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You need Windows Features (or the equivalent in Server 2012) because .NET Framework 3.5 is already there. It just needs to be enabled.
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You need Windows Features (or the equivalent in Server 2012) because .NET Framework 3.5 is already there. It just needs to be enabled.

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Can you then select to install .NET Framework?
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Can you then select to install .NET Framework?

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After I entered the alternate path, yes it installed
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After I entered the alternate path, yes it installed

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I did. &nbsp;Mine was unchecked. &nbsp; It's installed now.
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I did.  Mine was unchecked.   It's installed now.

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So then .NET Framework is installed for you. Good news.
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So then .NET Framework is installed for you. Good news.

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I gave you excellent assistance on how to get .NET Framework installed and I think you should recognize that.
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I gave you excellent assistance on how to get .NET Framework installed and I think you should recognize that.

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I'm trying to add Net framework 3.5. &nbsp;It asks me for an alternate location for the source. &nbsp;I put the DVD in the drive and selected the drive letter but it still fails.<br />
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Do I need to put the path in to a specific location on the DVD or could I run setup and add features?
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I'm trying to add Net framework 3.5.  It asks me for an alternate location for the source.  I put the DVD in the drive and selected the drive letter but it still fails.

Do I need to put the path in to a specific location on the DVD or could I run setup and add features?

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