Net Framework

[BC]

I am having a problem with the Windows update sight in that it continually
wants to download updates for Net framework. It has already succuesfully
downloaded them several times but continues to tell me they need to be
downloaded. Update site shows succuesful downloads no failures. I have
deleted all versions of NF and redownloaded.
Apart from "hiding" these updates any ideas ?

 

[Rey Santos]

How to troubleshoot Windows Update or Microsoft Update when you are
repeatedly offered an update
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/910339

 

[MowGreen]

I am having a problem with the Windows update sight in that it continually
wants to download updates for Net framework. It has already succuesfully
downloaded them several times but continues to tell me they need to be
downloaded. Update site shows succuesful downloads no failures. I have
deleted all versions of NF and redownloaded.
Apart from "hiding" these updates any ideas ?

Either the installed .NET Frameworks have an "issue" or security
software is preventing the updates from installing properly.

See - Updated: what to do if other .NET Framework setup troubleshooting
steps do not help
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/03/07/8108332.aspx

*IF* security software is what's causing an issue with the brittle .NET
Frameworks then the only work around is to configure the system to Clean
boot prior to doing the steps that Aaron suggests -

How to configure Windows XP to start in a clean boot state
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353


After configuring the system to Clean boot, suggest you first start with
Step 6, "Download and run the .NET Framework verification tool ".

If the installed .NET Frameworks can not be Verified, then do Step 1 to
see if it/they can be restored to a verifiable state.
If no joy, go to Step 2, etc, etc.



MowGreen
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*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
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"Security updates should *never* have *non-security content* prechecked

 

[- Bobb -]

Quick question: on a simple home Pc ( no server)
Do we NEED all of these NET Framework installs/updates ?
I have V2 and V3 and msupdate says I need V3.5 and V4 but I have no idea
what ANY of these do and clicking " Read details" next to the update link
repeats only what I can already see for item description. Are they
cumulative ? Does installing the latest one (V4) allow me to remove the
previous ones ( V2,V3,V3.5 etc) ? If so it doesn't happen automatically?
Thank you.

Example: of High-Priority Update listed:
" Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a full cumulative update
that contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework
2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and includes cumulative servicing updates to the .NET
Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.0 subcomponents. The .NET Framework 3.5
Family Update provides important application compatibility updates. This
combined Service Pack and update is applicable to .NET versions 2.0 through
3.5."

Well, if I download V4 can I remove V2 and V3 , and skip V3.5 ?

 

[Paul]

Quick question: on a simple home Pc ( no server)
Do we NEED all of these NET Framework installs/updates ?
I have V2 and V3 and msupdate says I need V3.5 and V4 but I have no idea
what ANY of these do and clicking " Read details" next to the update link
repeats only what I can already see for item description. Are they
cumulative ? Does installing the latest one (V4) allow me to remove the
previous ones ( V2,V3,V3.5 etc) ? If so it doesn't happen automatically?
Thank you.

Example: of High-Priority Update listed:
" Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a full cumulative update
that contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework
2.0, 3.0, 3.5, and includes cumulative servicing updates to the .NET
Framework 2.0 and .NET Framework 3.0 subcomponents. The .NET Framework 3.5
Family Update provides important application compatibility updates. This
combined Service Pack and update is applicable to .NET versions 2.0 through
3.5."

Well, if I download V4 can I remove V2 and V3 , and skip V3.5 ?

They're not release numbers. They're effectively layers in a
protocol stack (cumulative).

You could think of .NET as being similar to Java. If a program
needs .NET to run, then you might need the support of a particular
version. Perhaps 2.0 is sufficient in a lot of cases.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

You can compare the protocol stack, to the one for Java.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/DotNet.svg/513px-DotNet.svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/58/JavaPlatform.png/800px-JavaPlatform.png

So they're similar conceptually, but not quite the same thing.

*******

If you spotted this program, and wanted to use it, you'd need
to install whatever layers of the .NET protocol stack it uses.
Which might be more than 2.0 in this case.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint.NET

Paul

 

[- Bobb -]

Thanks for the pointers ( I had tried wiki but wrong syntax I guess)
Having looked it over I now know that I don't need it - until I need it -
and will wait until I have an app issue before downloading all of them.