Upon starting my Acer notebook, I receive a message that: "Microsoft.Net Framework Version 2.0 is required to continue", and when I try to download it it won't download?
Windows 7 has the .NET Framework 3.5 and earlier (2.0) redistributables already installed however some application installers are looking for very specific .NET 2.0 files and or registry entires that may not be in the ?Windows 7 versaion of .NET 3.5 (which
included .NET 2.0) which can cause error messages:
How to check to see if .NET Framework is enabled:
Click Start and in the search enter (without the quotes): "Turn Windows features On or Off".
Next click on the + sign next to the "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1" list of features.
With "Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1" expanded place a check mark in both options.
Exit the "Feature" window and reboot your PC.