Installing Microsoft .Net 1.1 framework on Windows Vista without tears …

Windows Vista does not come with dotNet 1.1 framework pre-installed. Contrary to what those Windows guru saying that dotNet 1.1 is redundant since Vista come with 2.0 Net framework, there are still a lot of popular applications insisting that Net 1.1 is installed during setup, otherwise the application will simply fail to work properly or simply refuse to install at all. Among the popular software that requires dotNet 1.1 to run includes Google Sketchup Pro 6, Systran 6 Premium, and some games etc.

Unfortunately, installing .Net 1.1 on some Windows Vista system is not a bed of roses. On some system, .Net 1.1 will simply throw the following error halfway through its installation.

RegSvcs.exe – Common Language Runtime Debugging Services
Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
Process id=0×5aa (1450), Thread id=0xd86 (3462).
Click OK to terminate the application.
Click CANCEL to debug the application.


For me, I have encountered the above error even though I have purchased a certified Windows Vista home edition pre-installed HP Notebook just one year ago (HP DV6000). This becomes a very frustrating experiences as I try many suggestions from internet without much success.
However, just today, I try the following solution even though I’m not expecting any success.
To my surprise, this solution work perfectly. This solution seem to patch some crucial files and seem to do the job effectively.

The following text is what I get from the helpful site:



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http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID003100

However, when you try to install Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 on Windows Vista, you get an error similar to the following. This occurs when ‘System.EnterpriseServices.dll’ is being registered by the installation:

RegSvcs.exe – Common Language Runtime Debugging Services


Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
Process id=0×5aa (1450), Thread id=0xd86 (3462).
Click OK to terminate the application.
Click CANCEL to debug the application.

More information

This is an issue in the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 installation which is known to occur on Windows Vista.

Solution :

This issue is resolved in Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 SP1, however you will need to use the following procedure to install both the .NET Framework and the Service Pack at the same time:
Download Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable Package and Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 using links below:


Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable Package

Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1
Save both installations in the same directory

Ensure that the Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable Package is named dotnetfx.exe. If not, change its name to dotnetfx.exe.

Ensure that Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 is named dotnetfxsp1.exe. If not, change its name to dotnetfxsp1.exe.

Open command prompt as Administrator, and change to the directory where the two installations are saved.

Run the following commands using the order shown below :

dotnetfx.exe /c:”msiexec.exe /a netfx.msi TARGETDIR=C:\dotnet”

dotnetfxsp1.exe /Xp:C:\dotnet\netfxsp.msp

msiexec.exe /a c:\dotnet\netfx.msi /p c:\dotnet\netfxsp.msp

Install both Microsoft .Net Framework 1.1 and Service Pack 1 by running C:\dotnet\netfx.msi


Regards

Obaid