[Tutorial] How to install .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 7 8 8.1 (dot net)

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Many guys are reporting that they cannot install any software on newer version of windows, while installing the system prompts to install .Net Framework 3.5

However the new OS comes with .Net Framework 4 pre-installed, still it requires v3.5 packages for daily use. You need to enable it manually.

So, here is the method on how to tackle the problem. The solution is in two ways , Online and Offline method.

Online:

• Open Control Panel
• Under Programs and features, select "Turn windows features on or off" 
• Check the .Net framework 3.5 option and appy.
• This will download neccessary packages that are required and the system will be rebooted. Enjoy.

Offline:

Open CMD.EXE with Administrative Privileges i.e. at elevated

level & run this DISM command dism /online /get-features you will

see that from the State that .NET Framework is not part of the Operating System.

So the first thing you need to do is to copy the required package to local machine

before you run the command to install .NET Framework. To do that use Windows 8 ISO/DVD/USB Media.

You need to copy SXS folder to local machine located at D:\sources\sxs (In this case D: your drive 

letter on which you have loaded Windows 8 Media)

You can also use the following command to copy this folder locally.

 xcopy d:\sxs\*.* c:\sxs /s

Once completed, in order to install this feature you can run the following command

 dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:C:\sxs /LimitAccess 

 and hit Enter

Video Tutorial for .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows 7 8 8.1 : http://youtu.be/XhQMDz2g_A0