.NET framework 2 is not strictly speaking an update of .NET framework 1.1. They are separate and run side by side. If you have installed only .NET framework 2, the system will try to run any software developed using .NET framework 1.1, but it may not succeed as it is not fully backward compatible (some of the instructions in .NET framework 1.1 are absent in .NET framework 2 or have been replaced by other instructions).
I have both .NET framework 1.1 and 2 installed because I have some of those apps that were developed in 1.1 that will not run if only 2 is installed.
JRosenfeld
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September 1st, 2006 23:00
.NET framework 2 is not strictly speaking an update of .NET framework 1.1. They are separate and run side by side. If you have installed only .NET framework 2, the system will try to run any software developed using .NET framework 1.1, but it may not succeed as it is not fully backward compatible (some of the instructions in .NET framework 1.1 are absent in .NET framework 2 or have been replaced by other instructions).
I have both .NET framework 1.1 and 2 installed because I have some of those apps that were developed in 1.1 that will not run if only 2 is installed.