Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

aaronpriest reviewed v4.7 on May 9, 2017

The full offline installer for 4.7 is here:
https://www.microsoft.co...d/details.aspx?id=55167

CyberDoc999 reviewed v4.7 on May 6, 2017

this is NOT PREVIEW anymore it is full.

traumadoc reviewed v4.6 Preview on Jan 23, 2015

Apparently our buddy commenter Steve doesn't comprehend two things. First, this release is a PREVIEW release. And, most obvious, this site is "beta" releases - in this case PREVIEW ... so don't moan about something not working. My god, now ridiculous.

Steve1209 reviewed v4.5.2 on May 6, 2014

Screwed up 3 programs which use .Net Framework 4.5.1 just fine, had to delete & go to Windows update to get 4.5.1 + updates, so install with caution...

Zootopia3001 reviewed v4.5.2 on May 6, 2014

Performance improvements have been made with version 4.5.1 of which I feel are noticeable. My least favorite version was 3.5... Too intrusive and slow. I've tried to avoid MS.NET in the past but have found some software now that I like of which requires .NET.

@Steve(above)...
Yea, was worried about something like that happening so didn't install this yet. Only when needed by whatever software I install or update.

Music4Ever reviewed v4.5 on Aug 17, 2012

I really dislike this 'module' & when I can manage without it I will, 90% of the time installing Win updates are taken forever patching this piece of junk on a monthly basis & if there is a failure it's usually this.

MS have produced a fixer to hopefully sort update issues with Framework which is great bar for the fact it doesn't work on the PC that has problems with it.

@Zootopia3001 - You are so right ~

Edit:

I actually totally removed .NET from my main PC & was surprised only one program actually needed it, that program was removed, glad to see the back of .NET Framework.

Zoroaster reviewed v4.5 on Aug 16, 2012

If it hadn't been for Catalyst which requires it I would have removed .NET Framework the moment I installed Windows. Anyway, I stopped updating at .NET version 3.5 ...
The great thing with this factory is that it gives you time, once a month on Patch Tuesday, to get other things done while most of the time it takes an eternity to have its updates settled.
The funniest thing with this cargo is when it is used by a 100kB application, when without the heavy-weight the same application could run under 300kB : just like taking a helicopter to cross the street :)
Gosh.

meinhart reviewed v4.5 on Aug 16, 2012

BetaNews apparently has not done its homework. This program is NOT for Windows 8; that OS already includes 4.5 Framework, and the installer will tell you so if you try.

Zootopia3001 reviewed v4.5 on Aug 16, 2012

I find .NET totally useless. The ONLY software I ever use that needs it is Turbotax and that's only one week out of the year, if that. I just happen to like Turbotax, what can I say. After my tax filing is done this bloatware gets uninstalled pronto. Any other software I might try to install that requires .NET gets appropriately cancelled. There's plenty of other software alternatives out there that don't require this mess being on your system, including all the endless security updates/service packs that come with it.

Update: I also forgot that starting with version 4, MS .NET starts an NGEN service automatically that slows down PC boot time considerably, particularly your LAN connection. Very frustrating. Yes, it can be disabled in services, however, with each new update to .NET 4.x(which seems to come every couple of months), the service gets set to automatic again. That's even more frustrating.

@Zoroaster
I've come across that too... A software installer that was very, very small in size but was wanting to install that .NET behemoth for it to work. That's just totally ridiculous.

jotte_ct reviewed v4.5 RC on Jun 1, 2012

It is getting bigger and better :)

nvic reviewed v4.5 RC on Jun 1, 2012

It's .NET. It's bloated, but it's required and it works.

The lack of XP support is disappointing, but expected I suppose...it is 11 years old.

dellmerca reviewed v4.0 on Mar 30, 2012

Microsoft .Net Framework Help and Tutorial

http://vb.net-informatio...framework_tutorials.htm

Merca

davidtb reviewed vBeta on Mar 5, 2012

I guess 4.5 framework is unnecessary for the win8 preview (YMMV)

XICrixus reviewed v4.0 on Dec 26, 2011

Good

cowgaR reviewed vDeveloper Preview on Sep 18, 2011

@war593122: that's just the web framework

as usual, da best geek on the planet has spoken:
http://www.hanselman.com...viewWithCommentary.aspx

.NET is probably the best thing that ever happened for MS

war593122 reviewed vDeveloper Preview on Sep 16, 2011

Sweet!

See what is new here:

http://www.asp.net/vnext/whats-new

arturiitojuju reviewed v4.0 on Dec 18, 2010

.net framework v4.0.3

jinx101 reviewed v4.0 on Oct 12, 2010

Most of the negative comments don't even understand what the .Net Framework does.

1.) You don't need the framework unless you use programs written against it. I would just wait until you actually need one of these programs to use it.
2.) The Framework doesn't eat up any resources other than disk space. It's only used when a program uses it and only the libraries needed are used. It does not affect system performance when not in use EXCEPT for disk space.
3.) .Net (and Java) are not for lazy programmers, it's for programmers that don't want to recreate the wheel over and over. Why use low level API's to access TCP/IP functions when you can use a cleanly written wrapper in minimal lines of code. Further, it's not a dead language framework, it's very much alive and in use (as is Java).
4.) The file size requirements are large, BUT those requirements are only because of the installation, when all of the temp files are deleted after the install it takes far less than the install requirement states.
5.) The only versions of the framework you need are the ones that you have programs that run against them. Frankly, I wouldn't install any of them until I needed to. Why store 1.1 when it's not needed?

That said, the install is slow. :P

TC17 reviewed v4.0 on Jul 2, 2010

This is nothing but junk. I didn't download this file, but trying to get it from the Microsoft update, and it messes up both my desktop and laptop. I've also never seen a program take so long to install. I would stay away from this piece of crap.

tosh9i reviewed v4.0 on May 3, 2010

Why do I keep on getting an "Unable to Connect" page everytime I click on Download. Has Microsoft removed it?

nvic reviewed v4.0 on Apr 13, 2010

Yet another framework I need to install. Does it's job, although it is decidedly large.

In response to the user who asked if there were any apps that use this - I use an app that until now was running on the 4.0 Beta.

As an aside, an offline installer would be nice...

jotte_ct reviewed v4.0 on Apr 13, 2010

I don't understand why people will jump to install 4.0 framework version!?
What for? Just to have the "latest software" or to complain here?
Unless you are a developer and you are using Visual Studio 2010.
Else, personally I am not aware of any applications that require .NET Framework 4.0; maybe you?

mcm reviewed v4.0 on Apr 13, 2010

Just to clear up some confusion, there's just the two versions to install. Basically skip v1.1 because there are very few programs out there that require it. So all you need is v3.5 SP1 (this installer includes v2 & v3) and weighs in at 240mb plus v4 that weighs in at 50mb (36mb for x86 only).

aruprc reviewed v4.0 on Apr 13, 2010

This is quite frustrating, if your programs need dot Net 3.5, dot Net 4 won't work on them, so you have a huge list of dot Nets stretching all the way back to 1.1, what a royal mess and a PITA MS.

Input Overload reviewed v4.0 on Apr 13, 2010

I must admit MS are losing me on this one. It needs a MS uninstaller & starting again. I installed this 'Update'? Last night on on first reboot nothing worked, so after another reboot this PC seems OK. But I'm still wondering to image back a day as the PC just doesn't seem right somehow. If you are not on a fast connection it will be a pain as it's huge, IMHO my advice is to leave it until you have to install it.

Banquo reviewed v4.0 on Apr 12, 2010

To the post below, no this does not replace any previous versions. If you have programs that require .NET framework 1.1 or 3.5 you also have to also install those versions. It's becoming a HUGE bloated mess and it's only getting worse. Come on Microsoft, this is getting pathetic.

stevvie reviewed v4.0 on Apr 12, 2010

so does this replace 1,2,3,3.5 ? or do we still need all the other CRAP installed as WELL as this one ?????

JethroB reviewed v4.0 on Apr 12, 2010

The link provided is an installer stub. The actual software is f'ing huge. I surely would like to not have so &^(&$ much hard drive space taken up by side-by-side versions of .NET and visual c runtime libraries.

ron_marz reviewed v4.0 on Apr 12, 2010

And only 380 megabytes!

mjm01010101 reviewed v4.0 on Apr 12, 2010

Not quite sure what good has come from .net for USERS. Developers tend to like it, but users have to install 5+ versions, the inevitable patches, and security nightmares that often require a recompile during install. this can mean a low-mid-range system sits there patching for 20+ minutes at times!

How is this beneficial to the end-user? How many times have I seen an Intuit product get broken by a .net dependency? Should I blame Intuit or Microsoft?

Frustrating, and overall I wish we didn't have to deal with it, or it was released much more stable/complete from the getgo.

mcm reviewed v4.0 RC on Feb 12, 2010

radiomaffia, the different .net framework versions install side by side. Programs written in .net target a particular version that you must have installed in order for the application to run, otherwise you will get a random error. So it sounds like you removed the earlier version of .net and is the cause of your problems.

betasun, no from the paint.net website it states that it targets 3.5 SP1 so you will still require that version in order to run the program. It is possible to get programs written in earlier versions of dotnet to run in later versions which you can google supportedRuntime for but there can be breaking changes in new versions of dotnet which can causes problems.

CyberDoc999, regarding performance the issue during say WPF development is that there can be 2 or 3 different controls that performs the same task one with basic functionality but uses less computer resources and one with more advanced functionality but uses more computer resources. So slow apps isn't necessarily the fault of the .net framework. Microsoft even release tools that can analyse your application you've written for performance letting you know the areas that are causing your app to be slow. I personally think the performance of the .net framework itself is acceptable but more can be done in the developer tooling by making performance related issues more obvious to help developers create better performing apps.

thartist reviewed v4.0 RC on Feb 12, 2010

@ radiomaffia: ignorant, get your head out of your rear.

radiomaffia reviewed v4.0 RC on Feb 11, 2010

When Microsoft comes with new versions of .NET Framework I allways keep good fate that my videoconverter will do his job. Most of the times I get errormessages while converting or afterwards. This sorts out that I have to look to a new videoconverter if the problem stays after updating to a new version of the videoconverter.In the past years there were several videoconverters unussable after the update of .NET Framework. Thankyou very much Microsoft and for me counts and I can advise you : do not update to fast to a new version of .NET Framework, there is no turning back from it.

betasun reviewed v4.0 RC on Feb 11, 2010

I dont know if i could install Paint.Net With this version of NET Framework ??

rstat1 reviewed v4.0 Beta 2 on Oct 22, 2009

@Floodland I really would like to see you do better. Oh whats that.. you don't know how really?...Shut up troll and go find somewhere to post your useless crap.

CyberDoc999 reviewed v4.0 Beta 2 on Oct 22, 2009

Bloated , slow.... I wish that I did not install this....
I have 4 gigs ram and 3 ghz cpu

mcm reviewed v4.0 Beta 1 on May 22, 2009

Ryusennin, what it means by that is that you can't have dotnet 1.0 and dotnet 4.0 installed at the same time. You will need to uninstall dotnet 1.0 from the control panel before being able to install dotnet 4.0. I gather this restriction should be gone when beta 2 is released.

Ryusennin reviewed v4.0 Beta 1 on May 21, 2009

"The .NET Framework version 4 cannot be installed because the .NET Framework version 1.0 is already installed on your computer."

Well, thanks for the heads-up, Captain Obvious. What now?

lagpro reviewed v4.0 Beta 1 on May 21, 2009

and Mozilla/zulrunner is not..... go buy some memory for your 486 and things will be better.

.Net is getting better with each new version as they redress some of its original design and shortcomings.

Floodland reviewed v4.0 Beta 1 on May 21, 2009

Never ending crap from MS...
They released 4 versions already and none of them work as they should. Another one? No thanks.
With some exceptions (Paint.NET being one of them) .NET is for lazy programmers who are not able to program decently... Bloated to hell, slow and useless. I do not understand how any version of he framework had been released! dll hell elevated at its maximum expression!

Aegis69 reviewed v4.0 Beta 1 on May 21, 2009

Yeah Java is not a perfect solution, but .NET is just.. wrong.

.NET has been a dead issue for years, but as with everything microsoft will never stop flogging a dead horse. Lets just put this mess out of its misery but not downloading any applications written in it.

Bonobi reviewed v4.0 Beta 1 on May 21, 2009

Seems stable like the last version. I didn't even have to click on the icon to start up Windows after this installation.

catchpole reviewed v4.0 Beta 1 on May 20, 2009

funny how there are negative comments right from the start, prolly they didnt even try it. but mostly they are mac/linux trolls. im gonna give five stars then. and im gonna try it. if it wasnt so great, then i will give lower ratio

ron_marz reviewed v4.0 Beta 1 on May 20, 2009

The root of all bloat.