Do I need to run .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0?
I am running Win XP Home Edition Service Pack 3. In my currently installed programs list is the following: .Net Framework 1.1 No size listed .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2. Size 183.00 MB .NET Framework 3.0 Service Pack 2. Size 169.00 MB .NET Framework 3.5 SP1. Size 28.15 MB Windows XP Service Pack 3. No size listed. Do I need to run both 2.0 and 3.0? If not, what can I and how do I safely delete or uninstall.1 person got this answerI do too
March 10th, 2010 9:38pm

.NET 3.x is "built on top of" 2.0. So, if you have programs that make use of the 3.x features, you would want to keep both the 2.0 and 3.x versions of the framework installed. Safest bet would probably be to leave things as is. Are you pressed for disk space, that you are looking to remove some of these items?
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March 10th, 2010 10:15pm

Thanks. It figures. Yes I am pressed for space. I've been trying to find any means to get more. Any suggestions?
March 10th, 2010 10:26pm

I even went as far as to try a full system recovery. The system recovery disks that I created when the pc was new will not load. I get .. status:Ox000025 "Windows failed to load because the firmware(BIOS) is not ACPI compatable".
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March 10th, 2010 10:37pm

Have you given Disk Cleanup a look? You might also want to check into a program such as CCleaner, or a program such as WinDirStat that can show what files and folders are responsible for consuming the most space. Consider shrinking the page file, if that fits your usage pattern, or disabling hibernation to get rid of hiberfil.sys, if that is applicable to your case. Check for memory.dmp in C:\windows, and consider archiving it or removing it if you don't need the data from the crash dump anymore.
March 11th, 2010 4:04am

Thanks for the input. I run Disk Cleanup and CCleaner every day. The only file in C:\ windows was mini.dmp. and was empty. The program WinDirStat was the most helpfull. It took some time to go through all of my files but, I was able to clean up almost 20% of disk space!! Though I could gain even more space, I was'nt comfortable deleting hiberfil.sys. I'm not familiar with what it does and how it would affect my other programs?
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March 11th, 2010 9:58am

Hiberfil.sys is only helpful if you use hibernation on the computer. If so, it is required. If not, it is unnecessary and can be removed by disabling hibernation and rebooting. Good to hear you were able to get back almost 20% of space! :-)
March 11th, 2010 2:58pm

Disabling hibernation freed up another 3%! Thanks for all of your advice.
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March 12th, 2010 8:19am

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