How to repair/reinstall Dot Net with Vista?

[Petzl]

I have an application that uses Dot Net 2. I have having issues that relate to Dot Net and standard procedure on Vista is to uninstall/reinstall Dot Net 2. I get an error "Attempted to read or write Protected memory". How is a Dot Net repair achieved on my Dell MX1530 that was shipped with Vista? I have run the Vista startup repair and this does nothing. I have run sfc /scannow which shows up some errors related to sidebar, settings and tcp but says it cannot repair.

I can rebuild the machine but surely there are other options??? Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[sggaunt]

Is the protected memory error when you uninstall or when re-installing?

Are you sure this is a Windows error and not one generated by a firewall or Anti-Malware program?

Make sure you shutdown all such programs first.

It should be possible to remove the dot net components from windows, and certainly any updates can be removed.


Steve: N.M.N.F.
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[linney]

Have you come across this article?

How to repair the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 on Windows Vista

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/arch...t-framework-2-0-and-3-0-on-windows-vista.aspx