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I recently installed a desktop side bar and tried to install some plugin packages. However when I tried to install the packages, I get the message "this plugin requires NET framework 1.1." The strange thing is I have it installed on my computer. Any ideas of whats going wrong?
Thanks

might nt be the most updated one?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...3a3&displaylang=en

I installed that along with the windows update. Still doesn't work.

i remember when i had that problem, restarting helped for me, if not, get net framework 2 beta

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Originally posted by Supersonicdarky
get net framework 2 beta

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Is it stable or is it a rly bad beta ?

i didn't notice anything bad about it

I just tried what you suggested and net framework 2 didnt work. I have restarted my computer after every installation and nothing changed.

Incase anyone was interested, here is the solution to my problem. I got it from sidebar's forums.

The following instructions should provide a temporary workaround to installing .NET panels if you really have the .NET Framework Redistributable 1.1 but DS doesn't detect it.
1) Save the plugin's dspackage file to your computer.
2) Change the file's extension from dspackage to zip.
3) Extract all the files and folders out of the zip file using your favorite archiving application (Total Commander, WinZIP, WinRAR, WinXP, Win--- ... biggrin.gif).
4) Among the files you extracted there should be an .install file (in some panels it's install.xml). Open it using Notepad.
5) Delete completely the line that reads:
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<item condition="$NET11" text="This panel requires .NET Framework v1.1 to be installed." />

6) Save the changes to the .install (or install.xml) file.
7) Re-package all the files you extracted in step 3 using your favorite archiving application.
8) Change the file's extension from zip to dspackage.
9) Double click the dspackage file while Desktop Sidebar is running.