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> I'm also pretty certain that the .NET runtime is *not* automatically
> installed by Windows Update. You can _request_ it from Windows Update, but
> it's listed as "optional software" rather than a required update. (Of
> course, updates to any version of the runtime you've already installed get
> added automatically. But not the runtime itself.)
Oh ok I hadn't checked what category it came under, I just remember seeing
it on my XP box a long time ago.
> And what do you mean "still have XP"? Last time I checked, virtually
> *everybody* is "still" using XP. (Except for the tiny few who bought a new
> PC recently.)
Recently I've seen a lot of people show up with Vista laptops, I guess most
people get them replaced every few years so it's not surprising. Anyway I
kind of meant the original un-updated XP, the service pack updates include
.net anyway.
BTW, according to Wikipedia 22% use Vista and 68% use XP, and you can guess
which way both those numbers are heading...
> I rephrase: The .NET runtime is not listed in add/remove programs. I
> presumed this to mean it isn't installed.
Ah ok, yes it *is* installed, but I assume you cannot uninstall it (because
presumably some parts of Vista were written to make use of it).
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