Malik [Microsoft]
MCSD, CFPS, Certified Scrummaster
http://blogs.msdn.com/nickmalik

Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this forum are my own, and not
representative of my employer.
I do not answer questions on behalf of my employer. I'm just a
programmer helping programmers.

 

[Michel van den Berg]

When programmers program they need tools. One set of these tools is
called the .Net Framework, which is used by .Net programmers. For the
program (programmed by these .Net programmers) to run, this framework is
needed: it needs to be installed on the pc where it needs to run. If
any software (software that needs the framework) feels like requiring
this framework, it installs it. Another possibility is Windows Update.
Windows Update installs the framework as Microsoft would like to see
this framework installed on all computers, so that it become a standard
and programmers do not have to worry so much. So just give us a break
and let it be installed

Hope this ridiculous simple explanation helps.

Michel van den Berg

ps: Perhaps "tool" is not the right word, as YOU can not use it, as it
does not have a user interface. It is more of a tool the program uses.

 

[Stan]

Hi Folks,

I'm not a programmer and so totally out of my element here.

I'm running Win 98se, I.E.. I recently formatted HHD and reinstalled
everything plus added some new hardware of HP printer/scanner/copier, HP
PDA, HP digital camera.

Now in add/remove programs I find installed .NET Framework and I don't even
know what it is. Looks like it's a program for developers. Could it have
come from the new HP software? Anyone know any reason it should be on my
computer?

Any reply is appreciated.

 

[Stan]

Okay folks I get the idea. I guess it's kind of like a DLL, when a program
needs to access it, it's there.
Thanks for the responces and for putting it in terms I can grasp.