Creating an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2

A while back, I posted some instructions that can be used to create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1.  Since then, the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 has been released (it is required in order to install the .NET Framework 3.5 SP1).  Here are some updated steps that can be used to create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 for each of the supported processor architectures.

To create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 x86:

  1. Download the package named netfx20sp2_x86.exe from https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b2c0358-915b-4eb5-9b1d-10e506da9d0f and save it to your local hard drive
  2. Extract the contents of the setup package by running this command:
    netfx20sp2_x86.exe /x:c:\netfx20sp2\x86
  3. Stage the base MSI by running this command:
    msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\netfx20a_x86.msi" TARGETDIR="c:\netfx20sp2\x86\AIP"
  4. Apply the patches to the staged base MSI by running this command:
    msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp2\x86\AIP\netfx20a_x86.msi" PATCH="c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_CA.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\PreXP.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x86\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW.msp"

With these steps, you will have an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 x86 located at c:\netfx20sp2\x86\AIP.  You can then install the MSI directly using a command line like the following:

msiexec.exe /i c:\netfx20sp2\x86\AIP\netfx20a_x86.msi /l*v %temp%\netfx20sp2x86log.txt /qb VSEXTUI=1

You can adjust the parameters as needed if you want a fully silent install instead of basic UI, or want to use any other standard Windows Installer command line parameters.

To create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 x64:

  1. Download the package named netfx20sp2_x64.exe from https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b2c0358-915b-4eb5-9b1d-10e506da9d0f and save it to your local hard drive
  2. Extract the contents of the setup package by running this command:
    netfx20sp2_x64.exe /x:c:\netfx20sp2\x64
  3. Stage the base MSI by running this command:
    msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\netfx20a_x64.msi" TARGETDIR="c:\netfx20sp2\x64\AIP"
  4. Apply the patches to the staged base MSI by running this command:
    msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp2\x64\AIP\netfx20a_x64.msi" PATCH="c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms_64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_CA.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\PreXP.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\x64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW.msp"

With these steps, you will have an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 x64 located at c:\netfx20sp2\x64\AIP.  You can then install the MSI directly using a command line like the following:

msiexec.exe /i c:\netfx20sp2\x64\AIP\netfx20a_x64.msi /l*v %temp%\netfx20sp2x64log.txt /qb VSEXTUI=1

You can adjust the parameters as needed if you want a fully silent install instead of basic UI, or want to use any other standard Windows Installer command line parameters.

To create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 ia64:

  1. Download the package named netfx20sp2_ia64.exe from https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=5b2c0358-915b-4eb5-9b1d-10e506da9d0f and save it to your local hard drive
  2. Extract the contents of the package by running this command:
    netfx20sp2_ia64.exe /x:c:\netfx20sp2\ia64
  3. Stage the base MSI by running this command:
    msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\netfx20a_ia64.msi" TARGETDIR="c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\AIP"
  4. Apply the patches to the staged base MSI by running this command:
    msiexec /a "c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\AIP\netfx20a_ia64.msi" PATCH="c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms_i64.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\ASPNET.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CLR.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\CRT.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_CA.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Core.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\NetFX_Other.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\PreXP.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\WinForms.msp;c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\wcu\dotnetframework\dotnetfx20\DW.msp"

With these steps, you will have an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP2 ia64 located at c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\AIP.  You can then install the MSI directly using a command line like the following:

msiexec.exe /i c:\netfx20sp2\ia64\AIP\netfx20a_ia64.msi /l*v %temp%\netfx20sp2ia64log.txt /qb VSEXTUI=1

You can adjust the parameters as needed if you want a fully silent install instead of basic UI, or want to use any other standard Windows Installer command line parameters.