.net?

[Jake]

>-----Original Message-----
>Will someone please give me an example or two of routine
uses for .net?
>It's a recommended Windows update for all of my
computers, but I've
>never understood it's purpose and have never installed
it.
>
>Am I denying myself some useful feature of Windows?
Thanks..
>
>.
>Probably because your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is
a NET server. AOL is a .COM server, many are either .COM
or .NET

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

Jake,

This question has nothing to do with .com or .net domain name suffixes.
It is all about the Microsoft .NET Framework
see
http://www.microsoft.com/net/basics/

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"Jake" > wrote in message
...
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Will someone please give me an example or two of routine
> uses for .net?
> >It's a recommended Windows update for all of my
> computers, but I've
> >never understood it's purpose and have never installed
> it.
> >
> >Am I denying myself some useful feature of Windows?
> Thanks..
> >
> >.
> >Probably because your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is
> a NET server. AOL is a .COM server, many are either .COM
> or .NET

[Harold Gunn]

Thanks, Mike..

Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
> Jake,
>
> This question has nothing to do with .com or .net domain name suffixes.
> It is all about the Microsoft .NET Framework
> see
> http://www.microsoft.com/net/basics/
>