How to enable .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8 in
Offline Mode
Problem
Description
indows 8 does not include .NET 3.5 (include .NET 2.0 and 3.0) by
default. But if the user is upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8, .NET
Framework 3.5 is fully enabled. The user can make sure this feature is enabled
by check in Program and Features.
These is list of steps that the user can do to
check it :
Step 1 :
Go to Settings. Choose Control Panel
then choose Programs.
Step
2 :
Click Turn Windows features on or off, and the
user will see window as image below.
The User can enable this feature by click on
.NET Framework 3.5 (include .NET 2.0 and 3.0) select it and click OK. After
this step, it will download the entire package from internet and install the
.NET Framework 3.5 feature.
But if the user does not have an internet
connection, this steps can not be applied.
Solutions
The user still can enable
this feature in offline mode if the user has Windows 8 DVD or ISO image.
How To
Do
he following are the steps to enable .NET Framework 3.5 (include .NET
2.0 and 3.0) feature in offline mode :
Step 1 :
Insert Windows 8 DVD or mount ISO image. The
source of this feature can be found in folder E:\sources\sxs. (In this case E: the user’s drive letter on which the
user has loaded Windows 8 Media.)
Step
2 :
Open CMD.EXE with
Administrative Privileges.
Step 3 :
Run the following command Dism.exe
/online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:E:\sources\sxs
/LimitAccess, and hit Enter.
After completing the installation of .NET
Framework 3.5 you can see that the feature is enabled.
