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so are you installing the service pack perhaps? &nbsp;Instead of the full application?
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so are you installing the service pack perhaps?  Instead of the full application?

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No I am installing the full app. &nbsp;Same problem happens when I install try to install 3.5 and 3.0. &nbsp; Doesn't matter what version or package I try. 
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No I am installing the full app.  Same problem happens when I install try to install 3.5 and 3.0.   Doesn't matter what version or package I try.

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You have full admin rights to install?
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Yes, Logged in as administrator. 
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and these were clean installs of the application from MS?<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/net/" rel="ugc">http://www.microsoft.com/n<wbr />et/</a><br />
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and these were clean installs of the application from MS?
http://www.microsoft.com/net/ [http://www.microsoft.com/net/]
 


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open folder c:\5a0389227789309dad209 and if you see there vs_setup.msi , rename it to vs_setup.ms_ , then click &quot;retry&quot; on the message.
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open folder c:\5a0389227789309dad209 and if you see there vs_setup.msi , rename it to vs_setup.ms_ , then click "retry" on the message.

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When I attempt to install .net Framework 3.5 SP1, &nbsp;I get the following error. &nbsp; (Screenshot is also attached)<br />
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&quot;The windows installer package: c:\5a0389227789309dad209\v<wbr />s_setup.ms<wbr />_ could not be opened&quot;<br />
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I have no previous .net installs. &nbsp; This is a 2003 server setup as a Terminal Server. &nbsp;The server is virtually clean except for office 2003. <br />
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Any ideas?<br />
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When I attempt to install .net Framework 3.5 SP1,  I get the following error.   (Screenshot is also attached)

"The windows installer package: c:\5a0389227789309dad209\vs_setup.ms_ could not be opened"

I have no previous .net installs.   This is a 2003 server setup as a Terminal Server.  The server is virtually clean except for office 2003. 

Any ideas?

Can not install .net 3.5 on windows 2003 server

Installation is the act of making a computer program program ready for execution. Because the process varies programs often come with a specialized program responsible for doing whatever is needed for their installation. Installation may be part of a larger software deployment process. Cross platform installer builders that produce installers for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux include InstallAnywhere, InstallBuilder and Install4J. Installers for Microsoft Windows include Windows Installer, InstallShield, and Wise Installation Studio; free installer-authoring tools include NSIS, IzPack, Clickteam, InnoSetup, InstallSimple and WiX. Mac OS X includes Installer, and also includes a separate software updating application.

Installation

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

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