Install of .NET Framework 2.0 causes IE-7 to abort on startup

In the process of geting a new system up and updated, I tried installing the
..NET Framework 2.0 (KB829019) update. Contrary to several messages here, the
actual install seemed to succeed, but both before and after a reboot,
Internet Explorer 7 would abort with an error msg on startup. Foolishly, I
sent the error msg on to MS (hope looms eternal!), but failed to record the
error number, etc (BAD DOG).

As may be ... I uninstalled the update, and continued to get the error prior
to a
reboot, after which, IE7 would finally come up again.

I'm lothe to attempt to install the 2.0 version again just to get the error
info, so I thought I'd ask if anyone else has run into this before.

As to other .NET Framework pgms, only 1.1 and the 1.1 Hotfix (KB886903) are
on the system ... no Betas of other such cruft.

Any ideas ...?...

/kimmersly