what is .NET Framework 2.0?

[edprush]

I was trying to install some software and it said that I needed to install .NET Framework 2.0.

What does .NET Framework do?

Does installing it open me up for more security risks?

Thanks.

 

[daniel1113]

It's kinda like the java framework, and is needed to run any .NET programs. It is not a security risk for you to install.

 

[stash]

It isn't for running any .NET program. It's for running programs developed with the .NET 2.0 framework. .NET 1.1 and .NET 2.0 are separate and can both be installed on a system, and that is sometimes required.

 

[corkyg]

Riht . . . example - Radeon Catlyst drivers and the Contolr Center will not install unless .NET Framework is installed.

 

[edprush]

What if a website was developed using .NET 2.0--would anyone trying to acess that site need to install .NET 2.0 if they hadn't already installed it? Or is .NET 2.0, in this case, purely server side?

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: edprush
What if a website was developed using .NET 2.0--would anyone trying to acess that site need to install .NET 2.0 if they hadn't already installed it? Or is .NET 2.0, in this case, purely server side?

That would be ASP.NET, and only the server host would need the framework installed in order to run the site.