I'm having the following problem with above software, sometime ago it would 
seem that version 1 and 2 were uninstalled. the critical updates/ patch for 3 
will not install just remain on the computer waiting to be installed. i have 
folowed some advise on here and completly uninstaled all .net framework from 
my computer both through the control pannel and removing it from the C drive 
i have also ran windows install clean up. i then  tried to install it all 
starting with 1. this will not install error code 2908
dell laptop, windows xp proffesional sp3
i need the .net package to update my drivers through dell
thanks

sj wrote:
> I'm having the following problem with above software, sometime ago
> it would seem that version 1 and 2 were uninstalled. the critical
> updates/ patch for 3 will not install just remain on the computer
> waiting to be installed. i have folowed some advise on here and
> completly uninstaled all .net framework from my computer both
> through the control pannel and removing it from the C drive i have
> also ran windows install clean up. i then  tried to install it all
> starting with 1. this will not install error code 2908
> dell laptop, windows xp proffesional sp3
> i need the .net package to update my drivers through dell

Most don't need .NET Framework to update your drivers through Dell.  You can 
visit the support web page for your model of system or specific service tag 
and download drivers directly all day.  Then you install what you download.

However...

At this point - if the machine was mine - I would follow these directions:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/ea20ba99-017e-4ae0-975b-1ef8b771dff8

In other words...  Use the .NET Cleanup Tool (Method 2), reboot and install
the .NET Updates in this order:

- .Net Framework 3.5
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6)
- .Net Framework 1.1
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&)
- .Net Framework 1.1 SP1
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&)

Should be good to go.

Needs repeating in full?
When installing updates using Windows update or Microsoft Update you may
receive Error 0x643 or 0x80070643 (23 Oct-09)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976982

=====================

Step #1 => Before doing anything else, write down what .NET Framework
versions are currently installed:

How to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed and
whether service packs have been applied
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318785

Step #2 => Now see Resolution Method 2 in this related KB article...

When you try to install an update for the .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0,
or 3.5, you may receive Windows Update error code "0x643" or Windows
Installer error code "1603" (ignore the title, if need be)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923100

After running the .NET Framework Cleanup Tool, reinstall all .NET Framework
versions (but only the ones you wrote down in #1 above) manually using the
download links on the page then run Windows Update manually to install
security updates for same.

NB: If you remove .NET Framework 3.5 (SP1) using the tool, reinstalling .NET
Framework 3.5 will also install .Net Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.0 SP2; then
Windows Update will offer .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.

IMPORTANT! => If you remove .NET Framework 3.5 (SP1), reinstall your .NET
Framework versions in the following order:

    1. .Net Framework 3.5, then...
    2. .Net Framework 1.1, then...
    3. .Net Framework 1.1 SP1

NB: KB923100 references this page:
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/05/30/611355.aspx.  Please read
ALL of it as well as the related page
http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8904493.aspx before using the .NET
Framework Cleanup Tool.

-- 
Shenan Stanley
     MS-MVP
-- 
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html 

I cannot install 3.5 on my compaq.

"sj" wrote:

> I'm having the following problem with above software, sometime ago it would 
> seem that version 1 and 2 were uninstalled. the critical updates/ patch for 3 
> will not install just remain on the computer waiting to be installed. i have 
> folowed some advise on here and completly uninstaled all .net framework from 
> my computer both through the control pannel and removing it from the C drive 
> i have also ran windows install clean up. i then  tried to install it all 
> starting with 1. this will not install error code 2908
> dell laptop, windows xp proffesional sp3
> i need the .net package to update my drivers through dell
> thanks

thanks Shenan, 
that seems to have worked just fine, should i now delete both windows 
install clean up and the .net clean up tool.
stu

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> sj wrote:
> > I'm having the following problem with above software, sometime ago
> > it would seem that version 1 and 2 were uninstalled. the critical
> > updates/ patch for 3 will not install just remain on the computer
> > waiting to be installed. i have folowed some advise on here and
> > completly uninstaled all .net framework from my computer both
> > through the control pannel and removing it from the C drive i have
> > also ran windows install clean up. i then  tried to install it all
> > starting with 1. this will not install error code 2908
> > dell laptop, windows xp proffesional sp3
> > i need the .net package to update my drivers through dell
> 
> Most don't need .NET Framework to update your drivers through Dell.  You can 
> visit the support web page for your model of system or specific service tag 
> and download drivers directly all day.  Then you install what you download.
> 
> However...
> 
> At this point - if the machine was mine - I would follow these directions:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vistawu/thread/ea20ba99-017e-4ae0-975b-1ef8b771dff8
> 
> In other words...  Use the .NET Cleanup Tool (Method 2), reboot and install
> the .NET Updates in this order:
> 
> - .Net Framework 3.5
> (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=333325FD-AE52-4E35-B531-508D977D32A6)
> - .Net Framework 1.1
> (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=262D25E3-F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&)
> - .Net Framework 1.1 SP1
> (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A8F5654F-088E-40B2-BBDB-A83353618B38&)
> 
> Should be good to go.
> 
> Needs repeating in full?
> When installing updates using Windows update or Microsoft Update you may
> receive Error 0x643 or 0x80070643 (23 Oct-09)
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976982
> 
> =====================
> 
> Step #1 => Before doing anything else, write down what .NET Framework
> versions are currently installed:
> 
> How to determine which versions of the .NET Framework are installed and
> whether service packs have been applied
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318785
> 
> Step #2 => Now see Resolution Method 2 in this related KB article...
> 
> When you try to install an update for the .NET Framework 1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0,
> or 3.5, you may receive Windows Update error code "0x643" or Windows
> Installer error code "1603" (ignore the title, if need be)
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923100
> 
> After running the .NET Framework Cleanup Tool, reinstall all .NET Framework
> versions (but only the ones you wrote down in #1 above) manually using the
> download links on the page then run Windows Update manually to install
> security updates for same.
> 
> NB: If you remove .NET Framework 3.5 (SP1) using the tool, reinstalling .NET
> Framework 3.5 will also install .Net Framework 2.0 SP2 and 3.0 SP2; then
> Windows Update will offer .NET Framework 3.5 SP1.
> 
> IMPORTANT! => If you remove .NET Framework 3.5 (SP1), reinstall your .NET
> Framework versions in the following order:
> 
>     1. .Net Framework 3.5, then...
>     2. .Net Framework 1.1, then...
>     3. .Net Framework 1.1 SP1
> 
> NB: KB923100 references this page:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/05/30/611355.aspx.  Please read
> ALL of it as well as the related page
> http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8904493.aspx before using the .NET
> Framework Cleanup Tool.
> 
> -- 
> Shenan Stanley
>      MS-MVP
> -- 
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html 
> 
> 
> .
>