> 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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