.NET Framework / Visual Basic General Question

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jonah

Hi,

Is there a "lite" version of .NET Framework ie just enough to run
Visual Basic 2005 Programming to try it out. I have avoided .NET like
the plague up to now being deeply suspicious of anything that installs
its own admin account without asking, which is about all I know about
it TBO.

I have a spare machine I can put .NET and VB on which I can isolate
from the network, so I am not too bothered about it but-

Any info on available versions / advice would be appreciated.

TIA

Jonah
 
jonah said:
Hi,

Is there a "lite" version of .NET Framework ie just enough to run
Visual Basic 2005 Programming to try it out. I have avoided .NET like
the plague up to now being deeply suspicious of anything that installs
its own admin account without asking, which is about all I know about
it TBO.

I have a spare machine I can put .NET and VB on which I can isolate
from the network, so I am not too bothered about it but-

Any info on available versions / advice would be appreciated.

TIA

Jonah
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Don't think so, but if you're installing vb.net, then that will take up far
more space than the dotnet framework does. You could potentially reduce it
though, eg by not installing the msdn library initially.

Jon
 
Don't think so, but if you're installing vb.net, then that will take up far
more space than the dotnet framework does. You could potentially reduce it
though, eg by not installing the msdn library initially.

Jon
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OK Jon I got tons of space thats not an issue, I will just run the vb
2005 CD later and see what it wants to install.

I got the vb 2005 and the Book free yer see and I just have to play
with it, can't help it.

8-)

Jonah
 
jonah said:
OK Jon I got tons of space thats not an issue, I will just run the vb
2005 CD later and see what it wants to install.

I got the vb 2005 and the Book free yer see and I just have to play
with it, can't help it.

8-)

Jonah
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Ok, well if you have the space then *definitely* put the msdn library on -
it's pretty essential really. Once you've read the book you'll use it all
the time.

Have fun!

Jon
 
Jonah,

Like you, up until recently, I tried to avoid .Net. I just didn't think I
wanted any part of it. I, too, tried out Visual Basic 2005 Express and was
very pleasantly surprised. I am a retired c, c++, visual basic 6 engineer.
I have to admit, VB 2005 Express is way cool! I think Microsoft has a
winner on their hands IMHO. I have not been this impressed with a product
in years.

Hope it works out for you...

Dick
 
Jonah,

Like you, up until recently, I tried to avoid .Net. I just didn't think I
wanted any part of it. I, too, tried out Visual Basic 2005 Express and was
very pleasantly surprised. I am a retired c, c++, visual basic 6 engineer.
I have to admit, VB 2005 Express is way cool! I think Microsoft has a
winner on their hands IMHO. I have not been this impressed with a product
in years.

Hope it works out for you...

Dick
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Thanks Dick,

Gonna install it in a minute

Praise for an MSFT product, is this a first?

8-)

Jonah
 
jonah said:
Hi,

Is there a "lite" version of .NET Framework ie just enough to run
Visual Basic 2005 Programming to try it out. I have avoided .NET like
the plague up to now being deeply suspicious of anything that installs
its own admin account without asking, which is about all I know about
it TBO.

I have a spare machine I can put .NET and VB on which I can isolate
from the network, so I am not too bothered about it but-

Any info on available versions / advice would be appreciated.

TIA

Jonah
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If your .NET installation is installing an admin account on its on, then I
would be questioning where it originated? I'm running VS.NET 2k5, on Win2k3
SE x64 with SQL 2k5, IIS and ASP enabled, and the only Admin account on the
box is "administrator" - others have various access to in some only having
"guest" authority, but I don't see an admin other than default.
 
VB for Visual studio express, .net 2.0 installs it's own Admin, I have
installed this software it's pretty cool, if I could just get more education
 
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