Firefox - Remove Microsoft .NET Framework Assistant

MarcLister · 24 Sep 2008 at 12:34

As above, how can I remove it? It got forced upon me when I install some Express editions of Microsoft Visual Studio. I've looked in the obvious Firefox places I can think of but it is invisible. This is with hidden files set to visible btw.

tolien · 24 Sep 2008 at 15:33

What is it and where did you find it?

MarcLister · 24 Sep 2008 at 15:34

No idea what it is or what it does. It got installed when I install the Visual Express progs.

Vai · 24 Sep 2008 at 15:40

Its installed with .NET 3.5 SP1.

Theres a registry key you delete. I think it was under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions

tolien · 24 Sep 2008 at 15:41

Ah, it's listed as an extension? You should be able to remove it with the usual Add-ons panel (Tools -> Add-ons).

MarcLister · 24 Sep 2008 at 15:50

Vai said:
Its installed with .NET 3.5 SP1.

Theres a registry key you delete. I think it was under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions

Is it? Could have sworn it only appeared after the Visual Express stuff.

tolien said:
Ah, it's listed as an extension? You should be able to remove it with the usual Add-ons panel (Tools -> Add-ons).

Derr!

Already tried that.

Can only disable, the Uninstall box is greyed out.

Vai · 24 Sep 2008 at 15:53

It puts the actual extension in:
C:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\Windows Presentation Foundation\DotNetAssistantExtension

So you should be able to search for that in the registry to locate the key.

MarcLister · 24 Sep 2008 at 16:04

Yeah I found it. I found the folder as well and deleted that. Ta.