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Microsoft.net framework

Feb 5, 2005 2:19AM PST

I have this program listed in my "add/remove programs",but having checked out the description of it on the "microsoft site" I see no need for it.I use the compputer for email,web surfing,msn messenger,so I take it would be ok to "remove" it. My OS W98SE IE6.0 SP1

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Hmmm
Feb 5, 2005 4:08AM PST

Is thsi not part of the messenger and hot mail accounts??

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Ken, It Depends On What Programs You Use...
Feb 5, 2005 6:31AM PST

If you've checked the Microsoft write ups about .Net, then you've seen that you may or may not need it, depending on the programs that you use. You do not need it just to run Hotmail or Messenger.You need the .NET framework if you wish to run software applications developed/programmed in Visual Studio.NET .All our machines, office machines especially, have .NET Framwork 1.1 SP1 installed. In the future, more and more programs will be programed which need .NET..I would leave it installed, but that's up to you. There are already some games and networking applications which require it to be installed.

If you don't need it, it can be uninstalled from "Add/Remove Programs". If you ever need it in the future, reinstall it.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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Grif thx. for ...
Feb 5, 2005 6:49AM PST

the reassurance.I will "remove" it without fear of harm.