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installing .NET framework 3.5 while offline (or poor internet) on Windows 8

felixbearpig

I bet that some of you have seen this window if you just clean installed windows 8

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but i have a solution for all of you that have poor internet, like myself, or no internet.

 

Step 1. get your windows 8 disk 

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Step 2. Put it in your disk drive

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Step 3. double check if the disk has a folder labeled sources

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Step 4. check if the sources folder has a SXS folder

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if it has both then move onto step 5

 

Step 5. open up you Command prompt as an admin

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Step 6. type Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:D:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess  **replace D: with your disk drive**

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Step 7. press enter and wait till you see this

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step 8. go to control panel the "programs"

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Step 9. go to "turn windows features on and off"

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Step 10. now go check if there is a black box beside .NET framework 3.5

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If you see that black box then congratulations, you've just installed .NET framework 3.5 :D

 

I hope this guide was helpful 

 

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