.NET Framework
(ver 2.0 sp2)
Freeware


The .NET framework is the follow-on to the 
discontinued Microsoft Visual Basic.  This 
Microsoft .NET Framework redistributable 
package installs the .NET Framework runtime 
and associated files required to run 
applications developed to target the .NET 
Framework v2.0 service pack 2.

It is recommended that the security service 
pack "Windows2000-KB835732-x86-ENU.EXE" be 
installed prior to installing .NET.  


Note: This is the last version of Microsoft
.NET that can be run on the Win2k OS (later 
versions specifically dropped support for 
Win2k, in order to force customers to switch 
to a version of Windows that required Product 
Activation).  

	file = NetFx20SP2_x86.zip


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.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 for Windows 2000
(ver RC3a)
Freeware


A Japanese programmer has built an installer 
that will load .NET version 3.5 onto Win2k.  
Note that .NET 3.0 and 3.5 are merely extensions 
to .NET 2.0 sp2, so there was no reason why 
Microsoft couldn't have offered an official 
version of .NET 3.5 (failure to do so was 
purely a political decision, in order to force 
Win2k into obsolecense).  

Prerequisites:
	Windows 2000 SP4
	KB891861 v2
	.NET Framework 2.0 SP2

This unofficial upgrade will install both .NET 
version 3.0 sp2 and .NET version 3.5 sp1.  While 
the installer is running, do NOT close the 
command line window.  Follow any instructions 
given in this window, then allow the computer 
to reboot.  

Note: if you later need to uninstall, remove the 
"Security Updates" and "Hotfixes" first.  


	file = NetFX35W2KRC3a.zip