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Creating an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1

A while back, I posted some instructions that can be used to create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0.  The .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 was recently released (it is required in order to install the .NET Framework 3.5).  There are some behind the scenes architecture changes in the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 setup (which I'm planning to describe in more detail in a future blog post).  Those changes cause the previous instructions I posted for creating an administrative install point to no longer work.

Here are some updated steps that can be used to create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 for each of the supported processor architectures.

To create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x86:

1. Download the full package from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=79BC3B77-E02C-4AD3-AACF-A7633F706BA5 and save it to your local hard drive
2. Extract the contents of the setup package by running this command:
   
   netfx20sp1_x86.exe /x:c:\netfx20sp1\x86
   
3. Stage the base MSI by running this command:
   
   msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\netfx20a_x86.msi" TARGETDIR="c:\netfx20sp1\x86\AIP"
   
4. Apply the patches to the staged base MSI by running this command:
   
   msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp1\x86\AIP\netfx20a_x86.msi" PATCH="c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_CA.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\PreXP.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW.msp"

With these steps, you will have an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x86 located at c:\netfx20sp1\x86\AIP.  You can then install the MSI directly using a command line like the following:

msiexec.exe /i c:\netfx20sp1\x86\AIP\netfx20a_x86.msi /l*v %temp%\netfx20sp1x86log.txt /qb VSEXTUI=1

You can adjust the parameters as needed if you want a fully silent install instead of basic UI, or want to use any other standard Windows Installer command line parameters.

To create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x64:

1. Download the full package from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=029196ED-04EB-471E-8A99-3C61D19A4C5A and save it to your local hard drive
2. Extract the contents of the setup package by running this command:
   
   netfx20sp1_x64.exe /x:c:\netfx20sp1\x64
   
3. Stage the base MSI by running this command:
   
   msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\netfx20a_x64.msi" TARGETDIR="c:\netfx20sp1\x64\AIP"
   
4. Apply the patches to the staged base MSI by running this command:
   
   msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp1\x64\AIP\netfx20a_x64.msi" PATCH="c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_CA.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\PreXP.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW.msp"

With these steps, you will have an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 x64 located at c:\netfx20sp1\x64\AIP.  You can then install the MSI directly using a command line like the following:

msiexec.exe /i c:\netfx20sp1\x64\AIP\netfx20a_x64.msi /l*v %temp%\netfx20sp1x64log.txt /qb VSEXTUI=1

You can adjust the parameters as needed if you want a fully silent install instead of basic UI, or want to use any other standard Windows Installer command line parameters.

To create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 ia64:

1. Download the full package from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=32E77AE0-96EF-4ECD-A157-9BF61A7C8DAA and save it to your local hard drive
2. Extract the contents of the package by running this command:
   
   netfx20sp1_ia64.exe /x:c:\netfx20sp1\ia64
   
3. Stage the base MSI by running this command:
   
   msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\netfx20a_ia64.msi" TARGETDIR="c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\AIP"
   
4. Apply the patches to the staged base MSI by running this command:
   
   msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\AIP\netfx20a_ia64.msi" PATCH="c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_CA.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\PreXP.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms.msp;c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW.msp"

With these steps, you will have an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 ia64 located at c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\AIP.  You can then install the MSI directly using a command line like the following:

msiexec.exe /i c:\netfx20sp1\ia64\AIP\netfx20a_ia64.msi /l*v %temp%\netfx20sp1ia64log.txt /qb VSEXTUI=1

You can adjust the parameters as needed if you want a fully silent install instead of basic UI, or want to use any other standard Windows Installer command line parameters.

<update date="1/23/2008"> Added example command lines to install the MSI directly after creating the administrative install point. </update>