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Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:23 PM

Where to find .NET Framework 2.0 SP1, .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 and .NET Framework 3.5 setup log files

A while back, I posted a list of possible log files for .NET Framework 3.5 and Visual Studio 2008 setup . Since then, I've realized that there are some sets of log files missing from that list, so I decided to create a separate blog post with information
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Monday, April 21, 2008 5:57 PM

Possible issue where .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 setup can fail and corrupt the .NET Framework 2.0

Last week, I started getting a larger than normal volume of emails from customers who ran into problems using applications that require the .NET Framework 2.0 and needed advice about how to get their systems back up and running. After investigating some
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:00 PM

Links to download language packs for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1, 3.0 SP1 and 3.5

Yesterday, I wrote a blog post that included a series of links for .NET Framework 3.5 language packs. There are also standalone language packs for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and the .NET Framework 3.0 SP1, so I wanted to supplement that post with a full
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Wednesday, April 09, 2008 5:12 PM

Mailbag: Where are the download locations for .NET Framework 3.5 language packs?

Question: I am working on creating an installable layout for the .NET Framework 3.5 that includes language packs, and I am using the instructions in this previous blog post that you wrote. However, I have had trouble finding the download locations for
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Friday, April 04, 2008 6:19 PM

How to automate the install of the .NET Framework 3.0 OS component on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 include the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 as OS components. However, it is possible to turn off the .NET Framework 3.0 component on both of these operating systems so it is not available for applications to use. In addition,
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Friday, March 28, 2008 12:52 PM

Steps I use to diagnose .NET Framework 3.0 installation failures related to the ServiceModelReg.exe custom action

I often get questions from fellow employees or customers who find my blog regarding how to troubleshoot .NET Framework installation errors. I want to outline the process that I use to narrow down one of the most common errors that I see that can cause
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 4:52 PM

Knowledge base article describing how to extract .msu files and automate installing them

The .NET Framework 3.5 installs service packs for the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 behind the scenes as prerequisites. On Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008, the .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0 are installed as OS components, which means that the 2.0 and
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Friday, March 07, 2008 4:54 PM

Updated: what to do if other .NET Framework setup troubleshooting steps do not help

A while back, I posted a set of instructions that can be used to try to resolve .NET Framework installation issues in case other troubleshooting steps listed on my blog, in knowledge base articles or elsewhere do not work. Those steps are out of date
Posted by astebner | 10 Comments
Monday, March 03, 2008 5:38 PM

Draft version of a new .NET Framework setup verification tool available for download

A while ago, I published a .NET Framework setup verification tool that can be run to provide a sanity check of the install state of the .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 on a system. However, there are some limitations in that tool: It does not support
Posted by astebner | 9 Comments
Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:18 PM

Scenarios where enabling Windows Installer verbose logging does not appear to work

A while back, I posted a list of instructions that can be used to enable Windows Installer verbose logging in order to troubleshoot MSI-based setup issues. Since then, some people have tried to follow those instructions in order to gather Visual Studio
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:38 PM

How to perform a silent repair and uninstall of the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and 3.0 SP1

Since the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and 3.0 SP1 shipped (as prerequisites for the .NET Framework 3.5 and as standalone packages), I have gotten questions from customers asking how to perform automated repairs and uninstalls for these packages. Because of
Posted by astebner | 9 Comments
Friday, January 25, 2008 5:05 PM

.NET Framework 3.5 deployment guides have been published on MSDN

The official deployment guides for system administrators and application developers have been posted on MSDN, and I wanted to provide links here to help raise visibility for them. Here they are along with some additional information about what is contained
Posted by astebner | 11 Comments
Monday, January 21, 2008 6:04 PM

Creating an installable layout for the .NET Framework 3.5 that includes language packs

A little while ago, I posted this item on my blog that describes a potential issue when installing the .NET Framework 3.5 on a non-English operating system. Over this past weekend, I noticed a related item on Aaron Ruckman's blog that I wanted to link
Posted by astebner | 3 Comments
Thursday, January 17, 2008 7:25 PM

Some behind-the-scenes details about .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and 3.0 SP1 setup

Since the .NET Framework 3.5 shipped, I've written a few blog posts about some of the setup and deployment issues that can affect this product. Behind the scenes, the installer for the .NET Framework 3.5 has some architectural differences from previous
Posted by astebner | 9 Comments
Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:24 PM

How the full install packages for the .NET Framework 3.0 and the .NET Framework 3.5 differ

Question: When the .NET Framework 3.0 shipped, 3 packages were made available for download - a 2.8 megabyte web download bootstrapper , an approximately 50 megabyte full install package for x86 processor architectures and an approximately 90 megabyte
Posted by astebner | 7 Comments
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