As far as I can tell, they're the only ones touting it at all. lol Peace, Gman http://www.bornagainamerican.org "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Disastar" <disastar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 2:01 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: MS NET Framework update > Gman, I didn't see this before I sent my response. The reason v3.5 is so > big is because the installer includes v2.0 and v3.0 in it. They really > aren't needed unless you have software that requires them. I've heard of > some people that won't install any .net version and won't install any > program that requires .net framework. > > Hmm, I didn't know they are pushing v3.5 as a critical update. I install > all the versions immediately after re-installing Windows because I know > the > versions included with the program that requires it is usually very out of > date and missing many security updates. Come to think of it I've read > about > some programming languages adding .net compatibility to their latest > versions. I assumed it was because developers demanded it, but maybe its > Microsoft pushing it. I know MS touts .net as the way of the future. > > Ed --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------