Microsoft.NET - Worth keeping/what does it do?
Microsoft.NET - Worth keeping/what does it do?
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Fiddlemesticks

Original Poster:

14,472 posts

247 months

Saturday 12th May 2007
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I seem to have Microsoft.Net v1.1 and v2.0 on my laptop.

Do they do anything and are they worth keeping? I'm a bit sick of all the microsoft tosh and would rather just get shot of any unneeded programs.

Also if i have to keep them do i get rid of 1.1 and keep 2.0?

SneakyNeil

9,296 posts

268 months

Saturday 12th May 2007
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It's a standard thing that loads of other stuff uses nowadays, It's not impossible that you could do without it but I'd leave it installed.

jimothy

5,151 posts

268 months

Saturday 12th May 2007
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Leave it installed. Its a bit like DirectX, its stuff that is used by lots of programs and will cause them to not work if it is removed. You will need both versions.
Nothing to worry about, its not a program, its just libraries that other programs all use.

Red V8

873 posts

258 months

Saturday 12th May 2007
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Yep, keep them on... they've probably been put there when you installed another program, and if you take them off the other program won't work.

Fiddlemesticks

Original Poster:

14,472 posts

247 months

Saturday 12th May 2007
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well that settles that then!

Cheers for the responses.

Now, anyone know why my computer wont shut down when i press 'start, shut down; and only does it at the second attempt?!