Original title: Microsoft .net FramworkI have MSNF 2,3,3.5 in my system using up almost 400MB of disk space. When I try to remove the older versions I am informed that they cannot be deleted since they are part of the operating system (Xp ) Is there another way they can be removed without doing serious damage? Otherwise, am I stuck with more space robbing each time Microsoft come up with a new Framework update?

How does your post pertain to Internet Explorer?~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft

Hi alpha, You will not be able to remove the files that are related with Microsoft .Netframework as they are used by the operating system. You can use disk cleanup tool to remove unwanted files to free up some space on the computer.Description of the Disk Cleanup Tool in Windows XPhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/3103125 ways to speed up your PChttp://www.microsoft.com/atwork/maintenance/speed.aspx Hope this helps!Halima S - Microsoft Support.Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

Thanks Halima, I run the disk cleanup utility at least twice a month and the registry cleaner every couple weeks. I just wish MS was a little more user friendly with their updates.

Hi alpha, .Net framework and its updates are needed by various programs to work properly on the computer. Halima S - Microsoft Support.Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

And a registry cleaner could do more damage than it cures

As Palcouk observes, your injudicious use of "registry cleaners" probably CAUSED most of your problems!TIP: If you ever think your Registry needs to be cleaned, repaired, boosted, tuned-up, cured, tweaked, fixed, or optimized (it doesn't), read http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099 and draw your own conclusions.Also see http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-life.aspx~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) ~ MS MVP (IE, Mail, Security, Windows & Update Services) since 2002 ~ Disclaimer: MS MVPs neither represent nor work for Microsoft

On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:57:05 +0000, alpha 2zambouy wrote:Thanks Halima, I run the disk cleanup utility at least twice a month OK.and   the registry cleaner every couple weeks.Ugh! A very bad thing to do. Registry cleaning programs are allsnake oil. Cleaning of the registry isn't needed and is dangerous.Leave the registry alone and don't use any registry cleaner. Despitewhat many people think, and what vendors of registry cleaning softwaretry to convince you of, having unused registry entries doesn't reallyhurt you. The risk of a serious problem caused by a registry cleaner erroneouslyremoving an entry you need is far greater than any potential benefitit may have. Read http://www.edbott.com/weblog/archives/000643.htmland http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=28099and alsohttp://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2005/10/02/registry-junk-a-windows-fact-of-life.aspxLet me point out that neither I nor anyone else who warns against theuse of registry cleaners has ever said that they always causeproblems. If they always caused problems, they would disappear fromthe market almost immediately. Many people have used a registrycleaner and never had a problem with it.Rather, the problem with a registry cleaner is that it carries with itthe substantial risk of having a problem. And since there is nobenefit to using a registry cleaner, running that risk is a very badbargain.Ken Blake (MS MVP)

[There's that darn echo again! <wink> ]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 20:36:14 +0000, PA Bear MS MVP wrote:[There's that darn echo again! <wink> ]Yep. Sorry, but that's the one of things about using the NNTP Bridge.I don't always get to see all the other messages posted before I makemy reply. But on the other hand, even if we say the same things, we say them indifferent ways and what one of us says may do a better job of strikinga chord with the OP. And having two people say the same thingreinforces the point, and that can be especially valuable.Ken Blake (MS MVP)