.Net Framework Question

[E. Barry Bruyea]

I have the following programs listed on my Install/uninstall listings.

MS .NET Framework 1.1 (no size displayed)
MS .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886903) (no size displayed)
MS .NET Framework 2.0 88.38meg
Security Update For MS .NET Framework 2.0 (KB922770)
Security Update For MS .NET Framework 2.0 (KB917283)
MS .NET Framework 3.0 57.73

Can any of these be uninstalled? Any suggestions would be
appreciated.

 

[Newbie Coder]

E. Barry Bruyea,

Hi

To answer your question they are all used for running applications written
in Visual Studio.NET 2003 & 2005

If you know for a fact you don't need these frameworks as you don't have any
..NET applications then you can uninstall them. The worst case scenerio is
that you will have to install that version of the framework again in order
for the application to work. Plus, if you try to install an application that
requires the framework then install will say that this application requires
either .NET 1.0/1.1/2.0 in order to work. However, if you already have a
..NET application installed & you get an error when it starts up you will
need that version of the framework re-installed.

The Redistributale for .NET Framework 1.1 is 23.1 MB, & the redistributable
size for the 1.1 Service Pack 1 is 10.2 MB but not sure of what the
installed sizes are.

I hope this answers your question without getting too technical,

 

[Timothy Daniels]

I have the following programs listed on my Install/uninstall listings.

MS .NET Framework 1.1 (no size displayed)
MS .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886903) (no size displayed)
MS .NET Framework 2.0 88.38meg
Security Update For MS .NET Framework 2.0 (KB922770)
Security Update For MS .NET Framework 2.0 (KB917283)
MS .NET Framework 3.0 57.73

Can any of these be uninstalled? Any suggestions would be
appreciated.

The later versions of .NET Framework usually include all the
functionality of earlier versions, although *some* features may
work at different speeds. If a .NET application requires a
specific version of the Framework to work, it will complain if
it doesn't find it. Otherwise, apps will default to using the latest
version. So except for the time lost in downloading and
re-installing an earlier version, not much is lost by un-installing
earlier versions. My personal preference is to keep earlier
versions installed "just-in-case". As for security updates, keep
them if you also keep the base version that they update.

*TimDaniels*

 

[Timothy Daniels]

I have the following programs listed on my Install/uninstall listings.

MS .NET Framework 1.1 (no size displayed)
MS .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886903) (no size displayed)
MS .NET Framework 2.0 88.38meg
Security Update For MS .NET Framework 2.0 (KB922770)
Security Update For MS .NET Framework 2.0 (KB917283)
MS .NET Framework 3.0 57.73

Can any of these be uninstalled? Any suggestions would be
appreciated.

The MS documentation seems to say that the later versions
of .NET Framework include all the functionality of earlier versions,
although *some* features may work at different speeds. If a
..NET application requires a specific version of the Framework
to work, it will complain if it doesn't find it. Otherwise, apps will
default to using the latest version. So except for the time lost in
downloading and re-installing an earlier version, not much is lost
by un-installing earlier versions. My personal preference is to keep
earlier versions installed "just-in-case". As for security updates,
keep them if you also keep the base version that they update.

*TimDaniels*

 

[E. Barry Bruyea]

The MS documentation seems to say that the later versions
of .NET Framework include all the functionality of earlier versions,
although *some* features may work at different speeds. If a
.NET application requires a specific version of the Framework
to work, it will complain if it doesn't find it. Otherwise, apps will
default to using the latest version. So except for the time lost in
downloading and re-installing an earlier version, not much is lost
by un-installing earlier versions. My personal preference is to keep
earlier versions installed "just-in-case". As for security updates,
keep them if you also keep the base version that they update.

*TimDaniels*

Thanks for the help. My main reason for asking was I'm getting a
little crowded on my Boot Drive and was looking to uninstall unneeded
programs.