do I need .NET Framework on my computer?

Hello:

I am not a developer, just an ordinary user. I keep downloading the
updates/fixes for .NET Framework - but I have no idea what it does! Do I
need to have these files on my computer? Now that I have .NET 2.0, can I
delete the earlier versions? I hear that 3.0 is now out. Do I need it, and
does it replace 2.0 so I can delete it?
Thanks.
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lewisma9

lewisma9 wrote:
> I am not a developer, just an ordinary user. I keep downloading the
> updates/fixes for .NET Framework - but I have no idea what it does!
> Do I need to have these files on my computer? Now that I have .NET
> 2.0, can I delete the earlier versions? I hear that 3.0 is now
> out. Do I need it, and does it replace 2.0 so I can delete it?

In general - if nothing you have/run uses it - you do not need it.
Many new applications use either .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0 - and the list of
3.0 users will continue to grow.

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"Shenan Stanley" <> wrote

> and the list of 3.0 users will continue to grow.

There's a 3.0 version?

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"Shenan Stanley" <> wrote in message
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> lewisma9 wrote:
>> I am not a developer, just an ordinary user. I keep downloading the
>> updates/fixes for .NET Framework - but I have no idea what it does!
>> Do I need to have these files on my computer? Now that I have .NET
>> 2.0, can I delete the earlier versions? I hear that 3.0 is now
>> out. Do I need it, and does it replace 2.0 so I can delete it?
>
> In general - if nothing you have/run uses it - you do not need it.
> Many new applications use either .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0 - and the list of
> 3.0 users will continue to grow.
>
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> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
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> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>

lewisma9 wrote:
> Thanks, Shenan. I don't know whether any of my applications needs
> .NET, though. How would I tell? And does this mean that I should
> keep ALL the versions of .NET on my computer, or only the most
> recent one? For example, I now appear to have 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0
> (with its 2 fixes) on my computer. Do I need all of them? And
> will 3.0 REPLACE these, or will I need to keep ALL of them on my
> computer? Thanks.

1.1 and 3.0.

1.1 is patches to 1.0. So those two merge.
2.0 did not replace 1.1 - some apps you may run into may still utilize 1.1.
3.0 is 2.0+more. SO if you have 3.0, you can do all the 2.0 stuff and 3.0
stuff.

So again - if you are going to do anything - put 1.1 and 3.0 on your machine
and keep them patched.

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MS-MVP
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