What is .NET Redistributable?

4 Apr 2005 10:18 AM

Brett

What is the difference between the "Developers" and "General Users" links
below?

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1redist/

Seems one is a direct download and the other uses the Windows Update
service.

Also, what is the diffference bewteen .NET Framework and .NET Framework
Redistributable?

Thanks,
Brett

4 Apr 2005 10:38 AM

Crouchie1998

A redistributable is an exe file (23.1 MB) that can be included with the
setup files or can be copied on CD & installed on multiple machines without
Internet access.

The General user version would be downloaded & installed via the Internet on
a single machine.

For a person who has limited user knowledge then general user install is
automated by Windows Update, whereas, the distribution file can be installed
using the command line switches too.

I hope this has helped a little

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"Brett" <no@spam.net> wrote in message
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> What is the difference between the "Developers" and "General Users" links
> below?
>
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1redist/
>
> Seems one is a direct download and the other uses the Windows Update
> service.
>
> Also, what is the diffference bewteen .NET Framework and .NET Framework
> Redistributable?
>
> Thanks,
> Brett
>
>

4 Apr 2005 6:02 PM

Brett

Thanks. I thought WinXP gave the option to download the .NET Framework. I
just checked a user's computer that does not have .NET Framework installed.
Their Windows Update did not list it either. The Windows Update doesn't
provide an option for downloading .NET Framework?

Thanks,
Brett

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"Crouchie1998" <crouchie1***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>A redistributable is an exe file (23.1 MB) that can be included with the
> setup files or can be copied on CD & installed on multiple machines
> without
> Internet access.
>
> The General user version would be downloaded & installed via the Internet
> on
> a single machine.
>
> For a person who has limited user knowledge then general user install is
> automated by Windows Update, whereas, the distribution file can be
> installed
> using the command line switches too.
>
> I hope this has helped a little
>
>
> "Brett" <no@spam.net> wrote in message
> news:%23RS04%23POFHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> What is the difference between the "Developers" and "General Users" links
>> below?
>>
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/framework1_1redist/
>>
>> Seems one is a direct download and the other uses the Windows Update
>> service.
>>
>> Also, what is the diffference bewteen .NET Framework and .NET Framework
>> Redistributable?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Brett
>>
>>
>
>

4 Apr 2005 8:02 PM

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

"Brett" <no@spam.com> schrieb:
> Thanks. I thought WinXP gave the option to download the .NET Framework.
> I just checked a user's computer that does not have .NET Framework
> installed. Their Windows Update did not list it either. The Windows
> Update doesn't provide an option for downloading .NET Framework?

The .NET Framework is an optional download. Maybe it doesn't show up on
your computer because the -.NET Framework is already installed.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
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4 Apr 2005 8:42 PM

Brett

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:uO9J7EVOFHA.3076@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> "Brett" <no@spam.com> schrieb:
>> Thanks. I thought WinXP gave the option to download the .NET Framework.
>> I just checked a user's computer that does not have .NET Framework
>> installed. Their Windows Update did not list it either. The Windows
>> Update doesn't provide an option for downloading .NET Framework?
>
> The .NET Framework is an optional download. Maybe it doesn't show up on
> your computer because the -.NET Framework is already installed.

On this particular computer, it doesn't show in the add/remove programs.
What else could it be?

Thanks,
Brett

5 Apr 2005 7:30 AM

Cor Ligthert

Maybe it is not installed.

Discontinued using the update process.

Just a thought,

Cor