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swiggins · ‎Feb 28, 2013

Hi Lenwin As I mentioned in a previous posting I have tested my application on a windows 8 system with .NET 4.5 only installed (I did not enable .NET 3.5) and I know it works, so I do not need to enable/install .NET 3.5. I thought Installshield checks for a version of .NET during install and if it finds a version newer (or the same) than the defined requirements then no .NET install should take place. Am I wrong about this?? I do not want to install .NET 3.5 if .NET 4.5 is already present on the machine. Am I understanding prerequisites incorrectly? Thanks for your help. Steve

swiggins · ‎Feb 28, 2013

Hi All Am I to assume that there is no fix for my problem? My setup packing still insists on installing .NET 3.5 SP1 even when .NET 4.5 is installed. I am desperate for a solution....can anyone help? Thanks Steve

swiggins · ‎Feb 12, 2013

Hi Lenwin Thanks for your post. I am getting closer to a working solution now. I have now got an install package working that no longer quits but enables .NET 3.5 SP1 on my windows 8 test machine. I still have a question......why does the installer package insist on installing .NET 3.5 SP1 when .NET 4.5 is already installed? .NET should be backwards compatible (and in my case the application will run successfully under .NET 4.5 without the need of 3.5 SP1). I thought that the installer would not install .NET 3.5 SP1 if the required or a newer version of .NET is already installed. Am I missing the point or am I doing something wrong in the setup package build process...I do not want .NET 3.5 SP1 installed if .NET 4 or 4.5 is already installed. Thanks again for your help. Regards Steve

swiggins · ‎Feb 11, 2013

Hi Thanks for the reply. Now I am in the right forum I had found this post, but the link seems dead!! Regards Steve Lenwin wrote: Could you refer the below KB regarding Prerequisites for .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 on Windows 7 and Later, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Later http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=Q210041&sliceId

swiggins · ‎Feb 11, 2013

Hi All Hopefully this is the correct place to post and someone can help me. I currently run VS2010 and have a program that I have created a setup package (using InstallShield bundled with VS2010). The setup project has a .NET 3.5 SP1 prerequisite/requirement set for the setup package creation. This package works without any problems in XP, Vista, Win 7 32 & 64. If .NET 3.5 SP1 is not present it will install it, if it already installed it will proceed straight to the aplication install.......all is good! On Windows 8 however it fails when running the setup with the message that 'Microsoft .NET 3.5 SP1 or greater need to be installed for this installation to continue'. It will not install .NET 3.5 (even though it shouldn't need to anyway) and the sutup will not continue. I am confused for two reasons : 1. .NET 4.5 is part of Windows 8 and as such should this not be enough for the install to continue without prompting for .NET 3.5 ?? 2. If for some reason .NET is not installed, the required the package should be installed by the installer, but it does not. The only way to complete the installation is to manually enable .NET 3.5 from the 'Turn Windows features on or off'. The setup package can then install successfully. Does anyone have any experience/advice on how I may resolve this problem? Thanks for reading Steve

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Re: Install package created in VS2010 will not install correctly in Windows 8

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Re: Install package created in VS2010 will not install correctly in Windows 8

Is there no solution?

.NET Install in Windows 8

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Install package created in VS2010 will not install correctly in Windows 8