.NET Framework

[Adam]

Hi,

I am trying to free up disk space and see in Add/Remove Programs that I have
all of the below .NET Framework versions installed. I am wondering if I need
all of them, or has 3.5 SP1 replaced all the others and I can remove them? I
am running Win XP SP3.

1.1
2.0 SP2
3.0 SP2
3.5 SP1

Many thanks,
Adam

 

[Big_Al]

Adam said this on 10/20/2009 5:02 PM:

Hi,

I am trying to free up disk space and see in Add/Remove Programs that I have
all of the below .NET Framework versions installed. I am wondering if I need
all of them, or has 3.5 SP1 replaced all the others and I can remove them? I
am running Win XP SP3.

1.1
2.0 SP2
3.0 SP2
3.5 SP1

Many thanks,
Adam

They are all independent of each other.
I just keep them all since I have space, but I've seen others comment
that they have none and have seen no ill effects.

 

[Mark Adams]

Hi,

I am trying to free up disk space and see in Add/Remove Programs that I have
all of the below .NET Framework versions installed. I am wondering if I need
all of them, or has 3.5 SP1 replaced all the others and I can remove them? I
am running Win XP SP3.

1.1
2.0 SP2
3.0 SP2
3.5 SP1

Many thanks,
Adam

Better in the short run to free up disk space by buying a larger hard drive.
The small amount of space freed by getting rid of .net framework will buy you
a few weeks, then you'll be back in the same boat. Hard drives are getting
pretty cheap; saw a 1.5 TB drive at Fry's last week for $99 320 GB for $39.99

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Adam said this on 10/20/2009 5:02 PM:

They are all independent of each other.

Sorry, that's not correct. Version 3.5 includes 2.0 and 3.0. So he
should keep 1.1 and 3.5, but 2.0 and 3.0 can be uninstalled.

I just keep them all since I have space, but I've seen others comment
that they have none and have seen no ill effects.

The .net frameworks are run time files for programs written with .net.
If you delete them, you will see no ill effects unless you try to run
such a program. If you try to run such a program and don't have the
appropriate .net framework file installed, the program won't run until
you install it.

So I recommend that you keep the 1.1 and 3.5 files installed. They
don't take up much room and will be there if and when you need them.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Hi,

I am trying to free up disk space and see in Add/Remove Programs that I have
all of the below .NET Framework versions installed. I am wondering if I need
all of them, or has 3.5 SP1 replaced all the others and I can remove them? I
am running Win XP SP3.

1.1
2.0 SP2
3.0 SP2
3.5 SP1

See the reply in this thread I just sent to big Al. Let me add another
point for you: the amount of disk space these use is small. If that
amount is significant to you, anything you save by deleting such files
will be nothing but a stopgap measure. The *real* solution to your
problem is to buy and install a larger hard drive. Fortunately they
are very inexpensive right now.

 

[Terry R.]

On 10/20/2009 2:26 PM On a whim, Ken Blake, MVP pounded out on the keyboard

Sorry, that's not correct. Version 3.5 includes 2.0 and 3.0. So he
should keep 1.1 and 3.5, but 2.0 and 3.0 can be uninstalled.

Doesn't that make them "independent"? The install of 3.5 includes 2 &
3, but that doesn't make them dependent on each other, since you even
state 2 & 3 can be uninstalled.


Terry R.

 

[Terry R.]

On 10/20/2009 2:02 PM On a whim, Adam pounded out on the keyboard

Hi,

I am trying to free up disk space and see in Add/Remove Programs that I have
all of the below .NET Framework versions installed. I am wondering if I need
all of them, or has 3.5 SP1 replaced all the others and I can remove them? I
am running Win XP SP3.

1.1
2.0 SP2
3.0 SP2
3.5 SP1

Many thanks,
Adam

You'd gain more space by turning off System Restore and having good and
frequent external backups.


Terry R.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Do I need still need older versions of the .NET Framework on my system after
installing .NET Framework 3.5 SP1?
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2009/04/20/9557946.aspx

 

[Terry R.]

On 10/21/2009 12:09 PM On a whim, who pounded out on the keyboard

When I look in Add/Remove Programs I see:

Microsoft .net framework 2.0 SP2 184 MB
Microsoft .net framework 3.0 SP2 178 MB
Microsoft .net framework 3.5 SP1 28 MB

It's difficult to understand how 3.5 could "include 2.0 and 3.0"
and be such a small fraction of their size.

The "install" of 3.5 includes 2, 3, 3.5. They are all separate packages.


Terry R.