Re: Deploying .NET 2.0 SP1 via Group Policy
Ben wrote:
> Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET
> 2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non
> SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.
No, it's the latter. See this MSKB and check the number of fixes/updates
included in .NET 2.0 SP1 : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945757
The full install package of .NET 3.5 contains the following:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2008/01/10/7067719.aspx
> The .NET Framework 3.5 full install package includes all prerequisites and product components that
> could need to be installed for any processor architecture. Basically, it is the union of the x86, x64
> and ia64 packages and prerequisites. The .NET Framework 3.5 includes the following prerequisites in
> addition to the main .NET Framework 3.5 product payload:
>
> * .NET Framework 2.0 with SP1
> * .NET Framework 3.0 with SP1
> * MSXML 6.0
> * RGB Rasterizer
> * Windows Imaging Components (WIC)
I checked the blog and couldn't find any special instructions for .NET 2
SP1, but did for 3.5: .NET Framework 3.5 deployment guides have been
published on MSDN
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2008/01/25/7249161.aspx
If you need further assistance for deployment, suggest contacting Aaron:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/contact.aspx
Aaron's blog is *the* source of info on all things .NET, Ben.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
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Ben wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to deploy .NET 2.0 SP1 via group policy software installs,
> along with .NET 3.5. For .NET 3.5 to install successfully .NET 2.0
> _SP1_ must be installed first.
>
> I have been able to deploy .NET 1.1 SP1, .NET 2.0 (non SP1) & .NET 3.0
> (non SP1) via Group Policy without any problem. However, if I try and
> do the same for .NET 2.0 SP1, the install fails, the trouble is, I
> can't tell why. Usually an event log for 'Application Management' is
> created under the Application event log. However for this deploy, you
> can see it tries to get applied, on machine start up, but quickly
> disappears, and nothing appears in the event log to suggest why.
>
> I have downloaded the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 Redistributable Package
> (x86) from the following URL:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79bc3b77-e02c-4ad3-aacf-a7633f706ba5&displaylang=en
>
> Which is 23.6mb. Then run "NetFx20SP1_x86.exe -x" to extract the
> files. I copied the entire directory to our network share (\
> \server1.domain.com\software\microsoft\dotnet20sp1\vs_setup.msi), and
> added the install to our group policy. Am I using the correct MSI -
> vs_setup.msi? This is the MSI I used to deploy .NET 3.0 sucessfully.
> However, there is another MSI - Netfx20a_x86.msi - under a sub folder
> "\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotNetFX20" along with a load of MSP patch
> files. Should I be linking to this MSI instead?
>
> Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET
> 2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non
> SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Ben