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Friday, October 23, 2009 1:01 PM

Suggestions for resolving installation errors for .NET Framework security update MS09-061

I have heard from several people over the past week or so who have had problems getting the recently released .NET Framework security update (MS09-061) to install correctly on their system when it is offered to them by Windows Update or Microsoft Update. 
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Thursday, October 22, 2009 5:34 PM

Link to information about .NET Framework 4 setup and deployment improvements

Peter Marcu has posted some detailed information about improvements that have been made to the setup and deployment process for the .NET Framework 4 starting with the recently released .NET Framework 4 beta 2 and Visual Studio 2010 beta 2 .  The
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Monday, October 19, 2009 3:29 PM

Important uninstall instructions for migrating from the .NET Framework 4 and VS 2010 beta 1 to beta 2

As noted on Soma’s blog , the .NET Framework 4 beta 2 and Visual Studio 2010 beta 2 have been released today. If you previously had the .NET Framework 4 beta 1 and/or Visual Studio 2010 beta 1 installed, there are some very important uninstall instructions
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Monday, September 28, 2009 5:59 PM

Mailbag: How to manage reboots when installing multiple versions of the .NET Framework

Question: I am planning a network deployment of the .NET Framework, and I need to deploy all versions from 1.0 through 3.5 SP1 if any are missing on each of the computers on the network.  I have 2 questions related to reboots: Is it possible to install
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Monday, August 10, 2009 2:48 PM

Problem upgrading from Vista to Windows 7 if you have .NET Framework 4 beta 1 installed

Description of the issue There is an issue with the .NET Framework 4 beta 1 and Visual Studio 2010 beta 1 that can cause problems if you do the following: Install Windows Vista Install the .NET Framework 4 beta 1 (or Visual Studio 2010 beta 1 because
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Monday, July 27, 2009 11:27 AM

Updated versions of .NET Framework cleanup and verification tools with Windows 7 support

Over the past week or so, I’ve posted updated versions of both the .NET Framework Cleanup Tool and the .NET Framework Setup Verification Tool.  The primary reason for the updates is to address some specific problems using the tools on Windows 7. 
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Thursday, June 25, 2009 8:02 PM

Updated sample code that supports detection of .NET Framework 4

I have posted updated versions of the .NET Framework detection code that I have previously written about on my blog that now support detecting the install state of the .NET Framework 4 client and full products.  In addition, I decided to create a
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 4:18 PM

Sample code to detect .NET Framework install state and service pack level

Introduction Many installers and applications require that one or more versions of the .NET Framework be installed on the system in order to be able to install and function correctly. This article provides sample C++ code that can be used in a setup program
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Friday, May 29, 2009 8:48 PM

How to unblock installation of the .NET Framework 4 beta 1 on Windows XP Media Center and Tablet PC Editions

Question: I tried to install the .NET Framework 4 beta 1 and Visual Studio 2010 beta 1 on my Windows XP Media Center system.  It fails to install with an error like the following: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Beta 1 cannot be installed because an incompatible
Posted by astebner | 5 Comments
Thursday, May 07, 2009 8:42 PM

Possible workaround for RGB9RAST install failure when deploying the .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5

I have heard from a few folks recently (such as this blog comment and this forum post ) who have run into troubles installing the RGB9RAST component that is a prerequisite for the .NET Framework 3.0, 3.0 SP1, 3.5 and 3.5 SP1 on Windows XP and Windows
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Monday, April 20, 2009 6:42 PM

Mailbag: Do I need still need older versions of the .NET Framework on my system after installing .NET Framework 3.5 SP1?

Question: I recently installed the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on my system.  Afterwards, I looked in Add/Remove Programs, and it shows that I have all of the following versions of the .NET Framework installed on my system: Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
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Thursday, April 16, 2009 9:24 PM

Silent install, repair and uninstall command lines for each version of the .NET Framework

I often get asked about how to perform silent and unattended installs for various versions of the .NET Framework.  In order to hopefully make things easier to find going forward, I decided to create a single blog post with information about silent
Posted by astebner | 3 Comments
Thursday, March 19, 2009 7:40 PM

How to extract a .NET Framework 1.0 and 1.1 patch and run it if the patch setup EXE crashes

Every once in a while, I hear from a customer who is trying to install a hotfix or service pack for the .NET Framework 1.0 or 1.1, but who encounters a crash when double-clicking the setup .exe for the hotfix or service pack.  In some of those cases,
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Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:47 PM

Steps I use to narrow down an OS update installation failure on Windows Vista and higher

A while back, I wrote a blog post describing a specific error that can occur when trying to install the .NET Framework 3.5 or 3.5 SP1 on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.  In that post, I talked at a high level about some of the steps I take
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Friday, March 06, 2009 4:50 PM

.NET Framework 3.5 SP1 setup will fail if it is run by a user account that starts with a # character

I was working with our product support team on an interesting .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 installation failure earlier this week, and I wanted to describe the issue and options for working around it in case anyone else runs into similar issues in the future.
Posted by astebner | 7 Comments
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