.NET Framework installation requirements

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What are the requirements for all .NET frameworks and their service packs? This is what I need to know for all available frameworks:

  1. .NET Framework prerequisites
    What other .NET Frameworks does it require?
    For example: .NET Framework 2.0 does not require anything, .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 requires .NET Framework 2.0 installed, but .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 does not require .NET Framework 3.5 installed (or maybe does? dunno)

  2. Reboot requirements
    Does the installation package require reboot after installation?

  3. Clean install requirements
    Does the installation package require clean install? (No pending delete/rename operations)

  4. Administrator privileges
    Does the installation package require administrator privileges to install? (I guess this is "yes" for all of them…)

And I need to know all of this for the following packages:

  1. .NET Framework 1.1
  2. .NET Framework 1.1 Language Pack
  3. .NET Framework 1.1 SP 1
  4. .NET Framework 2.0
  5. .NET Framework 2.0 Language Pack
  6. .NET Framework 2.0 SP 1
  7. .NET Framework 2.0 SP 1 Language Pack
  8. .NET Framework 2.0 SP 2
  9. .NET Framework 2.0 SP 2 Language Pack
  10. .NET Framework 3.5
  11. .NET Framework 3.5 Language Pack
  12. .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1
  13. .NET Framework 3.5 SP 1 Language Pack
  14. .NET Framework 4.0 Full
  15. .NET Framework 4.0 Client

Could you please either tell me all of these requirements, or direct me to the appropriate source? Or maybe both? 🙂

UPDATE

Is there any other way to determine the specified requirements other than just trying to install all packages and trying to figure it out? Because I haven't really found anything helpful in already published answers.

For all those down-voters: Can you show me where in the published links in answers can I find if .NET 2.0 SP2 needs .NET 2.0 already installed, or if it installs it automatically? Because it is the main topic of this question.

Helpful resources

Generic .NET Framework prerequisites
Language pack LCIDs
List of Windows versions (Determine Windows Version and Edition)

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