Net 3.5 , windows 8 , 64 bit - unable to install

Wullail

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This one has me scratching my head.....

Just upgraded my sons PC to win 8.1 64 bit , updated with a clean install..

We need Net 3.5 , but of course....can't download and install....

We try using control panel , windows features , but it keeps reporting that it's not connected to the internet , funnily enough , EVERY SINGLE OTHER feature works....install / uninstall....no issues....

So , off into offline mode...command prompt run as administrator

Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:Z:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

Cannot run 32 bit DISM in a 64 bit OS environment....wtf!

switch directories to c:\windows\sysnative\

Windows 8 DVD is in , drive letter Z

Dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:Z:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

starts up , gets to 65.5% on the bar......unable to find...blah blah blah...basically says the item isn't on the DvD....


I'm stuck....hoping anyone else has any idea...if not I'm going to have to restore his old OS after a day spent installing and patching 8.0 and 8.1..

:cry:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    6 GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    12 TB in 6 disks
    PSU
    TX650
    Keyboard
    G15
    Mouse
    Intellimouse 3.0
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbits
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Trend Micro

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1x64PWMC Ubuntu14.04x64 MintMate17x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home Brewed
    CPU
    I7 4970K OC'ed @4.7 GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI-Z97
    Memory
    16 GB G-Skill Trident X @2400MHZ
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450
    Sound Card
    X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual HP-W2408
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Hard Drives
    256 GB M2 sm951, (2) 500GB 850EVO, 5TB, 2 TB Seagate
    PSU
    Antec 850W
    Case
    Antec 1200
    Cooling
    Danger Den H20
    Keyboard
    Logitech
    Mouse
    Logitech Performance Mouse MX
    Internet Speed
    35/12mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
Just an update , 3 days of trying and I had to admit defeat , I gave up and restored his system back to win 7 as he needed his PC back.

I checked the package that SFC was using to check for net 3.5 and it came up thats net 3.5 was disabled, removed.

So the actual files weren't even there , even on the Window 8 update ISO that was downloaded and written to DVD from Microsofts own Windows 8 website.

SFC/Dism had nothing to work with and refused to download them from MS at all...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Memory
    6 GB
    Screen Resolution
    1280 x 1024
    Hard Drives
    12 TB in 6 disks
    PSU
    TX650
    Keyboard
    G15
    Mouse
    Intellimouse 3.0
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbits
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Trend Micro

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Home made
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
    Motherboard
    Asus Prime x470 Pro
    Memory
    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
    PSU
    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
    Case
    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
    Internet Speed
    40/2 Mbps
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
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