Vista - Broken .Net 3.0 framework issue

Hello All,

I inadvertently tried to install the stand alone version of .Net framework
on Vista before I realized that Vista is shipped with it. I think I messed
something up because when I go to Programs and Features - it is not listed
there in the installed applications. Also I did a check with VersionCheck
and it produced the following results. Also the peculiar this is if I go to
Turn Windows features on and off it appears in that list. The results below
indicate that I only have 2.0.50727.312 installed.

VersionCheck results for LIVIM17239EXT:
=======================================

Installed .NET Runtime(s) OK.
Current version: The following runtimes are installed:
2.0.50727.312

ADO Database Runtime Version ADO 2.60 check failed. Download update from
http://www.microsoft.com/Data/download.htm. Installed v
Current version: not installed.
COM server not found: ADODB.Recordset

Internet Explorer Version OK.
Current version: 7.0.6000.16386
Determined from file: C:\Windows\system32\ieframe.dll

VersionCheck (c) 2002-2007 TMG Development Ltd -
http://www.tmgdevelopment.co.uk/vers...k/indexapp.htm

Mark Livingston wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I inadvertently tried to install the stand alone version of .Net
> framework on Vista before I realized that Vista is shipped with it. I
> think I messed something up because when I go to Programs and Features -
> it is not listed there in the installed applications. Also I did a check
> with VersionCheck and it produced the following results. Also the
> peculiar this is if I go to Turn Windows features on and off it appears
> in that list. The results below indicate that I only have 2.0.50727.312
> installed.
>
> VersionCheck results for LIVIM17239EXT:
> =======================================
>
> Installed .NET Runtime(s) OK.
> Current version: The following runtimes are installed:
> 2.0.50727.312

..Net 3.0 just adds support for WPF, WCF, WWF and WCS. It doesn't replace
the runtime (CLR) itself. Version 3.0 of the CLR will be shipped with
..Net 3.5.

It doesn't sound like you have a problem.

Microsoft seems to have decided to make the .Net version numbers really
crazy. However, their installer is clever and will sort everything out
for you. Unless you're a software developer, you'll find pretty much
every .Net program includes an installer that can download required
components of .Net from the internet if you've not got them already, and
the installer will work correctly no matter what versions of .Net you
already have installed (if you already have a more recent, compatible
version of the framework, it will just finish without doing anything).

Alun Harford