What are the requirements for all .NET frameworks and their service packs? This is what I need to know for all available frameworks:
.NET Framework prerequisites
What other .NET Frameworks does it require?
For example: .NET Framework 2.0 does not require anything, .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 requires .NET Framework 2.0 installed, but .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 does not require .NET Framework 3.5 installed (or maybe does? dunno)
Reboot requirements
Does the installation package require reboot after installation?
Clean install requirements
Does the installation package require clean install? (No pending delete/rename operations)
Administrator privileges
Does the installation package require administrator privileges to install? (I guess this is "yes" for all of them...)
And I need to know all of this for the following packages:
Could you please either tell me all of these requirements, or direct me to the appropriate source? Or maybe both? :-)
Is there any other way to determine the specified requirements other than just trying to install all packages and trying to figure it out? Because I haven't really found anything helpful in already published answers.
For all those down-voters: Can you show me where in the published links in answers can I find if .NET 2.0 SP2 needs .NET 2.0 already installed, or if it installs it automatically? Because it is the main topic of this question.
Generic .NET Framework prerequisites
Language pack LCIDs
List of Windows versions (Determine Windows Version and Edition)
As it turned out, the only way how I could get the info I need is just to manually install/uninstall all the frameworks to try all combinations (combinations which make sense) to determine the prerequisites. I will update this answer continuously as I find more info.
Ad 1, 2:
If .NET Framework 1.0 is removed, installing only .NET Framework 1.1 also provides the system support for version 1.0, except in rare instances where an application will not run because it checks the version number of a library. [4]
Ad 2: Reboot requirements are generally determined by installation package's exit code 3010. I always install the packages silently and with /norestart when appropriate - don't know if the exit code is different with different parameters.
Ad 3: No installation package required clean install.
Ad 4: All installation packages require administrator privileges, because they install in WINDOWS directory.
Additional prerequisites