Microsoft Net Framework

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

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:17:24 -0400, d wrote:

> 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.

On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:17:24 -0400, ""
<> wrote:

>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.

--

Char Jackson

"Char Jackson" <> wrote:
> <> wrote:

>>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.

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

On 6/21/2011 6:17 PM, d wrote:
> 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

On 6/21/11 10:18 PM, Big Steel wrote:
> On 6/21/2011 6:17 PM, d wrote:
>> 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
Thank you. That is what I needed to know.
I installed the latest version. Took forever even though I have a very
fast PC.

On 6/21/11 9:34 PM, Joe Morris wrote:
> "Char Jackson"<> wrote:
>> <> wrote:
>
>>> 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.
>
> 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.

On 6/22/2011 6:46 AM, d wrote:
> On 6/21/11 10:18 PM, Big Steel wrote:
>> On 6/21/2011 6:17 PM, d wrote:
>>> 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
> 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.

On 6/22/2011 5:46 AM, d wrote:
> On 6/21/11 10:18 PM, Big Steel wrote:

>> 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.

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.

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:14:22 -0500, EW <> wrote:

>On 6/22/2011 5:46 AM, d wrote:
>> On 6/21/11 10:18 PM, Big Steel wrote:
>
>>> 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.
>
>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.

--

Char Jackson