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From: Hank on 23 Jun 2010 08:48
Ken Blade you avoided answering the question which was "Do I need all
the earlier versions" not is it a problem to store them. I am also
interested in removing software that is unused earlier versions that
are not removed by the update. Si I am re-asking the question "are
they necessary?"

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:16:16 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
<kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:

>On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:51:47 GMT, "J. O' Connor"
><spamkiller(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>
>> Windows XP Home, Service Pack 3.
>>
>> The updater installed a new Microsoft .NET Framework this morning.
>> Upon checking in 'Add or Remove Programs', I noticed:
>> Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP at 184.00 MB
>> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP at 178.00 MB
>> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 at 28.49 MB.
>>
>> My question to the gurus: As the are very memory intensive,
>
>
>They are *not* "memory intensive." They are using disk space, which is
>not at all the same thing as memory (RAM).
>
>Moreover the three of them in total use just under 400MB of disk
>space. To put that into perspective, in these days of inexpensive disk
>space, when you can buy a 1TB drive for $70.00 US, that's a little
>under three cents worth of disk space--a *tiny* amount.
>
>
>> do I need all
>> three or can I delete two?
>
>
>It depends on what programs you run. If you run a program written with
>.net, you need to have installed the .net framework version that
>corresponds to the version it was written with. So you may well need
>all three.
>
>Even if you don't need them today, you may need them tomorrow, so I
>recommend that you keep them all, *especially* since they use such a
>tiny amount of disk space.

email response not expected but to respond remove .uk at end
TIA
Hank
From: Stan McChrystal on 23 Jun 2010 09:13
Are you blind? He answered it completely. Here it is again in case you still
haven't learned to read:

It depends on what programs you run. If you run a program written with
>.net, you need to have installed the .net framework version that
>corresponds to the version it was written with. So you may well need
>all three.
>
>Even if you don't need them today, you may need them tomorrow, so I
>recommend that you keep them all, *especially* since they use such a
>tiny amount of disk space.


"Hank" <hgreintges(a)skybest.com> wrote in message
news:3g0426t6l7trg64ie1vlb4kf2gvjcvvqnf(a)4ax.com...
: Ken Blade you avoided answering the question which was "Do I need all
: the earlier versions" not is it a problem to store them. I am also
: interested in removing software that is unused earlier versions that
: are not removed by the update. Si I am re-asking the question "are
: they necessary?"
:
: On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:16:16 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
: <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
:
: >On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:51:47 GMT, "J. O' Connor"
: ><spamkiller(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
: >
: >> Windows XP Home, Service Pack 3.
: >>
: >> The updater installed a new Microsoft .NET Framework this morning.
: >> Upon checking in 'Add or Remove Programs', I noticed:
: >> Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP at 184.00 MB
: >> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP at 178.00 MB
: >> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 at 28.49 MB.
: >>
: >> My question to the gurus: As the are very memory intensive,
: >
: >
: >They are *not* "memory intensive." They are using disk space, which is
: >not at all the same thing as memory (RAM).
: >
: >Moreover the three of them in total use just under 400MB of disk
: >space. To put that into perspective, in these days of inexpensive disk
: >space, when you can buy a 1TB drive for $70.00 US, that's a little
: >under three cents worth of disk space--a *tiny* amount.
: >
: >
: >> do I need all
: >> three or can I delete two?
: >
: >
: >It depends on what programs you run. If you run a program written with
: >.net, you need to have installed the .net framework version that
: >corresponds to the version it was written with. So you may well need
: >all three.
: >
: >Even if you don't need them today, you may need them tomorrow, so I
: >recommend that you keep them all, *especially* since they use such a
: >tiny amount of disk space.
:
: email response not expected but to respond remove .uk at end
: TIA
: Hank


From: John John - MVP on 23 Jun 2010 09:16
We don't know if you need them or not, it depends on the software that
is installed on your computer. If you are unsure it's best to just
leave them alone.

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/b/astebner/archive/2009/04/20/9557946.aspx

John

Hank wrote:
> Ken Blade you avoided answering the question which was "Do I need all
> the earlier versions" not is it a problem to store them. I am also
> interested in removing software that is unused earlier versions that
> are not removed by the update. Si I am re-asking the question "are
> they necessary?"
>
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:16:16 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:51:47 GMT, "J. O' Connor"
>> <spamkiller(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Windows XP Home, Service Pack 3.
>>>
>>> The updater installed a new Microsoft .NET Framework this morning.
>>> Upon checking in 'Add or Remove Programs', I noticed:
>>> Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP at 184.00 MB
>>> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP at 178.00 MB
>>> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 at 28.49 MB.
>>>
>>> My question to the gurus: As the are very memory intensive,
>>
>> They are *not* "memory intensive." They are using disk space, which is
>> not at all the same thing as memory (RAM).
>>
>> Moreover the three of them in total use just under 400MB of disk
>> space. To put that into perspective, in these days of inexpensive disk
>> space, when you can buy a 1TB drive for $70.00 US, that's a little
>> under three cents worth of disk space--a *tiny* amount.
>>
>>
>>> do I need all
>>> three or can I delete two?
>>
>> It depends on what programs you run. If you run a program written with
>> .net, you need to have installed the .net framework version that
>> corresponds to the version it was written with. So you may well need
>> all three.
>>
>> Even if you don't need them today, you may need them tomorrow, so I
>> recommend that you keep them all, *especially* since they use such a
>> tiny amount of disk space.
>
> email response not expected but to respond remove .uk at end
> TIA
> Hank
From: Ken Blake, MVP on 23 Jun 2010 10:02
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:48:47 -0400, Hank <hgreintges(a)skybest.com>
wrote:

> Ken Blade you avoided answering the question which was "Do I need all
> the earlier versions" not is it a problem to store them.


I did not. Please reread my answer.




> I am also
> interested in removing software that is unused earlier versions that
> are not removed by the update. Si I am re-asking the question "are
> they necessary?"
>
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:16:16 -0700, "Ken Blake, MVP"
> <kblake(a)this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:51:47 GMT, "J. O' Connor"
> ><spamkiller(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Windows XP Home, Service Pack 3.
> >>
> >> The updater installed a new Microsoft .NET Framework this morning.
> >> Upon checking in 'Add or Remove Programs', I noticed:
> >> Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP at 184.00 MB
> >> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP at 178.00 MB
> >> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 at 28.49 MB.
> >>
> >> My question to the gurus: As the are very memory intensive,
> >
> >
> >They are *not* "memory intensive." They are using disk space, which is
> >not at all the same thing as memory (RAM).
> >
> >Moreover the three of them in total use just under 400MB of disk
> >space. To put that into perspective, in these days of inexpensive disk
> >space, when you can buy a 1TB drive for $70.00 US, that's a little
> >under three cents worth of disk space--a *tiny* amount.
> >
> >
> >> do I need all
> >> three or can I delete two?
> >
> >
> >It depends on what programs you run. If you run a program written with
> >.net, you need to have installed the .net framework version that
> >corresponds to the version it was written with. So you may well need
> >all three.
> >
> >Even if you don't need them today, you may need them tomorrow, so I
> >recommend that you keep them all, *especially* since they use such a
> >tiny amount of disk space.
>
> email response not expected but to respond remove .uk at end
> TIA
> Hank

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