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From: davexnet on 14 Mar 2010 15:34

"Andrew Rossmann" <andysnewsreply(a)no_junk.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.2606a1ee9e97734a98970d(a)news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <#pOvCXvwKHA.1984(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl>, davexnet02(a)yahoo.com
> says...
> >
> > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oigts1uwKHA.5340(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > > You sure about that?
> >
> > Thanks for responding. The article mentions searching this folder:
> > %systemroot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework
> >
> > I have no such folder. However, using the registry method, I do see
some
> > item listed.
> > They are version one and version 2. I believe I had it installed about
a
> > year ago and uninstalled it.
> >
> > Could these redundant entries be causing WU to screw up?
>
> Just verifying that %SYSTEMROOT% is just a variable that is typically
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 (or C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 for Win2K.)
>
> Finally, if the software is not installed, the update should fail
> anyways. I don't think there would be any problem letting it run. You
> could always manually run Windows update, then uncheck it for
> installing. I think that can be saved so it won't ask again.
>
> Finally, .NET is pretty ubiqutous this days. Many program rely on it,
> even if it doesn't seem obvious. Most anything written in VB2005/VC2005
> would probably be .NET2 based.
>
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Thanks for the info - I'm running on a old Win2k PC, it's too small and slow
for DotNet (It's a 4GB partition). I don't need it, since it runs minimal
SW.

I'm going to follow PA Bears link and find out how to clean it up.
I suspect those orphan registry entries are the problem.


From: Harry Johnston [MVP] on 17 Mar 2010 21:37
On 2010-03-15 2:34 a.m., Andrew Rossmann wrote:

> Just verifying that %SYSTEMROOT% is just a variable that is typically
> C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 (or C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32 for Win2K.)

Actually C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT.

Harry.

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