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Originally Posted by Purple Lady
I do have a copy saved on the pc and I will save a copy to Dropbox too. I saw some of the Google search had info about .NET, but I ignored it because I think hubby told me at some point that we didn't use it. I'll pass this on to tech support, aka hubby. Thanks.
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You might be surprised at how many programs use it.
Before Windows 7, one would need to specifically install .NET 1.x, 2.0, or 3.0, depending on what program used which version. You might need to install all of them. So you would indeed consciously install it (or have it installed by the program you want to use).
However, Windows 7 comes with .NET 3.5.x built in, and that version also provides version 3.0 and lower (including 2.0, which is required for ADE). If you need anything above version 3.5.1, you'll need to install .NET 4.6.1 (current latest version) by hand.
Windows 8.x and 10 come with version 4.5 (or newer, through Windows Update), which provides .NET 4.0 and up. Version 3.5 is installed as well, but disabled by default. If a program requires it, it will be enabled, and updated through Windows Update if necessary.