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[dksharron]

On my older computer

I have the following

MicroSoft . NET Framework 1.1 Service pack 2 100MB


MicroSoft . NET Framework 2.0 Service pack 2 183MB


MicroSoft . NET Framework 3 Service pack 2 169MB

Can I get rid of the first two? or not?

Thanks

[MJCM]

I would not uninstall any .NET software. (Some will be security updates.) Some applications and games and for example ATI Video Drivers need this to function properly. And if you do uninstall it and you run in problems you will then again have to reinstall it. If you are running low on disk space, trying using a program like ccleaner: http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER


Edit: //
Question was If you can remove version 2.0 and only keep version 3

No, you can't. Several parts of 3.0/3.5 are not being replaced by new stuff but pulled from 2.0. Removing 2.0 can broke up 3.X installations as well. Moreover, the 3.X does not come with its very own runtime but uses the 2.0 runtime.

Link: http://answers.oreil...-net-framework/

So my guess is it would be the same for Version 1 and Version 2

Edited by MJCM, 2012-09-03 17:58:28.

[dksharron]

Thanks, I will maintain all of them.

[Chicog]

And make sure you do a Windows update.... the .NET updates in particular will give you time to go to the pub for several beers before completing.

[bendejo]

Weird thing about .NET software is that they do not supplant each other, each higher-numbered release is an additional program.

[Chicog]

It's not just weird, it's downright annoying.