help with .net framework

[HAF72]

Well guys I downloaded a demo that I want to play... but it says that I need net framework 1.1 in order to play so it quite the installation... So I went to microsoft's site and got net framework 2.0 but I actually have net framework 2.0 installed into my computer.. any suggestions? By the way its the base-demo...

 

[djnes]

Yes, you need to go get Framework 1.1 as it states in the error message. Each revision of the .Net Framework is exclusive, and doesn't include previous versions.

 

[jasonlitka]

For the best compatibility you should have 1.1, 2.0, and 3.0.

 

[HAF72]

Thanks for your help guys!

update... I can install that demo succesfully now! Thanks to djnes! Also I never knew that the .net framework 2 is compatible is with 1.1 and to litkaj thats a good idea.

 

[MorfiusX]

For the best compatibility you should have 1.1, 2.0, and 3.0.

Bloat, Bloat, and more Bloat. Oh well, it could be Java...

 

[ChumpusRex]

Although .Net 2.0 is different to .Net 1.1 and .Net 1.0, it is fully backwards compatible. So programs that need v1.1 or v1.0 should run fine if you have v2.0 installed.

The problem is that some programs don't realise that v2.0 is compatible and won't install unless they specifically find v1.1.

.Net v3.0 is slightly different. v3.0 is v2.0 with some added extras. This means it is 100% perfectly backward compatible with v2.0 (because it is the same thing). If you install v3.0 you automatically get v2.0 as well.

Because of programs with faulty installers that don't recognise .Net v2.0, best compatability is obtained by installing v1.1 and v3.0.

If you have windows Vista - then v1.1 and v3.0 are automatically included.