I want to install .NET framework 3.5 on a couple of machines that do not have internet access. If I install the "no internet access"-package it still wants to download something. How can I figure out what is missing? Are there other installation packages?
Edit:
I would present screenshots but I cannot upload anything from here and the shots would be in german. So I present only the text translated back to english…
Installing the "full redistributable package":
At the bottom of the license agreement page it display this text:
Size of download file: 67 MB
Appoximate download time: 2h 44min (56KBit/s) 18min (512KBit/s)
It shows the text even if I installed Windows Installer 3.1.
After agreeing it displays the "Download and Installation Status"-Dialog with a progress bar labeled "Download:" and
Status: Connection to server attempted (try X of 5).
Total Download Status: 56MB/67MB
I tried it in a VM with no network connection. It tries 5 times while the progress bar shows progress. Later the progress bar is labeled "Installation:". Even later it reports problems during setup and provides two buttons "Send Report Later" and "Don't Send". Now here it comes: "Setup completed" and "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 has been deinstalled successfully." (Emphasis is mine)
"It is recommended to install current service packs and security updates. More information at Windows Update (link)."
Edit2:
Installed Service Pack 3, but still no success.
Best Answer
If you are using a localized version of Windows the setup automatically tries to download the language pack for your location.
To bypass the automatic download you can specify English as the installation language by using the following command line:
After the setup is complete you can download and install the language pack for your location manually.
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