On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 19:36:44 -0600, Broida (spamless) <Broida@charter.not.net> wrote:

> Hi!
> On my WinXP Pro (SP2) system, Add/Remove Programs shows
> these entries for the .NET Framework:
>
> -Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
> -Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Hotfix (KB886903)
> -Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
> - Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB922770)
> - Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (KB917283)
>
> I'm sure either:
> a) the system came with 1.1,
> b) 1.1 was part of SP2,
> or c) I installed 1.1 from Windows Update.
> Then I installed the 1.1 Hotfix when it showed up.
> THEN I installed 2.0 when it appeared, followed by the
> security updates as they appeared.
>
> (I'm pretty sure the 2.0 install instructions didn't say
> to uninstall 1.1 first. Maybe I missed that.)
>
> I have VisualStudio 6.0 Enterprise Edition and Office XP
> Developer edition installed here, if that makes any
> difference. (I'm looking at the ExpressEditions to
> upgrade VisualStudio, but want to keep the old one, too.)
>
> My questions are:
> 1) does 2.0 -require- any/all of the 1.1 stuff to be there?
> 2) is the above setup "normal"?
> 3) if not normal, what is the best solution? uninstall ALL
> versions and re-install only version 2.0 + updates?
> 3a) Would uninstalling all versions make WindowsXPPro barf
> and prevent installing 2.0? I realize .NET stuff
> would not work until some version is reinstalled,
> but would the OS itself fail without any .NET?
>
> Thanks!
> Mike
>