How to preinstall .net framework 3.5 in windows server 2008

[dcatcher]

I have a few questions about using waik to preinstall features.

1.

I want to use visual studio 2008. It says .net 3.5 is needed. But server 2008 seems have only .net 3.0 included.

How can I preinstall .net 3.5?

2.

After preinstall some features with waik, how can I know the installation is success. I know the echoerror way, but is it possible to get a list of features which is preinstalled.

Thanks!

Edited August 4, 2008 by dcatcher

[aviv00]

1. i duno if there any package for .net3.5

if there are u could preinstall it with waik with "insert package"

or vlite

2.sorry i only know about the echo error too

just make list what u want to install and see if the echo is 0

and all should be perfect

if u using original iso its double sure then

Edited August 4, 2008 by aviv00

[dcatcher]

1. i duno if there any package for .net3.5

if there are u could preinstall it with waik with "insert package"

or vlite

2.sorry i only know about the echo error too

just make list what u want to install and see if the echo is 0

and all should be perfect

if u using original iso its double sure then

Thanks~

After a lot of tries, I finally come to conclusion:

Case 1: if winsxs is removed

.Net 3.0 and other features can be preinstalled very easily. But some features(such as .Net 3.0) add some next-reboot-to-do staff in pending.xml. If winsxs is vlited, it seems the installation will fail at last step，maybe an infinite loop. It's because the operation recorded in pending.xml cannot find files which is in winsxs.

One solution is to delete pending.xml, but that leaves a big problem as if some features are not installed fully.

As for .Net 3.0, delete pending.xml will prevent installing .net 3.5.

Case 2: if winsxs is preserved

Everything is ok, I can install .net 3.5, but adding features is still not functioning.

So the problem is pending.xml.

If we can somehow force the offline image to restart and let the operations in pending.xml finish, then removing winsxs will be safer.

[aviv00]

hmm then u should imaging ur windows after installation is done install all the feathers and

revlite it

but i did that once with desktop exper and windows search all works good even i remove the winsxs and the pending.xml

but i cant be sure that is the case with .NET 3.5

Case 2: if winsxs is preserved

Everything is ok, I can install .net 3.5, but adding features is still not functioning.

try use ocsetup not server manager

btw check my topic win server 2008 u might find it useful

Edited August 5, 2008 by aviv00