*** Create a MST for MS .NET Framework v2.0. The recipe: 1) Create a Admin Install (DotNetFx.exe /c:"MsiExec.exe /a NetFx.msi TARGETDIR=[Path] /l* DotNetFx_Admin.log" /q) --- 2) Make a backup c… Read More

An easy way of installing .NET Framework 2.0 is using the double wrapper method: First you wrap dotnetfx, Second you wrap netfx.msi with install.exe. dotnetfx.exe /q /c:"install.exe /v/qb-" (T… Read More

The commands given here are for the 32bit version, but should be the same for the 64. Extract installation from download file: dotnetfx.exe /c /t:<ExtractToPath> Install command lin… Read More

::I used the following script: wget http://download.microsoft.com/download/a/a/c/aac39226-8825-44ce-90e3-bf8203e74006/dotnetfx.exe || goto :eof wget http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/b/4… Read More

.Net 2.0 Silent Uninstall: "C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0\install.exe" /qu Read More

To deploy this via Group Policy with Active Directory here's the method I used... Download "Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)" from http://www.microsoft.com/d… Read More

The command-line options for the Windows Installer 3.1 package didn't recognise the switches mentioned above in upper-case. I had to specify them in lower case -ie, WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v… Read More

Download Location: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID= 0856eacb-4362-4b0d-8edd-aab15c5e04f5&displaylang=en Download and decompress the package to a folder with WinRAR or … Read More

This is how I did it. Downloaded dotnetfx.exe. Extracted the file by making an admin install. <path>\dotnetfx.exe /T:<path>\dotnet2 /C Edited netfx.msi with Orca and added the property REBOOT=… Read More

Download from here. Extract the contents of dotnetfx.exe install.exe /q or just dotnetfx.exe /q:a /c:"install /l /q" Read More

The method above works only if you install dotnetfx.exe on the packaging machine first.. Otherwise fantastic! Read More

Creating am admin install for .net v1.1 SP1 and the latest ASP.NET Security patch. Download the following filest to the C:\Temp folder Microsoft .NET Framework Version 1.1 Redistributable Pack… Read More

I got caught out using the above instructions: Step 3) I needed to add the TARGETDIR property ie: "msiexec.exe /a c:\temp\netfx.msi TARGETDIR=c:\temp\admininstall" Step 5) I couldn't actuall… Read More

To get a full install MSI for .Net Framework 1.1 SP1 - you need to patch an admin install by doing the following: 1) Download .Net Framework 1.1 (dotnetfx.exe) from here: http://www.microsoft.… Read More

.Net Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 can be installed silently using "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe /qb". NOTE: .Net Framework 1.1 must already be installed. Read More

Run the dotnetfx.exe from microsoft and before the end of the installation, copy the content of C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\IXP000.TMP. Use the MSI found in this directo… Read More

msiexec /i netfx.msi /q ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1 ARPNOREMOVE=1 Read More

The MSP of Service Pack 2 for the .NET framework cannot be applied to the original MSI for a slipstreamed deployment (a requirement in a Group Policy based deployment scenario.) SP3 (in develop… Read More

To install the .NET Framework with no entries in the Add/Remove Programs list use the following command line: msiexec /i netfx.msi /q ARPSYSTEMCOMPONENT=1 ARPNOREMOVE=1 Read More

To extract the Dotnetfx.exe file to deploy the .NET Framework: 1) Download Dotnetfx.exe to the root directory of the C:\ drive on your local computer. 2) Open a command prompt. 3) Change the… Read More

A Service Pack 1 is available for .NET Framework version 1.0 here. The self-extracting archive contains an Windows Installer Patch file (MSP) as well as an ApplyPatch.exe and a QuietApplyPath.e… Read More