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Newby question.Can someone explain (in plain english) what .NET framework is/does and why I
should install it even though this computer is working fine without it. I have had a read of MS's 'what is .NET framework' which seemed to be vague & unspecific and left me none the wiser. Thanks in advance. -- Australia isn't "down under", it's "off to one side"! stanb***@netspace.net.au www.cobracat.com (home of the Australian Cobra Catamaran) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cobra-cat/ You'll have to install this only if you want to use an application that
requires it. It provides to .NET based applications easier, wider and unified access to Windows capabilities. -- Show quotePatrice "Stan Blazejewski" <stanb***@netspace.net.au> a écrit dans le message de news:5e8bv11efgq2q9c8jntssce335dcsg98ss@4ax.com... > Can someone explain (in plain english) what .NET framework is/does and why I > should install it even though this computer is working fine without it. > > I have had a read of MS's 'what is .NET framework' which seemed to be vague & > unspecific and left me none the wiser. > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > > Australia isn't "down under", it's "off to one side"! > > stanb***@netspace.net.au > www.cobracat.com (home of the Australian Cobra Catamaran) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cobra-cat/ So, correct me if I'm wrong, .NET framework is sort of an interface between 3rd
party software & the 'Windows' environment without the programmer having to 'understand' the inner workings of 'Windows'. Show quote On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:59:34 +0100, "Patrice" <a@bc.c> wrote: -->You'll have to install this only if you want to use an application that >requires it. > >It provides to .NET based applications easier, wider and unified access to >Windows capabilities. > >-- >Patrice > >"Stan Blazejewski" <stanb***@netspace.net.au> a écrit dans le message de >news:5e8bv11efgq2q9c8jntssce335dcsg98ss@4ax.com... >> Can someone explain (in plain english) what .NET framework is/does and why >I >> should install it even though this computer is working fine without it. >> >> I have had a read of MS's 'what is .NET framework' which seemed to be >vague & >> unspecific and left me none the wiser. Australia isn't "down under", it's "off to one side"! stanb***@netspace.net.au www.cobracat.com (home of the Australian Cobra Catamaran) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cobra-cat/ Yes, for example you can create a Windows service by "inheriting" from a
..NET "class" that already knows how to interact with Windows. What's left is just to implement what is done when the service starts or stops etc... but the low level job is already done. Basically .NET provides an object oriented view of the underlying Windows capabilities... -- Show quotePatrice "Stan Blazejewski" <stanb***@netspace.net.au> a écrit dans le message de news:v5lbv1l7fb4tm13b7kgn7lpejodrqph47v@4ax.com... > So, correct me if I'm wrong, .NET framework is sort of an interface between 3rd > party software & the 'Windows' environment without the programmer having to > 'understand' the inner workings of 'Windows'. > > On Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:59:34 +0100, "Patrice" <a@bc.c> wrote: > > >You'll have to install this only if you want to use an application that > >requires it. > > > >It provides to .NET based applications easier, wider and unified access to > >Windows capabilities. > > > >-- > >Patrice > > > >"Stan Blazejewski" <stanb***@netspace.net.au> a écrit dans le message de > >news:5e8bv11efgq2q9c8jntssce335dcsg98ss@4ax.com... > >> Can someone explain (in plain english) what .NET framework is/does and why > >I > >> should install it even though this computer is working fine without it. > >> > >> I have had a read of MS's 'what is .NET framework' which seemed to be > >vague & > >> unspecific and left me none the wiser. > -- > > Australia isn't "down under", it's "off to one side"! > > stanb***@netspace.net.au > www.cobracat.com (home of the Australian Cobra Catamaran) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cobra-cat/ Fundamentally it is a bunch of libraries (.dll) and a bit of extra stuff to
kick start things that required to run .NET apps. http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/netstart/html/sdk_netstart.asp Show quote "Stan Blazejewski" <stanb***@netspace.net.au> wrote in message news:5e8bv11efgq2q9c8jntssce335dcsg98ss@4ax.com... > Can someone explain (in plain english) what .NET framework is/does and why > I > should install it even though this computer is working fine without it. > > I have had a read of MS's 'what is .NET framework' which seemed to be > vague & > unspecific and left me none the wiser. > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > > Australia isn't "down under", it's "off to one side"! > > stanb***@netspace.net.au > www.cobracat.com (home of the Australian Cobra Catamaran) > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cobra-cat/ Certain programs require the .NET framework being installed in order to
run on your computer. Even though your computer works fine without it, you should install it because it does nothing to harm your computer, and if you ever happen to download a program requiring the .NET framework, you will need it. Basically, programs that require the .NET framework are ones that were built using it's functionality... specifically programs built using Visual Studio .NET.  |
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