Scott Hanselman's blog has a good overview of where the size of the .NET Framework comes from here . Additionally, he introduces http://www.smallestdotnet.com/ which will tell you what you currently have installed as well as how big of a download you...

Well, as some of you may have guessed, I've been under the radar recently due to a switch in teams. I am now a Program Manager on the full .NET Framework working on project and release management tasks. Expect further updates tailored around the full...