ATTENTION: If you have problems installing Net Framework 1.1, look HERE.

[MysteryNotes]

I've had to reinstall DDO plenty of times on many different PCs, and almost always had this problem with installing Net Framework 1.1.

This has been posted many times on other sites, but im putting it here so its easier to find for people new to DDO and experiencing problems installing Microsoft Net Framework 1.1.

If your NET Framework has been experiencing an error right at the end of the installation, try this.

1. Create a new folder named DotNet in C:\ drive (C:\DotNet is used in this guide, you can change to any folder you prefer, but ensure that you use correct path in the following steps).
2. Download Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Redistributable Package (dotnetfx.exe). Make sure the setup file is saved as dotnetfx.exe.
3. Download Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (NDP1.1sp1-KB867460-X86.exe). Make sure that the file is renamed and saved as dotnetfxsp1.exe, so that the rest of the steps can be followed easily.
4. Move both installation files into the same directory (i.e. C:\DotNet), if you’re not saving them together. (Highly recommend going to C: drive and creating a folder named Dotnet, and moving the files in.)
5. Open command prompt as Administrator.
6. Change to the directory where the two installation setup files for .NET 1.1 are saved (i.e. C:\DotNet).
7. Run the following commands one by one, press Enter after each one.

Type this exactly:
dotnetfx.exe /c:"msiexec.exe /a netfx.msi TARGETDIR=C:\DotNet"

After typing this line a dialog box will open asking you if you want to install net framework, click on yes.
It will complete on its own and a box will pop up stating that the installation is complete.

Next Step, type

dotnetfxsp1.exe /Xp:C:\DotNet\netfxsp.msp
(There will be no notification messages when you type this.)

Next, type
msiexec.exe /a c:\DotNet\netfx.msi /p c:\DotNet\netfxsp.msp
The installer will appear and disappear by itself.

And you're done.

Just open up the folder you stored the files in originally (C:\Dotnet) and run the application called
netfx.msi (It might also be named netfx)

Hope this helps.

FAQ:
Help!
When i type in the first command it says it isn't recognized as a command!
Answer:
Thats because you forgot to change the directory in Command Prompt.
I've forgotten it quite a few times as well and got more than a little frustrated when it doesn't work.
To change the directory in Command Prompt, type in:
cd c:\dotnet

OR

cd c:\<Insert Folder Name>

(Without the <> of course.)

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Help!
When i run the 3rd step, it gives me an error and says i have no permission to access the files!
Answer:
Thats because you forgot to run Command Prompt in Administrator mode.
If you're on Windows Vista or Windows 7 that happens.
Close command prompt, and open it again (Right click "Run as Administrator") and the issue should be resolved.


Have a nice day.

*Edit*
This may or may not solve your Net Framework 1.1 installation problems, but all the problems i have had on different PCs were resolved with this method.

Download links for Microsoft Net Framework 1.1:
Here - This is the file you rename to dotnetfx.exe

Microsoft Net Framework Service Pack 1:
Here - This is the file you rename to dotnetfxsp1.exe


Credit goes to http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/1...e-fails-error/
This is where i found the fix from, and i believe that is the original site for the fix.

[indeeme]

I'm not about to risk my computer by attempting this. When is Turbine going to fix this problem? I guess I'm sol until they do. Too bad. Great game. This is ridiculous.

[MysteryNotes]

I'm not about to risk my computer by attempting this. When is Turbine going to fix this problem? I guess I'm sol until they do. Too bad. Great game. This is ridiculous.

I posted this thread months ago for those who had the same problem kid.
I'm not asking you to risk your computer or w/e, all the download links lead to the official Microsoft download page.
If you won't help yourself you shouldn't complain

[indeeme]

This is waaaaayyyy above my experience or abilities, it's not a matter of won't. I don't care where the links go, the risk comes from my own inexperience as I basically attempt to hack my own computer. Not to mention the fact that it's Turbine's compatibility problem, not the end-user's. Where's Turbine gonna be when I can't work or finish the semester because I f-ed up my computer trying to "fix" their game? Are they gonna send someone out to my house to undo my "fix?" Yeah, right.

[Missing_Minds]

I'm not about to risk my computer by attempting this. When is Turbine going to fix this problem? I guess I'm sol until they do. Too bad. Great game. This is ridiculous.

Answer, This is Microsoft's ****up, not Turbine. Turbine will never fix it as there is nothing for them to do.

Please continue to blame the water company for your property taxes.

[MysteryNotes]

This is waaaaayyyy above my experience or abilities, it's not a matter of won't. I don't care where the links go, the risk comes from my own inexperience as I basically attempt to hack my own computer. Not to mention the fact that it's Turbine's compatibility problem, not the end-user's. Where's Turbine gonna be when I can't work or finish the semester because I f-ed up my computer trying to "fix" their game? Are they gonna send someone out to my house to undo my "fix?" Yeah, right.

Actually its simple.
It just looks complicated.
What the above process would do is get two files and streamline them into one.
It doesn't actually change any of your computer settings.
As for waiting for turbine to fix it - that problem has been here for at least 2 years i believe =/

[CaptainShar]

Worked perfectly for me. I hadn't run into this problem originally, but I ended up reinstalling Windows on my computer after a graphics card burnout, and after that I got the .NET error popup. Downloading the program from the popup prompt didn't work, but these instructions worked very well. I didn't even have to reboot.

I am running Windows 7.

I write tech tutorials for a living, and this one was great, so props to MysteryNotes! (And the author of the post at http://saranspot.blogspot.com/2009/0...ork-11-on.html)