Thoughts about setup and deployment issues, WiX, XNA, the .NET Framework and Visual Studio
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A little while ago, I posted an introduction to a new .NET Framework Repair Tool that can be used to diagnose and repair .NET Framework 4 setup issues. An updated version of the repair tool has been released today to add support for diagnosing and repairing issues with .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2 and 3.5 SP1 setup. The repair tool can identify and fix issues with the installation of MSI-based versions of the .NET Framework, but it cannot fix issues related to versions of the .NET Framework that are installed as a part of Windows.
If you run into installation issues with the MSI-based versions of the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5 SP1 or 4, I strongly encourage you to download the .NET Framework Repair Tool and run it to see if it resolves your issue before resorting to trying the .NET Framework cleanup tool. Here are links that you can use to find additional information about the .NET Framework Repair Tool:
Is download link - go.microsoft.com/fwlink - correct? "Default site" of Download center loads for me...
Hi Aaron,
thank you very much. Unfortunately today the .NET Framework Repair Tool download link go.microsoft.com/fwlink does NOT work anymore.
sadly the download doesnt work. Can you attach the file here if you already have it? Thanks.
Hi Ada, Axel and Jan - I've confirmed that the fwlink isn't working for me either, and I can't seem to find the link to allow you to directly download the tool either. I'll track down what is going on with the download page for this tool and post an update when I know more.
Hi Aaron - Yes, there are some people at the new Microsoft Community forums that would highly appreciate your helping on the download link issue. Thanks in advance.
Hi all - The tool was taken down last night to make an update, and it should be available again later today. When it is available, the fwlink should also start working again.
Hi all - The tool is once again available for download. I apologize for any inconvenience that this caused in the meantime.