Installing Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows Server 2012 or R2 by Windows Server installation disk

By default, Windows Server 2012 or R2 hasn't installed Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5. To install Microsoft .Net Framework 3.5, the server will automatically download and install the source filed  from Internet. However, administrators also can install it from the installation disk of Windows Server.

Goal  

• Installing Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 from Windows installation disk

Lab environment

• 1 Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 server
• 1 Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 installation disk 

Lab

In this lab environment, I will use a Windows Server 2012 R2 server and installation disk.

1. On a Windows Server 2012 R2, log in as administrator.

2. Insert Windows Server 2012 R2 installation disk.

3. Launch "Server Manager".

4. Click "Add roles and features".

5. On "Before You Begin" window, click "Next".

6. On "Installation Type" window, select "Role-based or feature-based installation".

7. Click "Next".

8. On "Server Selection" window, click "Next".

9. On "Server Roles" window, click "Next".

10. On "Features" window, check ".NET Framework 3.5 (Includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)".

11. Click "Next".

12. On "Confirmation" window, click "Specify an alternate source path".

13. On "Specify Alternate Source Path" window, next to "Path", enter "D:\sources\sxs".

14. Click "OK".

15. On "Confirmation" window, click "Install".

As a result, the ".NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)" was installed in the server.

Administrators also can perform "Install-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Core -Source "D:\Sources\sxs"" in a PowerShell console to install the ".NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)" from a Windows Server installation disk.

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