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Running Win XP SP3

One of the recent .net framework updates failed to install and now I
cannot get rid of the update popup and the update shield in my
systray.
I have removed all the .net framework files using the .net cleanup
tool which has removed the update shield.

There appears to be 5 .net framework files for my XP computer at the
Windows Update site as follows:

.. net framework v 1.1
" " 3.5 SP1
" " 3.5 family update
" " 4
" " 4 Client profile

My question is this: I am just a home user and do not do any
programming or business applications, but do use the internet for
browsing and email and image and video downloading - why should I
install the above .net framework files? Will my pc be affected
negatively if the files are not reinstalled?

Thanks for any assistance and advice.

Mary

On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:22:26 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002 writ:

> Running Win XP SP3
>
> One of the recent .net framework updates failed to install and now I
> cannot get rid of the update popup and the update shield in my systray.
> I have removed all the .net framework files using the .net cleanup tool
> which has removed the update shield.
>
> There appears to be 5 .net framework files for my XP computer at the
> Windows Update site as follows:
>
> . net framework v 1.1
> " " 3.5 SP1
> " " 3.5 family update " " 4
> " " 4 Client profile
>
> My question is this: I am just a home user and do not do any programming
> or business applications, but do use the internet for browsing and email
> and image and video downloading - why should I install the above .net
> framework files? Will my pc be affected negatively if the files are not
> reinstalled?

Some applications depend on the .Net framework to function. That's why
you install it - it doesn't matter that you're not a developer.
Presumably you're not a Java developer, either, but you still need Java
installed for certain apps to run, because /they/ need Java.

If you don't want to install them, don't. Sooner or later you might
(probably will) run into something that depends on the framework, and
you'll know why it's not working.
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On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:22:26 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002 wrote:

> Running Win XP SP3
>
> One of the recent .net framework updates failed to install and now I
> cannot get rid of the update popup and the update shield in my systray.
> I have removed all the .net framework files using the .net cleanup tool
> which has removed the update shield.
>
> There appears to be 5 .net framework files for my XP computer at the
> Windows Update site as follows:
>
> . net framework v 1.1
> " " 3.5 SP1
> " " 3.5 family update " " 4
> " " 4 Client profile
>
> My question is this: I am just a home user and do not do any programming
> or business applications, but do use the internet for browsing and email
> and image and video downloading - why should I install the above .net
> framework files? Will my pc be affected negatively if the files are not
> reinstalled?
>
> Thanks for any assistance and advice.
>
> Mary

If it isn't broke don't fix it. Any program needing the NET framework
will complain if it's not there or the right version.

microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support <snipped>


--
Live Fast, Die Young and Leave a Pretty Corpse

ECLiPSE 2002 <> wrote in
news::

> Running Win XP SP3
>
> One of the recent .net framework updates failed to install
> and now I cannot get rid of the update popup and the update
> shield in my systray.
> I have removed all the .net framework files using the .net
> cleanup tool which has removed the update shield.

HAH! See below.

> There appears to be 5 .net framework files for my XP
> computer at the Windows Update site as follows:
>
> . net framework v 1.1
> " " 3.5 SP1
> " " 3.5 family update

"Family" update. I love it. ****ing MS.

> " " 4
> " " 4 Client profile
>
> My question is this: I am just a home user and do not do
> any programming or business applications, but do use the
> internet for browsing and email and image and video
> downloading - why should I install the above .net framework
> files? Will my pc be affected negatively if the files are
> not reinstalled?

If you do not do /everything/ that MS wants you to,
men/women/other in MS 4-colored suits will come and kill you.

The updates are not installing because you are a bad
boy/girl/other and have not upgraded to the latest Win7 spyware
OS. [Probably, I do not know for sure - I still semi-happily use
a pre-XP MS OS with NO other MS shitware installed, and I do NOT
do NET, etc.]

OF COURSE YOU DO NOT NEED ANY OF THAT ****, NOR DO YOU NEED
ANYTHING ELSE THAT IS CLUTTERING UP 80% OF YOUR WINDOWS/PROGRAM
FILES/DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS/SYSTEM VOLUME INFORMATION/MY
DOCUSHIT DIRECTORIES (YOU MAY KNOW THEM AS "FOLDERS").

OTOH, if you were stupid enough to install any of the currently
popular 20-150MB "programs" which /require/ MS NET, you MAY need
some of that ****.

Of course, there are better and faster alternative programs 2 to
5 MB's in size which have been around for years, are free, safe,
do not **** up your computer, do not spy on you, and do NOT
require any of this MS ****, but you have to have a clue to find
them.

Please do not bother complaining about my language and attitude
- many have, to no avail.

Have a lovely MS day.


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- 21st Century Humanoid

ECLiPSE 2002 wrote:
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support,
24hoursupport.helpdesk

The MS MVPs do not hangout in MS public newsgroups anymore and the
participation in those groups is but a shadow of its former self because
MS no longer supports and carries the groups on the MS news server
because MS wants people to communicate another way.

MS public group deleted from my message.

> I have removed all the .net framework files using the .net cleanup
> tool which has removed the update shield.

Are you talking about Aaron Stebner's tool?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/ Aaron Stebner's WebLog

> Thanks for any assistance and advice.

You might or might not need some .NET functions.

I don't think the .NET should be left in a state of disrepair, but
removed properly and if necessary reinstalled.


--
Mike Easter

Thanks to all responders for their imputs and insights. No issues
encountered thus far based on what I am currently using, i.e.,


EMAIL: Thunderbird latest version, so far no apparent problems
BROWSER: Firefox latest edition and IE 7, so far no apparent problems
NEWSREADER for video and image downloading: Forte Agent no apparent
problems yet
IMAGE APPLICATIONS: Picasa and Irfan
VIDEO APPLICATIONS: Gom media player and WMP
SECURITY APPLICATIONS: Avast Antivirus, CC Cleaner, Glary
Utilities(some), Advanced Windows Care, (some), Smart Defrag,
Malwarebytes, Revo Uninstaller

I do not use Microsoft Office, but do use PowerPoint Viewer

So far I have not encountered any problems with other Windows apps or
programs. I guess time will tell when something doesn't work.

Mary












On Sun, 10 Oct 2010 11:22:26 -0400, ECLiPSE 2002 <>
wrote:

>Running Win XP SP3
>
>One of the recent .net framework updates failed to install and now I
>cannot get rid of the update popup and the update shield in my
>systray.
>I have removed all the .net framework files using the .net cleanup
>tool which has removed the update shield.
>
>There appears to be 5 .net framework files for my XP computer at the
>Windows Update site as follows:
>
>. net framework v 1.1
> " " 3.5 SP1
>" " 3.5 family update
>" " 4
>" " 4 Client profile
>
>My question is this: I am just a home user and do not do any
>programming or business applications, but do use the internet for
>browsing and email and image and video downloading - why should I
>install the above .net framework files? Will my pc be affected
>negatively if the files are not reinstalled?
>
>Thanks for any assistance and advice.
>
>Mary