Silverlight, to get or not to get?

I haven't installed this thing yet on my Win XP Pro SP2 system but I just now visited http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA012013211033.aspx?WT.mc_id=ION , via Firefox, and I see a statement that, if I proceed with viewing of the Demo, Silverlight will be installed.

Is this thing harmless? Will I notice any impact on system/browser performance due to installing it? Can it be uninstalled?

 

This thing is 100% harmless. You don't have to worry. You can uninstall it from add\remove programs. This thing falls right in-between a small app and a plugin, because it can only be used from an Internet browser, including Firefox. That is what i use to download stuff from Microsoft.

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OK, thanks. I also just did some reading at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverlight and http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/overview/faq.aspx and I'll probably go ahead and install it.

 

Halo, thanks for that info.

I just installed it. http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx#instruct said:

"After a successful completion in Internet Explorer, the browser page will be automatically updated. In Firefox, you will need to restart the browser. You can now start using Silverlight."

But, the installation was immediately confirmed by http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/resources/install.aspx and I was able to immediately play the Demo at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/help/HA012013211033.aspx?WT.mc_id=ION without restarting Firefox. So, apparently, the stated restarting requirement for Firefox is not true, at least not in all cases. Of course, I'll be closing and restarting it sometime soon anyway.