You can download the Windows Server 2012 trial version to get an ISO with the required source files. Mount the ISO with the inbox ISO mounting and run DISM to install. Net 3.5: dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename: Net FX3 / Source:d:\sources\sxs / Limit Access If it fails, also try to run this Update before trying to activate. Net 3.5: Update for the. NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 This removes 2 security updates which may prevent setup of. Net 3.5.
While trying to install Visual Studio 2008 on a Windows 2008 R2 machine you may get the following error. This is because Windows 2008 R2 ships with the. NET framework. You just need to enable the feature from Server Manager. So before starting the Visual Studio 2008 Setup install the. NET Framework Features from the Add Features Wizard in Server Manager. After that when you run the Visual Studio 2008 Setup, the installer will detect that the 3.5 framework is already installed and skip to the next step.
The. NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (also referred to as. NET Framework ) is a prerequisite for SQL Server 2008. SQL Server 2008 Setup for standalone instance will install the. NET Framework 3.5 SP1 if it is not already installed. In Windows Server 2008 R2, the. NET Framework is a feature and installing it is different when compared to older versions of Windows Operating System. In previous versions, one could either download the. NET Framework install binaries from Microsoft download site or use the install binaries from the redist folder of the SQL Server 2008 installation media. Starting with Windows Server 2008 R2, the method of installing. NET Framework has changed. This document explains how to verify that. NET Framework is installed and if it is not installed how you can add it. Here are the steps to verify that. NET Framework is installed on Windows Server 2008 R2. Click the Start button in the lower left hand corner of the display. Highlight Administrative Tools and select Server Manager. In the Server Manager interface, click Features to display all the installed Features in the right hand pane. Verify that. NET Framework is listed. If. NET Framework feature is not listed, you can use either of the following methods to install it: Method 1: Using Server Manager Interface In the Server Manager interface, select Add Features to displays a list of possible features. In the Select Features interface, expand. NET Framework Features. Once you expand. NET Framework Features, you will see two check boxes. One for. NET Framework and other for WCF Activation. Check the box next to. NET Framework and click Next. Note: If you do not expand. NET Framework Features and check it, you will get a pop-up titled Add Features Wizard as shown below. Click Cancel and expand. NET Framework Features and then.
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