In trouble shooting with HP tech support to install software for my new scanner (turns out I have to contact Microsoft tech support to fix IE Script Errors--everything HP techie tried failed
) they had me remove MICRISOFT.NET. Since then (yesterday) I have received 2 "config parser error"s. It reads as follows: Error parsing C:\WINDOWS\MICROSOFT.NET\FRAMEWORK\V1.1.4322\config\machine.config
Parser returned error 0x80070003
1. What does this mean?
2. Can I fix it? or do I need to fix it?
3. How do I fix it?
Thanks in advance.
Double edged question here. I have a notebook which runs windows XP and came with .NET framework v 1.0 I also have a PC running Win98SE which had no such software. Those nice people at Microsoft offer an update on their site to v 1.1 I took advantage of this on both machines. The notebook shows both versions in the 'Administrative Tools' section of the Start menu. The PC has it in the Windows folder but makes no mention of it anywhere in the start menu. The Notebook version is obviously active as it immediately found a service pack for v 1.1 but the PC never. It's one of those occasions where you feel like a sucker for a freebie. Question one would be Do I need the .NET Framework, am i ever likely to use it in my capacity as a newbie and question two would be why is it active on XP but apparently dormant on 98SE.
Thank you in anticipation

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