Sebastian Xavier
Sebastian Xavier

Reputation: 2599

Unable to Install .net framework in Windows 2012 server

I was trying to add .net 3.5 features in a (Remote) Windows 2012 server. But I am getting the following exception.

Do you need to specify an alternate source path? One or more installation selections are missing source files on the destination server. The server will try to get missing source files from Windows Update, or from a location that is specified by Group Policy. You can also click the “Specify an alternate source path” link on this page to provide a valid location for the source files.

I have tried to download and install using setup of framework 3.5 and that also failed.

I have seen several workarounds for this from the below URL

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2734782

Is it possible to add .net 3.5 without using Installation media(of OS)

Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

Upvotes: 8

Views: 19362

Answers (3)

BStone
BStone

Reputation: 241

This may not work for everyone, but worked in my scenario.

I had a server which allowed me to install .NET and another that didn't. I copied the C:\windows\WinSxS\ directory from the working server to C:\WinSxS\ on the non-working server then pointed to this copied directory when it asked for a new source location. It even remembered the location when I went back to install other features.

Upvotes: 0

Behzad Ebrahimi
Behzad Ebrahimi

Reputation: 1026

If you changed your installation media path, after installing Windows server, follow the following step:

If you want to specify an alternative source file, in the Alternate source file path box, specify a fully qualified path of a shared folder that contains the contents of the dvd:\sources\sxs folder from the installation media.

Upvotes: 0

Sebastian Xavier
Sebastian Xavier

Reputation: 2599

I have solved this by Selecting "Contact Windows Update directly to download repair content instead of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)" Checkbox in Edit Group policy screen, as suggested in method 2 of the above URL

Upvotes: 5

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