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[scottiesmum]

I checked my update  MS history this morning , I have my settings for automatic downloads but alert me before installing, everything was ticked  green and up to date, but  this was featured as a recommended update.

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family Update (KB951847) x86
Date last published: 1/27/2009
Download size: 248.4 MB

I'm a little confused     it mentions SP1 but I have SP3 installed  ....  is the above something I should have ?   I'm only querying it because of it's huge size !   Sorry if I'm being a bit thick here   .... and many thanks for any response.   

[tuftedduck]

.NET Framework is an application required to run some but not all programs.
The SP1 mentioned is a service pack for NET Framework, not for Windows.

If you don't already have it, and you are working away fine without it, then you do not need it.

Give it a miss.

[UncleUB]

I had the same update Kate (only for Vista).Mine was 55mb so I downloaded it yesterday,no problems so far.

[UncleUB]

Have a read here Kate.


http://forum.kitz.co.uk/index.php?topic=3576.0

[UncleUB]

Tbh,if I have read the posts on here before hand I don't think I would have bothered

[scottiesmum]

Thank you very much TD and Unc...  I've looked at the link, and looked at my present installations and found this :-




I shall take your advice TD and give it a miss  ....  so far everything is running OK  ...  IF things go pear shaped then I can go back for it !

Many thanks again. 


Ooooooooo   sorry for making page wide  !!

[tuftedduck]

Things won't go pear-shaped, scottiesmum............if you don't use any programs that require it, then you don't need it. If you do use such programs and it/they are running ok now without this update........then if it aint broke, don't fix it.

It is a huge download for something that you don't need and which may, indeed, upset the applecart if installed. Lots of problems posted around the interwebbie about this update.

I don't have NET Framework installed, and have never missed it.

I would forget it............and good for you for putting a curb on the auto updates, always good to know in advance what Windows is trying to do.

[scottiesmum]

Merci TD   

[Floydoid]

.NET Framework is an application required to run some but not all programs.
The SP1 mentioned is a service pack for NET Framework, not for Windows.

If you don't already have it, and you are working away fine without it, then you do not need it.

Give it a miss.

Yep, I'd go with that.  I've never had any version of .net installed, and until something demands its presence I won't bother.

[oldfogy]

I have in the past always removed .net framework 1 & 3 and only have version 2 installed.
If ever it is required you should get a warning/request notice to install it, if and when necessary.

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Just as an aside, did you also notice that M$ say SP3.5 should only take (I think it was) 2 minutes to DL. 
Not too mention, that the other problem with the majority of these updates are that the size/s displayed are highly compressed sizes, which can then turn out to be quite huge when installed.