.net-client-profile – IT Nursery

How do you UrlEncode without using System.Web?

May 15, 2022 by IT Nursery

I am trying to write a windows client application that calls a web site for data. To keep the install to a minimum I am trying only use dlls in the .NET Framework Client Profile. Trouble is that I need to UrlEncode some parameters, is there an easy way to do this without importing System.Web.dll … Read more

Differences between Microsoft .NET 4.0 full Framework and Client Profile

May 11, 2022 by IT Nursery

The Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 full installer (32- and 64-bit) is 48.1 MB and the Client Profile installer is 41.0 MB. The extracted installation files are 237 MB and 194 MB respectively, and once installed, they are 537 MB and 427 MB. This is a difference of 110 MB. What difference is there between the two packages? When is it preferable to … Read more