a New Domain.net — If you need to run or install an older program on Windows 8.1 you may experience a hiccup or two. That’s because the latest version of Windows requires previous versions of Microsoft’s. NET Framework. The. NET Framework is not enabled by default in 8.1, but it’s easy to install both versions so you can continue rocking your old software programs on the latest OS. Windows 8.1 includes. NET Framework 4.5 development platform, but you’ll need to install 3.5 or 2.0 if an older program requires a specific version. Image credit: Brian Burgess Enable. Net Framework 2.0 And 3.5 From the Start screen type: windows features and select Turn Windows features on or off. Image credit: Brian Burgess The Windows Features screen will come up on the desktop. Tick the box next to. NET Framework 3.5 (includes. NET 2.0 and 3.0) and click OK. Image credit: Brian Burgess Wait while. NET Framework is installed on your system — it only takes a few seconds. Immediately afterward you’ll be prompted to download updates for it. Image credit: Brian Burgess That’s it! Now you’ll be able to install and run your older programs. Image credit: Brian Burgess For a New Domain.net, I’m Brian Burgess. Based in Pelican Rapids, MN, Brian Burgess led the relaunch of BYTE with Gina Smith, co-founded a New Domain.net with Gina, John C. Dvorak and Jerry Pournelle in 2011, and serves as the editor-in-chief of Groovy Post.com. He is the How To gallery captain here at a New Domain.net. Email him at Brian@a New Domain.net or Brian@ Groovypost.com and find him on Google + and on Twitter as @mysticgeek. Related.
. NET Core. NET Core is a set of runtime, library and compiler components that allow you to create apps that run on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It can be installed locally with your app with only the packages you need. It provides a light weight development model and the flexibility to work with your favorite development tools on your favorite development platform. Get Started with F F is a cross-platform, functional-first programming language. It enables developers to tackle complex computing problems with simple, maintainable and robust code. F is open source and available on Git Hub.
The. NET Framework is an integral part of many applications running on Windows and provides common functionality for those applications to run. For developers, the. NET Framework provides a consistent programming model for building applications. if you are using the Windows operating system, the. NET Framework may already be installed on your computer. Specifically, the. NET Framework 4.5 is included with Windows 8, the. NET Framework is included with Windows 8.1 and the. NET Framework 4.6 is included with Windows 10. The. NET Framework 3.5, however, is not automatically installed with Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, and must be separately enabled to run applications that depend on it. This must happen through Windows Update, which is invoked in one of three ways. All of these require an Internet connection: During installation you may encounter error 0x800f0906, 0x800f0907, or 0x800f081f, in which case refer to. NET Framework 3.5 installation error: 0x800f0906, 0x800f0907, or 0x800f081f. Note that these are possibly resolved by installing security update 3005628. If any of the above methods fail, or if you do not have an Internet connection, it is necessary to use your Windows installation media. For details, see Method 3 for error 0x800f0906 in the. NET Framework 3.5 installation error article. If you do not have installation media, see Create Installation media for Windows 8.1. Important notes: In general, do not uninstall any versions of the. NET Framework from your computer. Different apps depend on different versions of the framework and multiple versions of the. NET Framework can be loaded on a single computer at the same time. The. NET Framework 3.5 is also used by apps built for versions 2.0 and 3.0. Installing a Windows language pack before installing the. NET Framework 3.5 may cause the. NET Framework 3.5 installation to fail. Install the. NET.
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