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For testing purposes, I installed .Net Framework 4 Client Profile. My tests ended and I was to uninstall it, in order to install .Net Framework 4 full. The uninstaller told me to uninstall .Net Framework 4 extended first.

I've already found it and uninstalled, but the question remains: What is .Net Framework 4 extended?

skaffman
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  • Possible duplicate of [Differences between Microsoft .NET 4.0 full Framework and Client Profile](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2759228/differences-between-microsoft-net-4-0-full-framework-and-client-profile) – Matyas Jan 17 '19 at 11:53

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Got this from Bing. Seems Microsoft has removed some features from the core framework and added it to a separate optional(?) framework component.

To quote from MSDN (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc656912.aspx)

The .NET Framework 4 Client Profile does not include the following features. You must install the .NET Framework 4 to use these features in your application:

* ASP.NET
* Advanced Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) functionality
* .NET Framework Data Provider for Oracle
* MSBuild for compiling
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    @ bintechie: thank you for reading "between the lines"; the article you quote fails (not your fault) to explicitly identify "Microsoft .NET 4 Extended". The support link(a) from "Control Panel::Add/Remove Programs" is equally useless. Good catch! (a) http://download.microsoft.com/download/B/5/7/B57D25A2-B3FD-4668-91B9-DB43B6BD910D/NETFx4RTM.htm – gerryLowry May 17 '10 at 15:49
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It's the part of the .NET Framework that isn't contained within the Client Profile. See MSDN for more info; specifically:

The .NET Framework is made up of the .NET Framework 4 Client Profile and .NET Framework 4 Extended components that exist separately in Programs and Features.

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