Microsoft Net Framework

[Jeff]

An application I want to use says it needs Microsoft Net Framework to be
installed before it's installed. How much will installing Microsoft Net
Framework slow down my laptop? I only use this app very occasionally and
I am therefore debating whether to install MS Net Framework or not.

Jeff

 

[Dbdblocker]

An application I want to use says it needs Microsoft Net Framework to be
installed before it's installed. How much will installing Microsoft Net
Framework slow down my laptop? I only use this app very occasionally and
I am therefore debating whether to install MS Net Framework or not.

Jeff

..net framework is a pain in the butt. It's slow to install and slow to
update. Avoid it if you can.

 

[Char Jackson]

An application I want to use says it needs Microsoft Net Framework to be
installed before it's installed. How much will installing Microsoft Net
Framework slow down my laptop? I only use this app very occasionally and
I am therefore debating whether to install MS Net Framework or not.

I would say somewhere between 'negligible' and 'not at all', but I
don't know anything about your laptop and I'm not aware of any
benchmarks that have been done. Personally, I don't understand the
hesitation if doing so enables another program that you want to use.

 

[Joe Morris]

I would say somewhere between 'negligible' and 'not at all', but I
don't know anything about your laptop and I'm not aware of any
benchmarks that have been done. Personally, I don't understand the
hesitation if doing so enables another program that you want to use.

I'll agree, although I'll also have to note that the comment by "dbdblocker"
about update speed (or rather the lack thereof) is valid. Some time back I
formally complained to the MS account team responsible for my POE about how
long updates take but (unsurprisingly) got nowhere.

As a practical matter, however, like it or not more and more applications
are being written in .NET, and versions 2/3/3.5 are included in Windows 7.
..NET version 4 is not part of Windows 7 but can be installed as a free
update.

By any chance is your application rather old, and is trying to install 1.x?

..NET v1.x isn't supported on Windows 7 but there are several articles on
various websites (including Microsoft's pseudo-newsgroups) that report
success at installing it. I've not tried it (and don't plan to do so) but
search Google for "windows 7 net framework 1.1" and you'll find suggested
ways to force-fit 1.1 onto Win7.

Assuming that your application is trying to install .NET 1.x a better
solution would be to get a more recent version of the application that's
been recompiled with a more recent version of .NET.

Joe Morris

 

[Big Steel]

An application I want to use says it needs Microsoft Net Framework to be
installed before it's installed. How much will installing Microsoft Net
Framework slow down my laptop? I only use this app very occasionally and
I am therefore debating whether to install MS Net Framework or not.

The .NET Framework is a library used by applications developed for .NET
usage. The .NET Framework doesn't run it is a library of code that is
accessible (not runnable and is not running) unless the code in the
library is used by a .NET solution.

Therefore, the .NET Framework is not going to affect the overall speed
of the computer, unless you have a ton of .NET solutions running all at
the same time on the computer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

 

[Jeff]

The .NET Framework is a library used by applications developed for .NET
usage. The .NET Framework doesn't run it is a library of code that is
accessible (not runnable and is not running) unless the code in the
library is used by a .NET solution.

Therefore, the .NET Framework is not going to affect the overall speed
of the computer, unless you have a ton of .NET solutions running all at
the same time on the computer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework

Thank you. That is what I needed to know.
I installed the latest version. Took forever even though I have a very
fast PC.

 

[Jeff]

I'll agree, although I'll also have to note that the comment by "dbdblocker"
about update speed (or rather the lack thereof) is valid. Some time back I
formally complained to the MS account team responsible for my POE about how
long updates take but (unsurprisingly) got nowhere.

As a practical matter, however, like it or not more and more applications
are being written in .NET, and versions 2/3/3.5 are included in Windows 7.
.NET version 4 is not part of Windows 7 but can be installed as a free
update.

By any chance is your application rather old, and is trying to install 1.x?

.NET v1.x isn't supported on Windows 7 but there are several articles on
various websites (including Microsoft's pseudo-newsgroups) that report
success at installing it. I've not tried it (and don't plan to do so) but
search Google for "windows 7 net framework 1.1" and you'll find suggested
ways to force-fit 1.1 onto Win7.

Assuming that your application is trying to install .NET 1.x a better
solution would be to get a more recent version of the application that's
been recompiled with a more recent version of .NET.

Joe Morris

Thank you all. My question about impact on system speed was because I
noticed how slowly it installed. I installed the latest version (5).
This was on my wife's XP laptop.
All is well.

 

[Big Steel]

Thank you. That is what I needed to know.
I installed the latest version. Took forever even though I have a very
fast PC.

It's a big library.

 

[EW]

On 6/21/11 10:18 PM, Big Steel wrote:
Thank you. That is what I needed to know.
I installed the latest version. Took forever even though I have a very
fast PC.

I made the mistake of installing it on my Vista computer. Now, there
are the innumerable monthly updates to the Frameworks mess. They're
large and a waste of my time and bandwidth. Oh well, I suppose I'm just
stuck with it.

 

[Char Jackson]

I made the mistake of installing it on my Vista computer. Now, there
are the innumerable monthly updates to the Frameworks mess. They're
large and a waste of my time and bandwidth. Oh well, I suppose I'm just
stuck with it.

No, you're not stuck with it. It can be uninstalled if you no longer
need it.

 

[Big Steel]

I made the mistake of installing it on my Vista computer. Now, there are
the innumerable monthly updates to the Frameworks mess. They're large
and a waste of my time and bandwidth. Oh well, I suppose I'm just stuck
with it.

More and more software developers on the MS platform are going to .NET.
You can whine and run about it. But you can hide.

 

[occam]

.net framework is a pain in the butt. It's slow to install and slow to
update. Avoid it if you can.

.... and a nightmare to uninstall cleanly.

You do not say what OS you are using. As you are posting under Win 7,
you should already have .NET pre-installed on Windows 7. Surely you are
being asked to add security patches?