.net 2.0 sp1 uninstall error

Question

Hi,

i had the framework 3.5 beta 2 installed on one machine (win2003 r2 up2date) , i uninstall it but the sp1 of .net 2.0 and 3.0 are still installed.
if i try to uninstall the sp1 of 2.0 it post an message that cannot be uninstalled because affect the functionality of other applications and an link to - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=91126


what's the workaround ?

regards,
cosmin

Answer 1

Hi,

 

If you have the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 2 installed, you will not be able to uninstall the .NET Framework 2.0 or 3.0 because 3.5 depends on it.  You will need to uninstall 3.5, then you can uninstall 3.0, and after both of them are uninstalled, you can uninstall 2.0.

 

Please note that the 2.0 SP1 and 3.0 SP1 packages are slipstreamed packages, and you cannot uninstall only the SP1 bits.  You have to uninstall the full package and then re-install the original release of 2.0 and/or 3.0 if you need to remove the service pack bits for some reason.

 

Thanks!  Aaron

 

 

Answer 2

Awesome, It worked for me. Thanks a mil Aaron.

Answer 3

Kalyan: I am experiencing the exact problem you had and Aaron's advice is awesome. My question is do we need these NET packages at all? I don't know where they came from. I just installed Microsfot 2007 and had 2.0 and then it prompted me to upgrade to 3.0. What happens if I uninstall all of them. I don't understand what they are for. I  am running VERY low on space and need to remove programs. These seem to be HUGE

Answer 4

i have the same question whether i really need this .NET stuff at all. i don't run more than one computer and have no intention of doing so any time in the future. i'm not a developer, and need to free up some space.

thanks
deanna

Answer 5

I too am wondering why a programmer's tool is on my PC. I'm not using it and wouldn't know how. Thanks to those who explained how to remove it. Couldn't such programs be used by hackers to gain entry to my machine? I'd love to know which programs are using the 2.0 besides the 3.0 release. I wish Microsoft would include removal of the old releases rather than cramming my machine with new versions. Does this make sense?

Thank you