Re: Found something Interesting .net framework updates

From: Fergie (gordon_at_fergusonnospam9497.freeserve.co.uk)
Date: 09/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 21:15:19 +0100

Surely with all the problems regarding this update it should be withdrawn
and replaced with an update that installs seemlessly.
To me that seems sensible!

"Kevin D" <kjdinoc@msn.com> wrote in message
news:ucl7V%23dlEHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Wow,
>
> For a novice like me having this same problem the fix seems rather
> daunting! I'm going to try it because this stupid update has also caused
> other installations to fail on my PC. Everything I try to load tells me
> that a ".net installation has been suspended". I am them prompted to roll
> back that install......which of course fails.
>
>
> "Captain" <Captain@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:10A988B0-F05B-4223-9EB3-35C2A035772B@microsoft.com...
>> After encountering an update problem relating to both versions of
>> Microsoft
>> .net framework, I happened to visit windows update newsgroup and dotnet
>> newsgroup and found every other person was having this problem.
>> Incidentally
>> this problem had happened with them after they had installed xp sp2.
>> After a
>> lot of browsing on Google and Microsoft knowledge base articles, I found
>> the
>> only solution to the problem was uninstalling both versions of .net and
>> reinstalling them again. Interestingly sp2 had done enough damage to not
>> allow repair of these programs. Now uninstall was another bigger problem,
>> but
>> thanks to the following knowledge base articles: -
>>
>> 1) Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 320112 --- For removing
>> Microsoft
>> .NET Framework 1.0.3705
>> 2) Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 824643 --- For removing
>> Microsoft
>> .NET Framework 1.1
>>
>> And then I got stuck on using Msizap.exe utility, which wanted me to
>> download Microsoft Windows Installer Software Development Kit (SDK). I
>> accordingly went to the site for the download but found out that it was a
>> pretty big job as it included other compulsory downloads. I failed after
>> numerous tries to download as the site didn't allow using any download
>> managers and using dial-up for huge downloads is definitely a problem.
>> And
>> then I searched for Msizap.exe utility on the net after I found out that
>> sp2
>> supported this tool. I found it here: -
>>
>> Referrer
>> http://www.google.com.pk/search?q=cache:7Iu8UFkOULQJ:www.extorr.com/software.htm+download+Msizap.exe+&hl=en
>>
>> I then used it separately for both the versions of .net (as you can
>> also
>> find different commands for both versions in the above referred knowledge
>> base articles)
>>
>> A reboot and again the installation failed (I was attempting install
>> from the newly downloaded redistributables)
>>
>> And then I attempted a repair from the run command also mentioned in
>> these knowledge base articles, after which, interestingly enough, the
>> installs (both) succeeded.
>>
>> Another visit to the windows update site followed and the updates
>> completed successfully. I am happy that I am out of this quagmire but I
>> wonder how many other problems sp2 will unfold in future.
>>
>> For those who are prompted for the location of netfx.msi after trying
>> to
>> install .net, they can extract it from dotnetfx.exe and then browse to
>> that
>> location. To do this, download dotnetfx.exe or locate it on your local
>> hard
>> drive or a CD. Then, from a cmd prompt run the following:
>> c:\dotnetfx.exe
>> /t:c:\temp /c. You can substitute any folder you want for the "c:\temp"
>> parameter. This will extract netfx.msi to c:\temp if dotnetfx.exe resides
>> in
>> c:\
>>
>> I hope this helps solve the problem of all those who have failed to
>> update their .nets.
>>
>
>

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