Help pls: Still can't install .NET Framework Service Pack 1

I can't install .NET Framework Service Pack 1.

I have tried repairing the .NET Framework 1.1 installation as suggested
in an earlier post
(ref <Xns960C95F3B958C51D7E@130.133.1.4> )
and in
file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/1033/repairRedist.htm
but that didn't fix the problem:-

When I ran :-
dotnetfx.exe /t:%temp% /c:"msiexec.exe /fvecms %temp%\netfx.msi" <Enter>
I received an error message saying :
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Setup
Error creating process <msiexec.exe /fvecms
C|\DOCUME~1\c\LOCALS~1\Temp\netfx.msi>. Reason: Access is denied.
OK

What should I do?

Assuming:
1. This is Windows XP
2. You are operating on an NTFS partition, and not Fat32
3. You are a local administrator, you can:


1. Click Start
2. Click Run
3. Type: cmd <Enter>
4. In the command prompt, type: echo %username% <Enter>
5. Type: net localgroup administrators <Enter>
6. Verify that the output from step 4 is in the list provided by step 5.
7. Verify it by typing: net localgroup administrators /add %username%
<Enter>
8. The error should come back that the user is already part of the local
group.
9. Type: ECHO y| CACLS.EXE "%WINDIR%\SoftwareDistribution" /E /T /G
"Administrator":F
10. ECHO y| CACLS.EXE "%WINDIR%\SoftwareDistribution" /E /T /G SYSTEM:F
11. Try repairing the .NET Framework again.

Let us know how this goes.

Sincerely,

Pat Walters [MSFT]


"nospam" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I can't install .NET Framework Service Pack 1.
>
> I have tried repairing the .NET Framework 1.1 installation as suggested
> in an earlier post
> (ref <Xns960C95F3B958C51D7E@130.133.1.4> )
> and in
> file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/1033/repairRedist.htm
> but that didn't fix the problem:-
>
> When I ran :-
> dotnetfx.exe /t:%temp% /c:"msiexec.exe /fvecms %temp%\netfx.msi" <Enter>
> I received an error message saying :
> Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Setup
> Error creating process <msiexec.exe /fvecms
> C|\DOCUME~1\c\LOCALS~1\Temp\netfx.msi>. Reason: Access is denied.
> OK
>
> What should I do?

I followed the instructions below, but had exactly the same symptom, ie
Error creating process
<msiexec.exe /fvecms C:\DOCUME~1\c\LOCALS~1\Temp\netfx.msi>.
Reason: Access is denied.

==== BUT =====

I then tried updating with my firewall (kerio) and my antivirus (AVG)
turned off.
This was successful!

My guess is that the firewall rules were blocking some critical part of
the update process.

As a suggestion:- would it be possible for Microsoft to publish :-
1. A set of generic firewall app rules that are required for various
apps to run.
Currently I (and I guess many others) have to make an (un)educated
guess as to
what should be allowed, and I suspect that sometimes we guess wrongly.

2. Which set of URLs should be considered trusted.

Coming from Microsoft this information would be more trusted than coming
from some arbitrary source.


Thanks for your help and time in solving this Pat.

Colin



Pat Walters [MSFT] wrote:
> Assuming:
> 1. This is Windows XP
> 2. You are operating on an NTFS partition, and not Fat32
> 3. You are a local administrator, you can:
>
>
> 1. Click Start
> 2. Click Run
> 3. Type: cmd <Enter>
> 4. In the command prompt, type: echo %username% <Enter>
> 5. Type: net localgroup administrators <Enter>
> 6. Verify that the output from step 4 is in the list provided by step 5.
> 7. Verify it by typing: net localgroup administrators /add %username%
> <Enter>
> 8. The error should come back that the user is already part of the local
> group.
> 9. Type: ECHO y| CACLS.EXE "%WINDIR%\SoftwareDistribution" /E /T /G
> "Administrator":F
> 10. ECHO y| CACLS.EXE "%WINDIR%\SoftwareDistribution" /E /T /G SYSTEM:F
> 11. Try repairing the .NET Framework again.
>
> Let us know how this goes.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Pat Walters [MSFT]
>
>
> "nospam" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>
>>I can't install .NET Framework Service Pack 1.
>>
>>I have tried repairing the .NET Framework 1.1 installation as suggested
>>in an earlier post
>> (ref <Xns960C95F3B958C51D7E@130.133.1.4> )
>>and in
>>file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/1033/repairRedist.htm
>>but that didn't fix the problem:-
>>
>>When I ran :-
>>dotnetfx.exe /t:%temp% /c:"msiexec.exe /fvecms %temp%\netfx.msi" <Enter>
>>I received an error message saying :
>>Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Setup
>>Error creating process <msiexec.exe /fvecms
>>C|\DOCUME~1\c\LOCALS~1\Temp\netfx.msi>. Reason: Access is denied.
>>OK
>>
>>What should I do?
>
>
>

"nospam" wrote:

> I can't install .NET Framework Service Pack 1.
>
> I have tried repairing the .NET Framework 1.1 installation as suggested
> in an earlier post
> (ref <Xns960C95F3B958C51D7E@130.133.1.4> )
> and in
> file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v1.1.4322/1033/repairRedist.htm
> but that didn't fix the problem:-
>
> When I ran :-
> dotnetfx.exe /t:%temp% /c:"msiexec.exe /fvecms %temp%\netfx.msi" <Enter>
> I received an error message saying :
> Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Setup
> Error creating process <msiexec.exe /fvecms
> C|\DOCUME~1\c\LOCALS~1\Temp\netfx.msi>. Reason: Access is denied.
> OK
>
> What should I do?
>