.NET framwork assistant

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This may sound silly, but what is .Net framework assistant and why do
I need it? Do I need to update to the 3.5 SP1?

Thanks and please excuse my naivity
 
Wolverine said:
This may sound silly, but what is .Net framework assistant and why do
I need it? Do I need to update to the 3.5 SP1?

Thanks and please excuse my naivity
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There is a reference to .Net framework assistant here.

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

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=1064265&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

"The .NET Framework Assistant's description is "Adds ClickOnce support and the
ability to report installed .NET Framework versions to the web server". "

So it is some kind of browser plugin. If you read further down
in this post, there is an analogy to Java, so *perhaps* one user
in six billion has some use for the assistant.

I did

about:plugins

in the Firefox browser URL box, and I don't have one
of those. And everything I need to do, seems to work
without it :-)

*******

This defines the relationship of the components.

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2009/04/20/9557946.aspx

In a way, some of them stack like building blocks. But I can't honestly
say I have any use for this. I don't know how 1.0 or 1.1 would fit
with respect to this software stack. (Just for the record, I
don't keep Java installed on my computer either. But that
is another story - I have an actual reason not to install Java.)

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

I'm the wrong guy to ask, as to what all this is good for.
Usually, some application will insist on some level of
framework, and that is when you find out you need it.

My video card control panel wants .NET 2.0, and currently,
that is the only thing on my computer that needs this stuff.
When my video card control panel loads, it sucks up about
50MB of the RAM on my computer.

It is supposed to partially be a response to Java - at least
you can see they like to make "brick wall" diagrams too :-)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/58/JavaPlatform.png

Reading these articles is giving me a headache :-) Who writes this crap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_Java_and_.NET_platforms

Now this article is closer to something ordinary users might read.

"Comparing Java and .NET Mar 11, 2005"
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=dotnet&seqNum=102

HTH,
Paul
 
Wolverine said:
This may sound silly, but what is .Net framework assistant and why do
I need it? Do I need to update to the 3.5 SP1?

Thanks and please excuse my naivity
Click to expand...

[Reposted - my other server seems to be stuck...]

There is a reference to .Net framework assistant here.

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

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=1064265&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

"The .NET Framework Assistant's description is "Adds ClickOnce support and the
ability to report installed .NET Framework versions to the web server". "

So it is some kind of browser plugin. If you read further down
in this post, there is an analogy to Java, so *perhaps* one user
in six billion has some use for the assistant.

I did

about:plugins

in the Firefox browser URL box, and I don't have one
of those. And everything I need to do, seems to work
without it :-)

*******

This defines the relationship of the components.

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2009/04/20/9557946.aspx

In a way, some of them stack like building blocks. But I can't honestly
say I have any use for this. I don't know how 1.0 or 1.1 would fit
with respect to this software stack. (Just for the record, I
don't keep Java installed on my computer either. But that
is another story - I have an actual reason not to install Java.)

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

I'm the wrong guy to ask, as to what all this is good for.
Usually, some application will insist on some level of
framework, and that is when you find out you need it.

My video card control panel wants .NET 2.0, and currently,
that is the only thing on my computer that needs this stuff.
When my video card control panel loads, it sucks up about
50MB of the RAM on my computer.

It is supposed to partially be a response to Java - at least
you can see they like to make "brick wall" diagrams too :-)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/58/JavaPlatform.png

Reading these articles is giving me a headache :-) Who writes this crap.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_the_Java_and_.NET_platforms

Now this article is closer to something ordinary users might read.

"Comparing Java and .NET Mar 11, 2005"
http://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=dotnet&seqNum=102

HTH,
Paul
 
Wolverine said:
This may sound silly, but what is .Net framework assistant and why do
I need it? Do I need to update to the 3.5 SP1?

Thanks and please excuse my naivity
Click to expand...

In your other copy of your message, your ask about this on Windows Vista
Home. You have already uninstalled Vista and reinstalled XP?

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

Google still works:

http://www.google.com/search?q=+microsoft++windows++net++framework

2nd hit (at the time I did the search) was:

http://www.microsoft.com/net/

If it is only the "Assistant" you are trying to get information:

http://www.google.com/search?q=+microsoft++windows++net++framework++assistant

From what I've seen, it's the Firefox users that are bitching about
Microsoft sliding in a FF extension without their permission.
 
Wolverine in Michigan formulated on Friday :
This may sound silly, but what is .Net framework assistant and why do I
need it? Do I need to update to the 3.5 SP1?
Click to expand...

Net Framework is included in the newer operating systems Vista &
Windows 7.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

How to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed and
whether service packs have been applied.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/kb00318785.aspx

Many new programs require a certain version to work, if you don't see
those requirements ( examples below), there is no need to install.

Web Page Refresher and Monitor
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Other-Internet-Related/Web-Page-Refresher.shtml
http://www.softpedia.com/progScreenshots/Web-Page-Refresher-Screenshot-34450.html
http://www.vbmark.com/wprm/index.php

AutoRun Maker
http://autorunmaker.googlepages.com/index.html

AASync
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/AASync.shtml
http://www.aasync.com/windows/index.html
 
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