"John" wrote in message
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I don't want to get into too much technical debate with Geeks - but do I
need Microsoft .NET Framework?

I have been offered an update at 248 Mb. I wonder if I can strip it off as
I don't see what benefit I get from it.

If you're running a stripped down system, and you've got no software which
uses it, then no. OTOH it's the MS way of developing stuff, so more stuff
will be using it. 248M is quite a lot, but think of it as a big shared
component rather than a standalone thing.