Maineiac said:
I hope I'm not too off subject here, but the reason there are so many search results for ".NET framework problems" is that just about everybody is using it and it's on almost every computer nowadays.
I disagree. It isn't on any of the Windows machines in this house, for example, and it isn't on any of the Windows machines at my wife's place of employment, where she is a Systems Administrator. In fact, it seems to mostly be installed on developer's machines, some, but not all business machines, and some network gamers machines.
Maineiac said:
I've never had any problems with it. It does, however, require Windows 2000 or later, but you really shoudn't be using anthing older than that anyway because you are much more vulnerable to hackers and viruses on such an old system.announce1
That's not right, either. It requires Win 98 or later, according to Microsoft. It comes with Vista and Windows Server 2003. For everything else, it is an add on.
And if you are implying that I am running an insecure system, you are out of bounds. You have no idea what I am running. announce1announce1announce1
Allow me to restate my concerns with Paint.NET.
For people considering downloading Paint.NET, please be aware that you will also be required to download a Windows OS extension called .NET Framework 2.0 that requires 280 MB of disk space (610 MB for 64 bit systems), in addition to that required by Paint.NET itself. Uninstalling Paint.NET will not uninstall the .NET Framework. That will require a separate uninstall.
There are numerous reports of .NET Framework mucking up peoples machines.
Getting .NET Framework onto users' machines is a key Microsoft business strategy. This is undoubtedly why Microsoft provided free support to the developer of Paint.NET.
.NET Framework is not uncontroversial. Some software professionals view it as just another piece of Microsoft's dominate the world strategy. Some don't agree. You can find out more about it at
Wikipedia.
.NETFramework is a complicated piece of software that adds another layer to the computer security issue. The default settings may be OK, but then again, they may not be. The National Security Agency (NSA) has an unclassified PDF available online entitled "Guide To Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Security." It totals a whopping 298 pages.
For myself, I decided that a free Windows paint program that requires a .NET Framework install isn't worth the risk, no matter how good the program. Others may feel differently.