We recently rolled out an image for Windows 8.1 for corporate use. Unfortunately some of the products that I use require .net 2.0+ to be installed. I remember from my Win7 days that I can simply go to Programs and Features, and then turn Windows features on or off, then select .net framework 3.5 (includes 2.0 and 3.0).<\/p>\n
Unfortunately I was receiving the following error:<\/p>\n
0x800f0906: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Windows couldn’t connect to the Internet to download necessary files. Make sure that you’re connected to the Internet, and click Retry to try again.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d
\n0x800F081F: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The changes could not be completed. Please reboot your computer and try again.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\nDang. Work around (Thanks J3 and http:\/\/msdn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/library\/hh506443(v=vs.110).aspx)<\/p>\n
Mount the Windows Installation Image<\/strong>
\nEither pop in your windows 8.1 CD or double click on the ISO (running Windows 8+ allows you to mount ISO by double clicking, win7- needs some sort of ISO mounting kit)<\/p>\nCommand Line Install<\/strong>
\nOpen a command prompt with Admin credentials (run as admin if necessary)
\nDISM \/Online \/Enable-Feature \/FeatureName:NetFx3 \/All \/LimitAccess \/Source:d:\\sources\\sxs<\/code><\/p>\nExplanation Of Arguments<\/strong><\/p>\n
\/Online targets the operating system you’re running (instead of an offline Windows image).
\n\/Enable-Feature \/FeatureName:NetFx3 specifies that you want to enable the .NET Framework 3.5.
\n\/All enables all parent features of the .NET Framework 3.5.
\n\/LimitAccess prevents DISM from contacting Windows Update.
\n\/Source specifies the location of the files needed to restore the feature (in this example, the D:\\sources\\sxs directory).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We recently rolled out an image for Windows 8.1 for corporate use. Unfortunately some of the products that I use require .net 2.0+ to be installed. I remember from my Win7 days that I can simply go to Programs and Features, and then turn Windows features on or off, then select .net framework 3.5 (includes … Continue reading Install .NET 3.5 on Windows 8<\/span>