[SOLUTION] You cannot install KB928366 (.Net Framework 1.1 security update)

[Patrick Philippot]

Hi,

This is an old bug showing up again. Although the official solution
involves reinstalling the framework after manipulating the registry with the
installer cleanup tool, there's a much simpler way to fix this:

1. Instead of using Windows Update, download the KB928366 package from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...CD-C715-4F05-A01F-0455D2D9EBFB&displaylang=en
Do not install yet.

2. Download the .Net framework 1.1 redistributable package from here
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=262d25e3-f589-4842-8157-034d1e7cf3a3

3. Use Winzip or a similar utility to unpack dotnetfx.exe in a folder of
your choice. You should get the following files:
netfx.msi
install.exe
InstMsi.exe
InstMsiW.exe
netfx1.cab

4. Launch the KB928366 installer. It will soon complain that it can find the
installation CD-ROM (don't ask me why). Browse to the folder where you
unpacked the dotnetfx files.

That's it.

This procedure can be applied to any similar situation regarding .Net
framework updates. I'm using it since years (that is, since this Windows
Update bug exists).

Good luck.

 

[Patrick Philippot]

4. Launch the KB928366 installer. It will soon complain that it can
find

that it *can't* find

 

[Patrick Philippot]

3. Use Winzip or a similar utility to unpack dotnetfx.exe in a folder
of your choice.

You can also use the following command:

dotnetfx.exe /C /T:c:\myfolder

 

[old bat]

when i do as you suggest, i get to this pg:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...cd-c715-4f05-a01f-0455d2d9ebfb&displayLang=en

30 seconds later, the download hasn't started, so
i click the start download link.

i get: 403 forbidden. The website declined to show this webpage.

i can't save the target, either.

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[Guest]

If it's not too much trouble, could you tell me exactly HOW to (your quote) :
"Use Winzip or a similar utility to unpack dotnetfx.exe in a folder of

your choice. You should get the following files:
netfx.msi
install.exe
InstMsi.exe
InstMsiW.exe
netfx1.cab

4. Launch the KB928366 installer. It will soon complain that it can find the
installation CD-ROM (don't ask me why). Browse to the folder where you
unpacked the dotnetfx files."

I don't have Winzip, so if you know of a free program similar to it, I can
download that... but I still don't know HOW to "unpack" those files, much
less where I could find them, and I also don't know how to "launch the
KB928366 installer".
Could you please tell me how to do both of those things?
Thanks so much!

 

[pvdg42]

If it's not too much trouble, could you tell me exactly HOW to (your
quote) :
"Use Winzip or a similar utility to unpack dotnetfx.exe in a folder of


I don't have Winzip, so if you know of a free program similar to it, I can
download that... but I still don't know HOW to "unpack" those files, much
less where I could find them, and I also don't know how to "launch the
KB928366 installer".
Could you please tell me how to do both of those things?
Thanks so much!

A good free utility is 7Zip.

http://www.7-zip.org/

Once it's installed, you can right-click on the dotnetfx.exe file and you'll
see 7Zip as an option in the pop-up menu.
Select 7Zip->Extract FIles...
then in the dialog, enter the path of your choice (for example:
C:\MyDotNetFX), then click OK.

Navigate to your chosen location and double-click the file install.exe to
run it.