The file name is: dotnetfx_cleanup_tool.zip This info came from one of the zipped files. I usually keep the URL where I got it, but, didn't in this case. BTW... It worked when nothing else would. :-)
.NET Framework cleanup tool change history The current build was created on December 22, 2008 For more information about the .NET Framework cleanup tool, see the following links: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=121918 http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/05/30/611355.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/09/21/5046920.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2008/03/07/8108332.aspx Good luck... Joe Morlino Islands Computer Services -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 2:33 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Deleting all traces of .NET framework Wifh of the umteen TechNet articles? Terri Esham <[email protected]> wrote on 11/30/2009 01:01:18 PM: > We have successfully used the .net framework cleanup tool. Just do > a google search on this term and you should find it. It's free. > > Terri > > [email protected] said the following on 11/30/2009 1:49 PM: > > Greetings! > > A user was having problems with a suite of apps based on .NET 3.0. > The company's support said to try uninstalling not only their > applications but all of .NET as well. Unfortunately, the .NET has > claws far larger than they need be... > > Control panel Add/Remove will not remove all versions (we've had 1.1 > and 3.5, the latter which "adds" .NET 2.0 and .NET 3.0). The > Windows Install Cleanup tool also will not remove it. After using > those two methods, .NET 3.0 or .NET 3.5 installs claimed either a > "newer version" was already installed, or the installer would simply > disply "Installation failed". (This offered no more information > that I could find.) > > Then I went stupid... I did a seek-and-destroy mission through the > file system and the registry. .NET still would not install (I got > messages implying that it was already there and running). > > FORTUNATELY, there was a System Restore Point from yesterday... > > How to I clean that crap off so a clean install of .NET 3.5 SP1 can > be installed? (I found one Tech Net article. Nothing there - files > to delete, registry values to delete, etc were not there after the > stupidity attack.) > > Thanks! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > ASPCA® > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
