My questions re this answer are two-fold -
ONE: When, if ever, would a home owner need this program? and
TWO: Windows update dumped it on me - and it takes up a lot of room!!
AND even more disconcerting is the fact that when Version 2 installs - it
leaves all the same version 1 files behind on my computer without removing
them!!
I have an older computer with small hard-drive.
Could I please have some guidance from a Microsoft spokesman as to whether
or not it is safe to remove the duplicate version 1 files? - and maybe even a
comment about why the Version 2 install doesn't remove version 1 files!
Thanks. James Wright
"Jerry" wrote:

> ..NET Framework is a runtime that is required to run software written using
> the .NET programming language.