Installing .NET 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 / 2012R2
.NET 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 with or without source ISO When working on Windows Server where you do not have full control can be very tricky to install .NET 3.5 framework. This is especially the case when you are setting up a system for a customer on a cloud hosted server for example. You get your server from your cloud provider and you get credentials to login and thats all. No control over virtual environment. Why would you need .NET 3.5 framework? - There are tons of applications that still use and are built on .NET 3.5 still and yes all those applications are current releases. Now, lets get down to business. You have two options to enable/install .NET 3.5 on server 2012 / 2012 R2 using few fairly simple steps. Both of this options are discussed below in its own separate section. Install .NET 3.5 framework on Server 2012 with INTERNET access In this scenario your server has Internet access. You do not have access to the source ISO o...