Unable to Install .net framework in Windows 2012 server

windows-8 windows-server-2012 .net-3.5
Sebastian Xavier picture Sebastian Xavier · Nov 12, 2014 · Viewed 14.7k times · Source

I was trying to add .net 3.5 features in a (Remote) Windows 2012 server. But I am getting the following exception.

Do you need to specify an alternate source path? One or more installation selections are missing source files on the destination server. The server will try to get missing source files from Windows Update, or from a location that is specified by Group Policy. You can also click the “Specify an alternate source path” link on this page to provide a valid location for the source files.

I have tried to download and install using setup of framework 3.5 and that also failed.

I have seen several workarounds for this from the below URL

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734782

Is it possible to add .net 3.5 without using Installation media(of OS)

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Answer

Sebastian Xavier picture Sebastian Xavier · Nov 13, 2014

I have solved this by Selecting "Contact Windows Update directly to download repair content instead of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)" Checkbox in Edit Group policy screen, as suggested in method 2 of the above URL

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