.NET framework

[Sytse]

Ok, so I was trying to install new drivers and apparantly it needed .Net framework 2.0.

Does 1.1 need to be installed before you can install 2.0? I know 2.0 needs to be installed before you can install 3.0.

How can I find out what version is installed already?

[ctjoyce]

just go to windows update, and it will tell you what you havent installed yet.

Cheers
Cameron

[Sytse]

Thanks Cameron! I knew it had to be something simple...

BTW, why is it calling IE 7.0 an essential update??  ::)

[jimcooper1]

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BTW, why is it calling IE 7.0 an essential update??

[Ivan]

Ok, so I was trying to install new drivers and apparantly it needed .Net framework 2.0.

Does 1.1 need to be installed before you can install 2.0? I know 2.0 needs to be installed before you can install 3.0.

How can I find out what version is installed already?

You don't need 1.1 to install 2.0
You don't need 1.0 to install 1.1
You DO need 1.1 to install the servicepack for it
You DO need 2.0 to install 3.0

How to find out which version is installed
Root folder is C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework
For every installed version (1.0 up to 2.0) you get a separate folder with the version number. Haven't installed 3.0 here yet so i don't know where that one goes.

[congo]

I just obtained the 2.0 version and keep it handy for all my system installs and I don't have any issues with it after that.

[Sytse]

OK.. .Net stuff is installed and video drivers are updated. I have one problem though with the framework. When I start up the computer, I now have to select a user before entering windows. .NET created some kind of invisible user. I haven't tried deleting the user yet, because I'm affraid that might screw up everything.

I have had framework 2.0 on my own computer for a while now and never had this problem, but on this computer the problem suddenly appeared. Maybe it's because I never installed 1.1 on my own system... Anyway, I want to get rid of the user selection menu before startup. Does anybody know how to do it?

Thanks!

[born_2_fly]

Can I keep 1.1 if I want 3.0?  ::)

[Ivan]

OK.. .Net stuff is installed and video drivers are updated. I have one problem though with the framework. When I start up the computer, I now have to select a user before entering windows. .NET created some kind of invisible user. I haven't tried deleting the user yet, because I'm affraid that might screw up everything.

I have had framework 2.0 on my own computer for a while now and never had this problem, but on this computer the problem suddenly appeared. Maybe it's because I never installed 1.1 on my own system... Anyway, I want to get rid of the user selection menu before startup. Does anybody know how to do it?

Thanks!

Got IIS or Apache running? Then you should have the 'ASPNET' user added to the list... just go to user account settings and set yours to default... ASPNET has guest access only, and is used to run some server side stuff. do NOT remove that account or you will get into trouble.

Can I keep 1.1 if I want 3.0?

Yes... as i said before every version installs in a separate folder

[Sytse]

Got IIS or Apache running? Then you should have the 'ASPNET' user added to the list... just go to user account settings and set yours to default... ASPNET has guest access only, and is used to run some server side stuff. do NOT remove that account or you will get into trouble.

I don't know what you're talking about... :-/

[Ivan]

Got IIS or Apache running? Then you should have the 'ASPNET' user added to the list... just go to user account settings and set yours to default... ASPNET has guest access only, and is used to run some server side stuff. do NOT remove that account or you will get into trouble.

I don't know what you're talking about... :-/

Dunno which one appeared on your machine but my development PC (Windows 2000, Visual studio 6, 2003 and 2005) has the following list
[*]ACTUser, some sort of debugging account. Used by Visual Studio .NET
[*]Administrator, the standard admin account.
[*]ASPNET, ASP.NET user space for webservices. Don't remove
[*]Gast, guest access... for anyone not known on the machine. Usually hidden on XP
[*]IUSR_TWS2, default IIS account. Don't remove
[*]ivanzon, my day-to-day account
[*]IWAM_TWS2, account for cross-process IIS calls. Don't remove
[*]SQLDebugger, SQL server debug account, installed by SQL Server 2005

Can you tell me if the extra user is on that list?