Deploying .NET 2.0 SP1 via Group Policy

[Guest Ben]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to deploy .NET 2.0 SP1 via group policy software installs,

along with .NET 3.5. For .NET 3.5 to install successfully .NET 2.0

_SP1_ must be installed first.

 

I have been able to deploy .NET 1.1 SP1, .NET 2.0 (non SP1) & .NET 3.0

(non SP1) via Group Policy without any problem. However, if I try and

do the same for .NET 2.0 SP1, the install fails, the trouble is, I

can't tell why. Usually an event log for 'Application Management' is

created under the Application event log. However for this deploy, you

can see it tries to get applied, on machine start up, but quickly

disappears, and nothing appears in the event log to suggest why.

 

I have downloaded the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 Redistributable Package

(x86) from the following URL:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79bc3b77-e02c-4ad3-aacf-a7633f706ba5&displaylang=en

 

Which is 23.6mb. Then run "NetFx20SP1_x86.exe -x" to extract the

files. I copied the entire directory to our network share (\

\server1.domain.com\software\microsoft\dotnet20sp1\vs_setup.msi), and

added the install to our group policy. Am I using the correct MSI -

vs_setup.msi? This is the MSI I used to deploy .NET 3.0 sucessfully.

However, there is another MSI - Netfx20a_x86.msi - under a sub folder

"\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotNetFX20" along with a load of MSP patch

files. Should I be linking to this MSI instead?

 

Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET

2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non

SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Ben

[Guest MowGreen [MVP]]

Re: Deploying .NET 2.0 SP1 via Group Policy

 

Ben wrote:

> Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET

> 2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non

> SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.

 

No, it's the latter. See this MSKB and check the number of fixes/updates

included in .NET 2.0 SP1 : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945757

 

The full install package of .NET 3.5 contains the following:

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2008/01/10/7067719.aspx

> The .NET Framework 3.5 full install package includes all prerequisites and product components that

> could need to be installed for any processor architecture. Basically, it is the union of the x86, x64

> and ia64 packages and prerequisites. The .NET Framework 3.5 includes the following prerequisites in

> addition to the main .NET Framework 3.5 product payload:

>

> * .NET Framework 2.0 with SP1

> * .NET Framework 3.0 with SP1

> * MSXML 6.0

> * RGB Rasterizer

> * Windows Imaging Components (WIC)

 

I checked the blog and couldn't find any special instructions for .NET 2

SP1, but did for 3.5: .NET Framework 3.5 deployment guides have been

published on MSDN

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2008/01/25/7249161.aspx

 

If you need further assistance for deployment, suggest contacting Aaron:

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/contact.aspx

 

Aaron's blog is *the* source of info on all things .NET, Ben.

 

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

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Ben wrote:

> Hi,

>

> I'm trying to deploy .NET 2.0 SP1 via group policy software installs,

> along with .NET 3.5. For .NET 3.5 to install successfully .NET 2.0

> _SP1_ must be installed first.

>

> I have been able to deploy .NET 1.1 SP1, .NET 2.0 (non SP1) & .NET 3.0

> (non SP1) via Group Policy without any problem. However, if I try and

> do the same for .NET 2.0 SP1, the install fails, the trouble is, I

> can't tell why. Usually an event log for 'Application Management' is

> created under the Application event log. However for this deploy, you

> can see it tries to get applied, on machine start up, but quickly

> disappears, and nothing appears in the event log to suggest why.

>

> I have downloaded the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 Redistributable Package

> (x86) from the following URL:

> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79bc3b77-e02c-4ad3-aacf-a7633f706ba5&displaylang=en

>

> Which is 23.6mb. Then run "NetFx20SP1_x86.exe -x" to extract the

> files. I copied the entire directory to our network share (\

> \server1.domain.com\software\microsoft\dotnet20sp1\vs_setup.msi), and

> added the install to our group policy. Am I using the correct MSI -

> vs_setup.msi? This is the MSI I used to deploy .NET 3.0 sucessfully.

> However, there is another MSI - Netfx20a_x86.msi - under a sub folder

> "\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotNetFX20" along with a load of MSP patch

> files. Should I be linking to this MSI instead?

>

> Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET

> 2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non

> SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.

>

> Any help would be much appreciated.

>

> Ben

[Guest MowGreen [MVP]]

Re: Deploying .NET 2.0 SP1 via Group Policy

 

EDIT: >> Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET

>> 2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non

>> SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.

>

>

> MowGreen answered, incorrectly:

> No, it's the latter. See this MSKB and check the number of fixes/updates included in .NET 2.0 SP1:

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945757

 

That's incorrect, .NET 2.0 SP1 is a slipstream replacement:

http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2008/03/07/8108332.aspx

> Note - the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and 3.0 SP1 are slipstream replacements for the original versions

> of 2.0 and 3.0. You do not need to install 2.0 then SP1 or 3.0 then SP1 as separate steps like you do

> for 1.0 and 1.1.

 

It would be helpful if the KB article describing the fixes included in

SP1 also included that little tidbit, wouldn't it ?

 

MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]

===============

*-343-* FDNY

Never Forgotten

===============

 

 

>

> Ben wrote:

>

>> Hi,

>>

>> I'm trying to deploy .NET 2.0 SP1 via group policy software installs,

>> along with .NET 3.5. For .NET 3.5 to install successfully .NET 2.0

>> _SP1_ must be installed first.

>>

>> I have been able to deploy .NET 1.1 SP1, .NET 2.0 (non SP1) & .NET 3.0

>> (non SP1) via Group Policy without any problem. However, if I try and

>> do the same for .NET 2.0 SP1, the install fails, the trouble is, I

>> can't tell why. Usually an event log for 'Application Management' is

>> created under the Application event log. However for this deploy, you

>> can see it tries to get applied, on machine start up, but quickly

>> disappears, and nothing appears in the event log to suggest why.

>>

>> I have downloaded the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 Redistributable Package

>> (x86) from the following URL:

>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79bc3b77-e02c-4ad3-aacf-a7633f706ba5&displaylang=en

>>

>>

>> Which is 23.6mb. Then run "NetFx20SP1_x86.exe -x" to extract the

>> files. I copied the entire directory to our network share (\

>> \server1.domain.com\software\microsoft\dotnet20sp1\vs_setup.msi), and

>> added the install to our group policy. Am I using the correct MSI -

>> vs_setup.msi? This is the MSI I used to deploy .NET 3.0 sucessfully.

>> However, there is another MSI - Netfx20a_x86.msi - under a sub folder

>> "\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotNetFX20" along with a load of MSP patch

>> files. Should I be linking to this MSI instead?

>>

>> Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET

>> 2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non

>> SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.

>>

>> Any help would be much appreciated.

>>

>> Ben

[Guest Ben]

Re: Deploying .NET 2.0 SP1 via Group Policy

 

On 6 Sep, 17:21, "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgr...@nowandzen.com> wrote:

> EDIT: >> Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET

>

> >> 2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non

> >> SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.

>

> > MowGreen answered, incorrectly:

> > No, it's the latter. See this MSKB and check the number of fixes/updates included in .NET 2.0 SP1:

> >http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945757

>

> That's incorrect, .NET 2.0 SP1 is a slipstream replacement:http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2008/03/07/8108332.aspx

>

> > Note - the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and 3.0 SP1 are slipstream replacements for the original versions

> > of 2.0 and 3.0.  You do not need to install 2.0 then SP1 or 3.0 then SP1 as separate steps like you do

> > for 1.0 and 1.1.

>

> It would be helpful if the KB article describing the fixes included in

> SP1 also included that little tidbit, wouldn't it ?

>

> MowGreen  [MVP 2003-2008]

> ===============

>   *-343-*  FDNY

> Never Forgotten

> ===============

>

>

>

>

>

> > Ben wrote:

>

> >> Hi,

>

> >> I'm trying to deploy .NET 2.0 SP1 via group policy software installs,

> >> along with .NET 3.5. For .NET 3.5 to install successfully .NET 2.0

> >> _SP1_ must be installed first.

>

> >> I have been able to deploy .NET 1.1 SP1, .NET 2.0 (non SP1) & .NET 3.0

> >> (non SP1) via Group Policy without any problem. However, if I try and

> >> do the same for .NET 2.0 SP1, the install fails, the trouble is, I

> >> can't tell why. Usually an event log for 'Application Management' is

> >> created under the Application event log. However for this deploy, you

> >> can see it tries to get applied, on machine start up, but quickly

> >> disappears, and nothing appears in the event log to suggest why.

>

> >> I have downloaded the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 Redistributable Package

> >> (x86) from the following URL:

> >>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=79bc3b77-e02....

>

> >> Which is 23.6mb. Then run "NetFx20SP1_x86.exe -x" to extract the

> >> files. I copied the entire directory to our network share (\

> >> \server1.domain.com\software\microsoft\dotnet20sp1\vs_setup.msi), and

> >> added the install to our group policy. Am I using the correct MSI -

> >> vs_setup.msi? This is the MSI I used to deploy .NET 3.0 sucessfully.

> >> However, there is another MSI - Netfx20a_x86.msi - under a sub folder

> >> "\wcu\dotNetFramework\dotNetFX20" along with a load of MSP patch

> >> files. Should I be linking to this MSI instead?

>

> >> Also, is NetFx20SP1_x86.exe .NET 2.0 with SP1, or just SP1 for .NET

> >> 2.0? I'm assuming, as the file size is similar to that of .NET 2.0 non

> >> SP1, which is 22.4mb that it is the former rather than latter.

>

> >> Any help would be much appreciated.

>

> >> Ben- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Hi Mow,

 

Thanks for the reply.

 

I'll look through Aaron's blog and see if I can find anything to help.

If not, I'll contact him and see if I can get some advice direct.

 

Cheers

 

Ben