[wix-users] WiX Toolset requires the .NET Framework 3.5.1 Windows feature to be enabled

[Rob Mensching]

Yeah. WiX v3.x still has a dependency on some .NET v3.5 MSBuild assemblies. You'll want to turn on the .NET 3.5 Framework (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/install/dotnet-35-windows-10)

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-----Original Message-----
From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of Zac Harvey via wix-users
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 6:47 PM
To: wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org
Cc: Zac Harvey <zharvey at pobox.com>
Subject: [wix-users] WiX Toolset requires the .NET Framework 3.5.1 Windows feature to be enabled

I provisioned a brand new Windows 10 (64-bit) machine and installed VisualStudio on it. This might have been the source of my problem as it prompted me to install various .NET-related "stuff".

I then went to https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix3/releases/tag/wix3112rtm and tried running the win311.exe installer. When it runs, I get an error message stating:

"WiX Toolset requires the .NET Framework 3.5.1 Windows feature to be enabled."

I checked to see what version of .NET was installed by going executing:

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319> .\MSBuild.exe -version

and it looks like 4.8.37520 is whats installed.

What do I need to do here so that the latest version of WiX is installed properly on my machine. I don't need to have the latest version of .NET, I'm just not sure whether I need to downgrade it to 3.5.1 or if I need to do something else.

Best,
zharvey

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