.NET framwork

[Schadenfroh]

uninstall this crap? dont need it, should free up resource correct?

win2k SP4 btw

 

[DaveSimmons]

> should free up resource correct?

Not really. If it isn't being used, Windows' virtual memory manager will more it to the swap file where it will just use a little disk space not any significant part of your RAM.

Harmless, and you may need it for something eventually as even a few shareware / freeware authors are starting to use it.

 

[jonmullen]

Your going to need it at some point...its not big deal to leave it on just leave it on and keep it patched.

 

[ProviaFan]

It's like the Visual Basic runtime that people used to have to install (though that comes with Windows now); if you don't run a program that needs the .NET framework, it won't get loaded into RAM. Just leave it on there, because you'll probably need it someday.

 

[oog]

maybe he desparately needs the 20 megs or so that the .net framework takes up

 

[ProviaFan]

Originally posted by: oog
maybe he desparately needs the 20 megs or so that the .net framework takes up

That would be hard disk space, not RAM space. And that would only be a concern if he's running XP on an IBM PS/1 386.