.Net framework

[LOUISSSSS]

if i'm not using ati's catalyst control center (ccc) do i still need .Net framework installed? is it needed for anything else in windows?

 

[Talcite]

Yeah, ghost needed the .net framework when I installed it.

There's been a few other programs I used that needed it. It's relatively rare though, only had 2 or 3 programs in a couple of years.

 

[SocrPlyr]

the largest use for it that i have seen is many in house applications created with visual studio are set up to require it. It is actually quite nice from a programming standpoint for many of the librarys are very easy to use. As for answering your real question that you didn't ask, which is should i install it? I would. I have come accross random programs from time to time that need it and it is a lot nicer to do it now than when you are in a rush to get something installed and use it. It is of course your call, but i would go ahead and install it that way i wouldn't need to mess with it later. I am trying to think of some things that require it, but i really can't right now... i think there were a couple of games that wanted it and a few programs that i have installed. assuming you have a decent internet connection it isn't too terribly difficult to get it later if you choose not to install it.

Josh

 

[LOUISSSSS]

thanks, but does leaving .net framework installed on my computer take up any resources at all? what is the "image Name" for it? i can't seem to find it under processes in task manager...

 

[Mark R]

.NET framework doesn't have an 'image name'.

It isn't loaded under normal circumstances - but will automatically be loaded whenver an app requires it. Once all apps that need it have quit, it will automatically unload.

When it is loaded it appears under the resources for the programs that are using it.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

oh ic, so there is 0 performance hit with it installed and no used by a program..?

 

[Mark R]

Pretty much - I can't say it's zero performance hit with it installed, but it's likely to be very tiny and essentially impossible to measure.

As the more programmers start to use the .NET technology, you're likely to see more programs that need it (especially when Vista comes out, because .NET framework will be a key part of Vista that is automatically installed - rather than an option like on XP).

If you keep it installed, it'll cause you less problems than if you uninstall it, and then have to install it again at a later date because something needs it.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

thanks, problem solved