control panel reflects few versions of same programme

Menikos

Hello

I installed the microsoft.net framework 2.0 service pack 1 (185MB) and
upgraded to 3.0 service pack 1 (245MB) and then to 3.5 (25MB) and they all
appear in the Control Panel.

Does this mean the actual size of this programme in my pc is the sum total
of all 3? If so, can I safely remove the earlier 2 versions and still have
the full function of the 3.5 with just 25MB? Or is there a better of doing
this?

I have another programme I want to remove from the PC which I cannot Remove;
the error message is - an installation support file could not be installed.
The system cannot find the file specified. I have already removed this
programme from the Program Files. How can I remove it from the CP?

I have XP SP2.Thks.

Menk

Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM

"Menikos" <> wrote in message
news:.gbl...
> Hello
>
> I installed the microsoft.net framework 2.0 service pack 1 (185MB) and
> upgraded to 3.0 service pack 1 (245MB) and then to 3.5 (25MB) and they all
> appear in the Control Panel.
>
> Does this mean the actual size of this programme in my pc is the sum total
> of all 3? If so, can I safely remove the earlier 2 versions and still have
> the full function of the 3.5 with just 25MB? Or is there a better of doing
> this?
>
> I have another programme I want to remove from the PC which I cannot
> Remove; the error message is - an installation support file could not be
> installed. The system cannot find the file specified. I have already
> removed this programme from the Program Files. How can I remove it from
> the CP?
>
> I have XP SP2.Thks.
>
> Menk
>

They are all different. If you have a program that requires 2.0 and you
remove 2.0 because you have 3.5, then the program will no longer work.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

Terry R.

The date and time was 6/5/2008 6:56 AM, and on a whim, Menikos pounded
out on the keyboard:

> Hello
>
> I installed the microsoft.net framework 2.0 service pack 1 (185MB) and
> upgraded to 3.0 service pack 1 (245MB) and then to 3.5 (25MB) and they all
> appear in the Control Panel.
>
> Does this mean the actual size of this programme in my pc is the sum total
> of all 3? If so, can I safely remove the earlier 2 versions and still have
> the full function of the 3.5 with just 25MB? Or is there a better of doing
> this?
>
> I have another programme I want to remove from the PC which I cannot Remove;
> the error message is - an installation support file could not be installed.
> The system cannot find the file specified. I have already removed this
> programme from the Program Files. How can I remove it from the CP?
>
> I have XP SP2.Thks.
>
> Menk
>
>

Hi Menk,

If you removed the program from the Program Files, then the required
files needed to uninstall may be missing now. I would reinstall the
program and then remove it from Add/Remove Programs. If you no longer
have the program, you can remove the entry using the registry (last
resort), but by not uninstalling it properly, you have possibly left
remnants of the program files and registry entries on your hard drive.

You other question was answered so no need to expound on that further.

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Terry R.

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Menikos

Hi Terry

Sorry to have to pound my keyboard, again, on this matter. BTW, thanks for
your respond but couldn't you have added the path where to locate the entry
or is that path too convoluted?


"Terry R." <> wrote in message
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>
> Hi Menk,
>
> If you removed the program from the Program Files, then the required files
> needed to uninstall may be missing now. I would reinstall the program and
> then remove it from Add/Remove Programs. If you no longer have the
> program, you can remove the entry using the registry (last resort), but by
> not uninstalling it properly, you have possibly left remnants of the
> program files and registry entries on your hard drive.
>
> You other question was answered so no need to expound on that further.
>
> --
> Terry R.
>
> ***Reply Note***
> Anti-spam measures are included in my email address.
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Menikos

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info Frank, I've learned something new.

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" <> wrote in message
news:...
> "Menikos" <> wrote in message
> news:.gbl...
>> Hello
>>
>> I installed the microsoft.net framework 2.0 service pack 1 (185MB) and
>> upgraded to 3.0 service pack 1 (245MB) and then to 3.5 (25MB) and they
>> all appear in the Control Panel.
>>
>> Does this mean the actual size of this programme in my pc is the sum
>> total of all 3? If so, can I safely remove the earlier 2 versions and
>> still have the full function of the 3.5 with just 25MB? Or is there a
>> better of doing this?
>>
>> I have another programme I want to remove from the PC which I cannot
>> Remove; the error message is - an installation support file could not be
>> installed. The system cannot find the file specified. I have already
>> removed this programme from the Program Files. How can I remove it from
>> the CP?
>>
>> I have XP SP2.Thks.
>>
>> Menk
>>
>
> They are all different. If you have a program that requires 2.0 and you
> remove 2.0 because you have 3.5, then the program will no longer work.
>
> --
> Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
> Do not reply with email

Terry R.

The date and time was 6/5/2008 8:15 PM, and on a whim, Menikos pounded
out on the keyboard:

> Hi Terry
>
> Sorry to have to pound my keyboard, again, on this matter. BTW, thanks for
> your respond but couldn't you have added the path where to locate the entry
> or is that path too convoluted?
>
>
> "Terry R." <> wrote in message
> news:.gbl...
>> Hi Menk,
>>
>> If you removed the program from the Program Files, then the required files
>> needed to uninstall may be missing now. I would reinstall the program and
>> then remove it from Add/Remove Programs. If you no longer have the
>> program, you can remove the entry using the registry (last resort), but by
>> not uninstalling it properly, you have possibly left remnants of the
>> program files and registry entries on your hard drive.
>>
>> You other question was answered so no need to expound on that further.
>>
>
>

Mainly because the best resolve is to uninstall the program properly,
which means you should reinstall the program and THEN uninstall it.

Just removing the entry from the Control Panel is the least of the
issue. But if that's all you want to do, let me know.

--
Terry R.

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