> I'm running Windows XP Home edition.  I already have the Visual Studio 6.0
> but it's not .NET.  I downloaded the version 2.0 .NET SDK but the
> installer said I didn't have the Framework.  Huh?  I thought that was what
> I was installing. ?? What else do I need first?  Where do I get it.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>

"Pieter" <pietercou***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> You'll need the .NET 2.0 Framework itself:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en
>
> And something to use to develop: Visual Studio  6.0 won't work. You'll
> have to buy Visual Studio .NET 2005 (some thousands of euro's), or
> download Sharpdevelop: a nice (and sometimes better) free alternative:
> http://www.icsharpcode.net/Opensource/SD/
>
> "Rich Hollenbeck" <richard.hollenb***@verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:_KvMf.2021$DT.1444@trnddc06...
>> I'm running Windows XP Home edition.  I already have the Visual Studio
>> 6.0 but it's not .NET.  I downloaded the version 2.0 .NET SDK but the
>> installer said I didn't have the Framework.  Huh?  I thought that was
>> what I was installing. ?? What else do I need first?  Where do I get it.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

"CMM" <cmm@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Taken directly from the SDK download page: "You must install the .NET
> Framework Redistributable Package version 2.0 (x86) prior to installing
> the .NET Framework 2.0 SDK (x86)."
>
> First you need the Framework (dotnetfx 2.0).
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en
> You can also install this via Windows Update.
>
> Then you need the FREE Visual Studio 2005 Express.... it's a free version
> and quite good for being free.
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/
>
> I'm not sure if you VS Express installs the SDK. It probably does.... if
> not, and you want it, you download it from here.
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=fe6f2099-b7b4-4f47-a244-c96d69c35dec&DisplayLang=en
>
>
> --
> -C. Moya
> www.cmoya.com
> "Pieter" <pietercou***@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ukGe8b3OGHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> You'll need the .NET 2.0 Framework itself:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&DisplayLang=en
>>
>> And something to use to develop: Visual Studio  6.0 won't work. You'll
>> have to buy Visual Studio .NET 2005 (some thousands of euro's), or
>> download Sharpdevelop: a nice (and sometimes better) free alternative:
>> http://www.icsharpcode.net/Opensource/SD/
>>
>> "Rich Hollenbeck" <richard.hollenb***@verizon.net> wrote in message
>> news:_KvMf.2021$DT.1444@trnddc06...
>>> I'm running Windows XP Home edition.  I already have the Visual Studio
>>> 6.0 but it's not .NET.  I downloaded the version 2.0 .NET SDK but the
>>> installer said I didn't have the Framework.  Huh?  I thought that was
>>> what I was installing. ?? What else do I need first?  Where do I get it.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>