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Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1

The .NET Framework is a component of the Windows operating system. For developers, the .NET Framework makes it easy to rapidly create powerful software that maximizes performance, scalability, opportunities for integration, reliability, security, and the end-user experience, while minimizing the costs of deployment and management.

Windows users need to install the .NET Framework to run applications developed using the .NET Framework.

This release includes a number of enhancements over version 1.0 of the .NET Framework. Installing this release is a prerequisite for running applications developed using the .NET Framework 1.1. For more information about the .NET Framework, see .NET Framework Home. (This site may be in English.)

Note If you are downloading the .NET Framework 1.1 onto a machine in a language other than English, and there is a corresponding .NET Framework language pack, it will be downloaded automatically with this install. .NET Framework language packs contain translated text, such as error messages, for languages other than English.

System Requirements

The .NET Framework can be installed on the following operating systems:

- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE)
- Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Workstation or Server) with Service Pack 6.0a. ASP.NET is not supported on Windows NT 4.0.
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Datacenter Server, or Advanced Server) with the latest service pack
- Microsoft Windows XP (Home Edition or Professional)
- Windows Server 2003 Family (Installed with the operating system)

You must also be running Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.01 or later for all installations of the .NET Framework.

Hardware Requirements
Pentium 90 MHz processor with a minimum of 32 MB of memory (96 MB recommended)

Additional Requirements for Running Server Applications

- One of the following operating systems:
  - Windows 2000 (Professional, Server, Datacenter Server, or Advanced Server) with the latest service pack
  - Windows XP Professional
  - Windows Server 2003 Family
- Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.6 (MDAC 2.7 SP1 recommended)
- Pentium 133 MHz processor with a minimum of 128 MB of memory (256 MB recommended)

To Use the .NET Framework
If requested, restart your computer to complete the installation. No other action is required to run .NET Framework-based applications.

To Uninstall the .NET Framework

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. (In Windows XP, click Start and then click Control Panel.)
2. Click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 and then click Change/Remove. (In Windows 9x, click Add/Remove.)

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