.NET Framework installation solution

I have Win98 SE, and I tried to download .NET Framework from the MS Updates
site. It downloaded fine, but failed on the installation time after time,
even after rebooting.
After much hunting, I found that the problem was the installer utility on my
computer, not the file that I downloaded.
Mine was an easy solution that took hours to find... hope it works for you.
Steps to take:
Unregister and then reregister Windows Installer
1. Unregister Windows Installer:
a. Click Start, and then click Run.
b. In the Open box, type msiexec /unregister (with the space!), and then
click OK.

2. Reregister Windows Installer:
a. Click Start, and then click Run.
b. In the Open text box, type msiexec /regserver (with the space!), and
then click OK.

3. Manually Install the .NET Framework file
a. My downloaded file was in the temp folder (which was greyed out, but
still worked):
C:\WUTemp\com_microsoft.Net_Framework_11_core_5795 \dotnetfx.exe
b. I double-clicked this file through Win Explorer, and .NET Framework
installed!

Best of luck! Hope it keeps you from Jumping off a bridge over this. You'd
think MS would take care of this little beast.
--
TritonMan