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Now-a-days almost all3rd party software require Microsoft .NET Framework installed in your system. The required .NET Framework version might be different for different software and the most required .NET Framework version is 3.5 which comes preinstalled in Windows7.
If you are using Windows8, you might face a problem while trying to run a program which requires .NET Framework3.5 version. Windows8 doesn't come with .NET Framework3.5 version. It comes with the latest .NET Framework4.5 version preinstalled.
Whenever you try to open a program requiring .NET Framework3.5, you get following message:
An app on your PC needs the following Windows feature:.NET Framework3.5 (includes .NET2.0 and3.0)
There are2 buttons given to install the .NET Framework version or to skip the installation. If you decide to install it, Windows tries to connect to Internet to download the setup files of .NET Framework3.5.
That's strange because Windows8 setup contains .NET Framework3.5 setup files but still Windows tries to connect to Internet. It would have been better and easier if Windows8 installed the .NET Framework3.5 without Internet connection just like it does for other Windows components such as Media Center, Internet Explorer, etc which can be installed or uninstalled using "Programs and Features" applet in Control Panel.
If you don't have an Internet connection or if you don't want to waste time and bandwidth in downloading the setup files, here is a way to install .NET Framework3.5 offline in Windows8.
Today in this tutorial, we'll tell you how to install .NET Framework3.5 in Windows8 without any need of Internet connection. You can install it offline with the help of a single command. This method requires Windows8 setup disc or ISO file so make sure you have Windows8 setup files with you.
So without wasting time lets start the tutorial:
1. First you'll need to copy Windows8 setup files to your hard disk. If you have Windows8 setup ISO copied in your system, you can mount it by right-click on it and select "Mount" option or you can extract its content using 7-Zip.
If you have Windows8 setup disc and don't want to copy its content, its ok. Just insert the disc in your CD/DVD drive so that Windows can access its content.
2. Now open Command Prompt as Administrator as mentioned here and then provide following command:
Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:F:\\sources\\sxs /LimitAccess
Here "F:" represents the CD/DVD drive letter in your system which contains Windows8 setup disc. Replace it with the correct drive letter according to your system.
If you extracted Windows8 setup files in a directory, replace F:\\sources\\sxs with the correct path.
3. As soon as you execute the above mentioned command, Windows will start installing .NET Framework3.5 in your system and it'll not require Internet connection.
It'll take a few minutes and you'll get a message that the operation completed successfully.
4. That's it. Now you have installed .NET Framework3.5 in Windows8 without using Internet connection.
PS: If you face any problem while using this method, you can take help of following exclusive AskVG app to automatically install .NET Framework3.5 offline in Windows8 and8.1:
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