Why Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile is 256 MB?

Question

Microsoft .NET Framework Client Profile Offline Installer - 255.6 MB. Shouldn't it be 27MB or so?

Here list of biggest files within package (size in bytes).

1. dotnetfx35.exe (242 743 296)
2. DotNetFx20Client_Package_x86.exe (14 466 600)
3. DotNetFx30Client_Package_x86.exe (8 328 232)
4. DotNetFx35Client_Package_x86.exe (935 976)

So may be right question is why full flagged .NET 3.5 package here? I do not know.

Answer 1

It's the full 3.5 + the client profile because the client profile cannot be installed if there is a version of the framework already installed. The online installer only download what it's needed.