I don't want to get into too much technical debate with Geeks - but do I need Microsoft .NET Framework?
I have been offered an update at 248 Mb. I wonder if I can strip it off as I don't see what benefit I get from it.
If you're running a stripped down system, and you've got no software which uses it, then no. OTOH it's the MS way of developing stuff, so more stuff will be using it. 248M is quite a lot, but think of it as a big shared component rather than a standalone thing.
I don't do games or any developing of applications - just Office, MS Money and Internet browsing.
Only for running new applications written with it.
Probably best to uninstall .NET support completely from your machine if you want to do that. Then (in theory) you'll never get asked about patching it for security issues!
Scrap that thought. Great way for someone to trash their computer if done incorrectly. :-(
For example, I've got graphics drivers (ATI) which use it. Remove .NET, and then it's a very involved mess to recover from.
Better to bite the bullet because more and more Microsoft, and other software houses, use it and if you don't you may find something you want will stop. The problem can be that the error messages do not make it apparent what the reason is. I know it can be a pain but better to have it when you can choose than have to get it in a panic!
Peter Crosland
It's not you developing stuff which will use it, it's other people developing stuff which use it and you then want to use.
I'd probably go grr a bit at the size then accept the install.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "John" saying something like:
There's a lot of stuff relies on it and I've found it doesn't interfere with normal operations. I put off installing it for long enough, but a prog I needed to use insisted on its presence.
I dont have it and there's no app I've ever wanted to run that needs it. And I run a fair bit of software.
NT
I succumbed and installed xp sp3 some months back, after which my puter did'nt recognise my camera. I've re-imaged back to sp2. Presumably there will be no more updates for sp2 and virus's will wreak havoc? TIA.
Depends. Microsoft have some nice freebies that need .Net Framework installed before you can use them - an example being "Image Composite Editor" which allows you to stitch photos together to make panoramas.
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And what's 250 meg nowadays ?
60 quid buys you a TB disk nowadays
I'd be more concerned about the other system resources getting hogged.
And you can buy the exact same disk, with an IBM badge and a nice removable caddy thing, for > 1000 quid if you want :-(
The risks of running unupdated arent as high as theyre usually portrayed. Main thing is to backup your data.
NT
Did you Google to see if there was a fix? Thought SP3 only effected networked connections - not USB etc.
Could be. My networking between this RISC OS computer and my PC stopped working after installing SP3, and I had to buy updated software on the RISC OS side to get it sorted.
And SP2 is still being updated and will be for a while.
Right now I don't see a reason to get SP3. It's still too new, if nothing else.
Then install Linux
Yes Dave, I Googled but couldn't find a fix, just a few other folk with the same problem.
hmmmmmmmm
And let international thieves have full access to ye bank account?
Going internet shopping or banking on an unpatched PC is a bit reckless IMO.
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