Thanks! I did manage to stumble across that a few minutes ago. (Just because I was frustrated a few minutes ago doesn't mean I'd quit looking.)
We need to wait until WED to try it out, but it appears to be very promising! Thanks, y'all, for your patience... -- richard "Joe Morlino" <[email protected]> wrote on 11/30/2009 02:21:51 PM: > 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/> ~
