I noticed that some of my updates are microsoft Net.framework... What are
they for please?, I'm not on a network! Just a home computer with one user,
me! Can someone explain to me what this is? and if it would make a
difference in space if I uninstalled it.. thanks Rainy

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframewo.../framework1_1/

"Rainy" <rainydays38@sweetwrapz.net> wrote in message
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|I noticed that some of my updates are microsoft Net.framework... What are
| they for please?, I'm not on a network! Just a home computer with one
user,
| me! Can someone explain to me what this is? and if it would make a
| difference in space if I uninstalled it.. thanks Rainy
|
|

In news:csh_e.406719$xm3.23389@attbi_s21,
Rainy <rainydays38@sweetwrapz.net> typed:

> I noticed that some of my updates are microsoft
> Net.framework... What
> are they for please?, I'm not on a network! Just a home
> computer
> with one user, me! Can someone explain to me what this is?
> and if
> it would make a difference in space if I uninstalled it..
> thanks Rainy


First, note that it has nothing to do with being on a network.
It's not "net" for "network," it's .net, pronounced dot-net.


The .net framework is a runtime file needed to run programs
written with .net. It's roughly analogous to the old vbrunXXX.dll
files needed to run programs written in Visual Basic.
Because .net is relatively new, there aren't yet a lot of
programs that use it. A few months ago I had none. Today I have
three. Even if you don't run any of these programs now, it's
likely that you will soon, so my recommendation is that you might
as well get this, so it will be there when you need it.


--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup

thanks so much for talking to me... I don't mind a link.. but then I usually
look at all the net has to offer and if I still don't understand it I will
post here... so I appreciate it when someone takes the time to respond with
words... thanks so much.. and yes I do have it.. will keep it now.. Rainy
appreciate your response very much..
"Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
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> In news:csh_e.406719$xm3.23389@attbi_s21,
> Rainy <rainydays38@sweetwrapz.net> typed:
>
>> I noticed that some of my updates are microsoft Net.framework... What
>> are they for please?, I'm not on a network! Just a home computer
>> with one user, me! Can someone explain to me what this is? and if
>> it would make a difference in space if I uninstalled it.. thanks Rainy
>
>
> First, note that it has nothing to do with being on a network. It's not
> "net" for "network," it's .net, pronounced dot-net.
>
>
> The .net framework is a runtime file needed to run programs written with
> .net. It's roughly analogous to the old vbrunXXX.dll files needed to run
> programs written in Visual Basic.
> Because .net is relatively new, there aren't yet a lot of programs that
> use it. A few months ago I had none. Today I have three. Even if you don't
> run any of these programs now, it's likely that you will soon, so my
> recommendation is that you might as well get this, so it will be there
> when you need it.
>
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
>

Rainy wrote:

> thanks so much for talking to me... I don't mind a link.. but then I
> usually look at all the net has to offer and if I still don't
> understand it I will post here... so I appreciate it when someone
> takes the time to respond with words... thanks so much.. and yes I do
> have it.. will keep it now.. Rainy appreciate your response very
> much..


You're welcome, Rainy. Glad to help.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> "Ken Blake" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:Oti9VM6wFHA.720@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> In news:csh_e.406719$xm3.23389@attbi_s21,
>> Rainy <rainydays38@sweetwrapz.net> typed:
>>
>>> I noticed that some of my updates are microsoft Net.framework...
>>> What are they for please?, I'm not on a network! Just a home
>>> computer with one user, me! Can someone explain to me what this
>>> is? and if it would make a difference in space if I uninstalled
>>> it.. thanks Rainy
>>
>>
>> First, note that it has nothing to do with being on a network. It's
>> not "net" for "network," it's .net, pronounced dot-net.
>>
>>
>> The .net framework is a runtime file needed to run programs written
>> with .net. It's roughly analogous to the old vbrunXXX.dll files
>> needed to run programs written in Visual Basic.
>> Because .net is relatively new, there aren't yet a lot of programs
>> that use it. A few months ago I had none. Today I have three. Even
>> if you don't run any of these programs now, it's likely that you
>> will soon, so my recommendation is that you might as well get this,
>> so it will be there when you need it.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup