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Guest Lars-Erik Østerud
Posted

Tried to reinstall .Net 1.1 and 3.0 to get rid of the update errors.

 

But both complein because they are allready installed, and ask me to

uninstall from "Control Panel -> Add & Remove Programs"

 

BUT !!!!

 

Both .Net 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are listed in the control panel,

but when I selct one of them there are NO "Unistall" or "Repair"

button (in fact these 3 entries have no buttons at all).

 

How do I then reinstall?

 

Is there something I can delete from the registry to make .Net think

it is not allready installed (so that it will install on top of the

old). Or a way to remove them from the "Add/Remove programs" list?

--

Lars-Erik - http://www.osterud.name - ICQ 7297605

Guest georgef
Posted

Here is EXACTLY what you do to solve this problem for Windows XP 32

bit. If you happen to have a rarer 64 bit version, server OS, or

SOMETHING else follow the same general instructions but get the

version of the files appropriate for your system but first, Microsoft

has pissed me off beyond belief. I looked in my log and this same

thing happened 6/2006...thanks MSFT for torturing us again this year.

I thought it was a familiar feeling...nice branding...this is a huge

humiliation for their .NET team in my opinion or perhaps we should

start calling them the .NOT team...anyway....

 

Steps:

1) Go to the control panel and select the add/remove software tool

then TRY and remove everything with .NET in the name. If you can

remove everything go to step 3. If you cannot remove everything go to

step 2.

 

2) Go and download the windows installer clean up tool at:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

 

run the windows installer clean up tool and BE CAREFUL to only select

the .NET items from the list and remove them. Note: this will likely

leave the names as "dead links" in the Add/Remove Software list

(ahhh ...Microsoft thoroughness at its best) but not to worry they

will do no harm and will get fixed when we finish. It's possible to

clean them up but let's stay out of the registry :-)

 

3) Go and get the file "dotnetfx.exe" this is ".NET 1.1" from:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en

 

install it.

 

4) Go and get the file "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe" this is the ".NET

1.1 service pack 1" from: my personal website (JUST KIDDING,

RELAX...get everything of course from a microsoft.com domain)

 

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en

 

install it.

 

5) Install the SECURITY patch, the dreaded KB928366, we have all grown

to hate. You can install it from the Windows Update program (be sure

to ONLY select the KB928366 patch and NOTHING else, we dont want to

put back 2.0 or 3.0 yet). It's OK go ahead and click ...it will be

alright...you can do it...it's just one more time... :-)

 

6) Re-run the Windows Update and you can add back in .NET 2.0 and 3.0

 

7) Post to thank me...

 

Now WHY hasn't Microsoft posted instructions yet? .... What is UP?!

 

Good night!

 

George

 

 

 

"Lars-Erik Østerud" wrote:

> Tried to reinstall .Net 1.1 and 3.0 to get rid of the update errors.

>

> But both complein because they are allready installed, and ask me to

> uninstall from "Control Panel -> Add & Remove Programs"

>

> BUT !!!!

>

> Both .Net 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are listed in the control panel,

> but when I selct one of them there are NO "Unistall" or "Repair"

> button (in fact these 3 entries have no buttons at all).

>

> How do I then reinstall?

>

> Is there something I can delete from the registry to make .Net think

> it is not allready installed (so that it will install on top of the

> old). Or a way to remove them from the "Add/Remove programs" list?

> --

> Lars-Erik - http://www.osterud.name - ICQ 7297605

>

Guest LennyV
Posted

You may have deleted the Uninstallers.

 

Programs like CCleaner have the ability to delete these and many other

things that people may not want deleted when they run a program like

CCleaner. It's a program that should only be used when a user knows exactly

what they are doing... same with HijackThis. In the wrong hands, either of

these (and many other programs) can be deadly to a computer.

 

Go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base (by the way, that's what the KB stands

for in front of all of the updates) and search for a fix... or maybe someone

will come along and know the fix.

--

Lenny V

 

 

"georgef" wrote:

> Here is EXACTLY what you do to solve this problem for Windows XP 32

> bit. If you happen to have a rarer 64 bit version, server OS, or

> SOMETHING else follow the same general instructions but get the

> version of the files appropriate for your system but first, Microsoft

> has pissed me off beyond belief. I looked in my log and this same

> thing happened 6/2006...thanks MSFT for torturing us again this year.

> I thought it was a familiar feeling...nice branding...this is a huge

> humiliation for their .NET team in my opinion or perhaps we should

> start calling them the .NOT team...anyway....

>

> Steps:

> 1) Go to the control panel and select the add/remove software tool

> then TRY and remove everything with .NET in the name. If you can

> remove everything go to step 3. If you cannot remove everything go to

> step 2.

>

> 2) Go and download the windows installer clean up tool at:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

>

> run the windows installer clean up tool and BE CAREFUL to only select

> the .NET items from the list and remove them. Note: this will likely

> leave the names as "dead links" in the Add/Remove Software list

> (ahhh ...Microsoft thoroughness at its best) but not to worry they

> will do no harm and will get fixed when we finish. It's possible to

> clean them up but let's stay out of the registry :-)

>

> 3) Go and get the file "dotnetfx.exe" this is ".NET 1.1" from:

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en

>

> install it.

>

> 4) Go and get the file "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe" this is the ".NET

> 1.1 service pack 1" from: my personal website (JUST KIDDING,

> RELAX...get everything of course from a microsoft.com domain)

>

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en

>

> install it.

>

> 5) Install the SECURITY patch, the dreaded KB928366, we have all grown

> to hate. You can install it from the Windows Update program (be sure

> to ONLY select the KB928366 patch and NOTHING else, we dont want to

> put back 2.0 or 3.0 yet). It's OK go ahead and click ...it will be

> alright...you can do it...it's just one more time... :-)

>

> 6) Re-run the Windows Update and you can add back in .NET 2.0 and 3.0

>

> 7) Post to thank me...

>

> Now WHY hasn't Microsoft posted instructions yet? .... What is UP?!

>

> Good night!

>

> George

>

>

>

> "Lars-Erik Østerud" wrote:

>

> > Tried to reinstall .Net 1.1 and 3.0 to get rid of the update errors.

> >

> > But both complein because they are allready installed, and ask me to

> > uninstall from "Control Panel -> Add & Remove Programs"

> >

> > BUT !!!!

> >

> > Both .Net 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are listed in the control panel,

> > but when I selct one of them there are NO "Unistall" or "Repair"

> > button (in fact these 3 entries have no buttons at all).

> >

> > How do I then reinstall?

> >

> > Is there something I can delete from the registry to make .Net think

> > it is not allready installed (so that it will install on top of the

> > old). Or a way to remove them from the "Add/Remove programs" list?

> > --

> > Lars-Erik - http://www.osterud.name - ICQ 7297605

> >

Guest georgef
Posted

Count me in as one of the CCleaner users ... interesting.

 

"LennyV" wrote:

> You may have deleted the Uninstallers.

>

> Programs like CCleaner have the ability to delete these and many other

> things that people may not want deleted when they run a program like

> CCleaner. It's a program that should only be used when a user knows exactly

> what they are doing... same with HijackThis. In the wrong hands, either of

> these (and many other programs) can be deadly to a computer.

>

> Go to the Microsoft Knowledge Base (by the way, that's what the KB stands

> for in front of all of the updates) and search for a fix... or maybe someone

> will come along and know the fix.

> --

> Lenny V

>

>

> "georgef" wrote:

>

> > Here is EXACTLY what you do to solve this problem for Windows XP 32

> > bit. If you happen to have a rarer 64 bit version, server OS, or

> > SOMETHING else follow the same general instructions but get the

> > version of the files appropriate for your system but first, Microsoft

> > has pissed me off beyond belief. I looked in my log and this same

> > thing happened 6/2006...thanks MSFT for torturing us again this year.

> > I thought it was a familiar feeling...nice branding...this is a huge

> > humiliation for their .NET team in my opinion or perhaps we should

> > start calling them the .NOT team...anyway....

> >

> > Steps:

> > 1) Go to the control panel and select the add/remove software tool

> > then TRY and remove everything with .NET in the name. If you can

> > remove everything go to step 3. If you cannot remove everything go to

> > step 2.

> >

> > 2) Go and download the windows installer clean up tool at:

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301

> >

> > run the windows installer clean up tool and BE CAREFUL to only select

> > the .NET items from the list and remove them. Note: this will likely

> > leave the names as "dead links" in the Add/Remove Software list

> > (ahhh ...Microsoft thoroughness at its best) but not to worry they

> > will do no harm and will get fixed when we finish. It's possible to

> > clean them up but let's stay out of the registry :-)

> >

> > 3) Go and get the file "dotnetfx.exe" this is ".NET 1.1" from:

> >

> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en

> >

> > install it.

> >

> > 4) Go and get the file "NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe" this is the ".NET

> > 1.1 service pack 1" from: my personal website (JUST KIDDING,

> > RELAX...get everything of course from a microsoft.com domain)

> >

> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&displaylang=en

> >

> > install it.

> >

> > 5) Install the SECURITY patch, the dreaded KB928366, we have all grown

> > to hate. You can install it from the Windows Update program (be sure

> > to ONLY select the KB928366 patch and NOTHING else, we dont want to

> > put back 2.0 or 3.0 yet). It's OK go ahead and click ...it will be

> > alright...you can do it...it's just one more time... :-)

> >

> > 6) Re-run the Windows Update and you can add back in .NET 2.0 and 3.0

> >

> > 7) Post to thank me...

> >

> > Now WHY hasn't Microsoft posted instructions yet? .... What is UP?!

> >

> > Good night!

> >

> > George

> >

> >

> >

> > "Lars-Erik Østerud" wrote:

> >

> > > Tried to reinstall .Net 1.1 and 3.0 to get rid of the update errors.

> > >

> > > But both complein because they are allready installed, and ask me to

> > > uninstall from "Control Panel -> Add & Remove Programs"

> > >

> > > BUT !!!!

> > >

> > > Both .Net 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are listed in the control panel,

> > > but when I selct one of them there are NO "Unistall" or "Repair"

> > > button (in fact these 3 entries have no buttons at all).

> > >

> > > How do I then reinstall?

> > >

> > > Is there something I can delete from the registry to make .Net think

> > > it is not allready installed (so that it will install on top of the

> > > old). Or a way to remove them from the "Add/Remove programs" list?

> > > --

> > > Lars-Erik - http://www.osterud.name - ICQ 7297605

> > >

Guest BossLady
Posted

Sorry, but you can not remove a net 1.0 or 3.0 thry have now been merged with

the office live platform software no matter how many times you delete they

need to be there for the office live or hotmail, or msnusers, new software

updates to be received, thats the way they were linked.

 

Reinstall, again at the updates site, dont worry about how many times you

have done this its not taking up memory space but new versions of microsoft

will not work with out the .net 1.0 3.0 versions in your system.

 

..net frame work was initially for msn users, and support to updates only but

now it operates the back office of website owners with office live, and

hotmail, and msn messenger, so you need it.

 

Hope this helps

--

Ajaye Jackson-CFO/Trustee

Paradigm/SkywardInvestors

 

 

"Lars-Erik Østerud" wrote:

> Tried to reinstall .Net 1.1 and 3.0 to get rid of the update errors.

>

> But both complein because they are allready installed, and ask me to

> uninstall from "Control Panel -> Add & Remove Programs"

>

> BUT !!!!

>

> Both .Net 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are listed in the control panel,

> but when I selct one of them there are NO "Unistall" or "Repair"

> button (in fact these 3 entries have no buttons at all).

>

> How do I then reinstall?

>

> Is there something I can delete from the registry to make .Net think

> it is not allready installed (so that it will install on top of the

> old). Or a way to remove them from the "Add/Remove programs" list?

> --

> Lars-Erik - http://www.osterud.name - ICQ 7297605

>

Guest realcestmoi
Posted

look in the newsgroup for George's

SOLUTION to the .net "failed to install" update

 

 

"Lars-Erik Østerud" <.@.> wrote in message

news:uns7GeKxHHA.5108@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> Tried to reinstall .Net 1.1 and 3.0 to get rid of the update errors.

>

> But both complein because they are allready installed, and ask me to

> uninstall from "Control Panel -> Add & Remove Programs"

>

> BUT !!!!

>

> Both .Net 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0 are listed in the control panel,

> but when I selct one of them there are NO "Unistall" or "Repair"

> button (in fact these 3 entries have no buttons at all).

>

> How do I then reinstall?

>

> Is there something I can delete from the registry to make .Net think

> it is not allready installed (so that it will install on top of the

> old). Or a way to remove them from the "Add/Remove programs" list?

> --

> Lars-Erik - http://www.osterud.name - ICQ 7297605

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