An offline installer for Microsoft. NET Framework 3.5 designed as an alternative for Windows 8 users who don't have access to Internet Microsoft. NET Framework 3.5 Offline Installer was designed as an alternative to the standard online installer issued by Microsoft for Windows 8 systems. The upper advantage that this package sports is that it does not require an Internet connection. However, the Windows 8 installation disk or the ‘sxs’ folder (if the installation media is placed on a storage device) are compulsory prerequisites. The. NET Framework package is required often for the successful installation and runtime of many applications built on this particular platform and as such, should be present on any computer. Windows 8 computers come with. NET Framework 4.0 / 4.5 installed by default, but if you need a different version of the framework, you will have to install it manually. Microsoft provides download links for all of the frameworks, but an Internet connection is needed in order to deploy them. On the bright side, a special application has been developed for users who do not benefit from Internet, allowing them to install NET Framework 3.5 in offline mode. The package comprising the application is very lightweight and easy-to-use. In order for it to achieve the purpose it was built for, you need to run it with administrative privileges and provide the Windows 8 installation disc. Alternatively, if the Windows 8 installation files are located on a storage device, specifying the ‘sxs’ folder should suffice to facilitate the. NET Framework deployment. The installation process is recorded and logged by the application, so you can review it in detail if errors should occur. Microsoft. NET Framework 3.5 Offline Installer is not an official Microsoft package, but it is a good alternative to the online deployment method. The fact that it runs in offline mode benefits.
UPDATE: This tutorial will also work in Windows 8.1 and later. Now-a-days almost all 3rd party software require Microsoft. NET Framework installed in your system. The required. NET Framework version might be different for different software and the most required. NET Framework version is 3.5 which comes preinstalled in Windows 7. If you are using Windows 8, you might face a problem while trying to run a program which requires. NET Framework 3.5 version. Windows 8 doesn't come with. NET Framework 3.5 version. It comes with the latest. NET Framework 4.5 version preinstalled. Whenever you try to open a program requiring. NET Framework 3.5, you get following message: An app on your PC needs the following Windows feature. NET Framework 3.5 (includes. NET 2.0 and 3.0) There are 2 buttons given to install the. NET Framework version or to skip the installation. If you decide to install it, Windows tries to connect to Internet to download the setup files of. NET Framework 3.5. That's strange because Windows 8 setup contains. NET Framework 3.5 setup files but still Windows tries to connect to Internet. It would have been better and easier if Windows 8 installed the. NET Framework 3.5 without Internet connection just like it does for other Windows components such as Media Center, Internet Explorer, etc which can be installed or uninstalled using Programs and Features applet in Control Panel. If you don't have an Internet connection or if you don't want to waste time and bandwidth in downloading the setup files, here is a way to install. NET Framework 3.5 offline in Windows 8. Today in this tutorial, we'll tell you how to install. NET Framework 3.5 in Windows 8 without any need of Internet connection. You can install it offline with the help of a single command. This method requires Windows 8 setup disc or ISO file so make sure you have Windows 8 setup files with you. So.
With Windows 8. NET Framework 4.5 comes installed by default. Since. NET 4.5 is an in-place upgrade of 4.0, you can automatically run any applications that are geared towards. NET Framework 4.5 or 4.0. That’s fine, but what if you need to run programs that require older versions of. NET Framework? What’s the lowest version you can run? in Windows 8. NET 3.5, 3.0 and 2.5 come with the OS, you just have to enable it. This is really nice because you don’t have to go and download. NET 3.5 from the Microsoft website. In this post, I’ll show you how to enable the older versions of the. NET Framework in Windows 8. First, go to the Start Screen and start typing “ Turn Windows ” and click on Settings in the Charms bar. You should see an option called Turn Windows Features On or Off. A dialog box will pop up on the desktop and the first option will be. NET Framework 3.5 (includes. NET 2.0 and 3.0). Just go ahead and check that box and that will install those features without needing to download anything from the Internet. The only version of. NET Framework that does not come with Windows 8 is. NET Framework 1.1. If you want to install that, you’ll have to download it from here:. NET Framework 1.1 does install on Windows 8, so you can run applications written for that version of the framework. You might get a compatibility warning when you install it, but that’s about it. Otherwise, it should install and work fine. Also, note that Windows 8 is smart and if you go to install an application that needs. NET Framework 3.5, it will pop up a message box asking if you want to install that feature, which is the same thing we did manually above. For those IT folks who want to install. NET Framework on Windows Server 2012, here’s how you do it. 1. Go to Server Manager, click Manage and then click on Add Roles and Features. Then.
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