Note: It is important that you install Internet Information Server on your computer prior to installation of .NET Framework. During installation Microsoft .NET Framework makes certain configuration changes to Internet Information Server. If IIS is installed after installation of Microsoft .NET Framework, these configuration need to be made manually. (Manual configuration of IIS is not covered in this tutorial.)

Downloading .NET Framework 2.0

You can download .NET Framework 2.0 from Microsoft’s Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netFramework/aa731542.aspx

Note that you need to download and install both .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package and .NET Framework Version 2.0 Software Development Kit. The former package contains is essential for running applications developed in .NET 2.0; the later contains the tools and utilities required for developing .NET 2.0 applications and is essential if you are to develop applications using .NET 2.0.

Installing .NET Framework 2.0

Installing the Redistributable Package

You first need to install the Redistributable Package. In case you attempt to install the Software Development Kit without installing the Redistributable Package, you will be prompted to install the Redistributable first and the installation will fail.

1. 
   

   Double-click the Redistributable setup file, dotnetfx.exe, to start the installation.

   
   


2. 
   

   On the Welcome screen of the installation wizard, click Next.

   
   

Figure 5: The Welcome screen

3. 
   

   On the End-User License Agreement screen, read the agreement and select the I accept the terms of the License Agreement check box if you wish to proceed.
   The Install button becomes available on selecting the check box. Click the button to continue.

   
   

Figure 6: The End-User License Agreement (EULA)

4. 
   

   The installation process starts and the next screen of the setup wizard displays the installation progress.

   
   

Figure 7: The .NET Framework 2.0 installation progress

5. 
   

   Upon completion, the Setup Complete screen appears. The .NET Framework 2.0 is now installed on your computer.

   
   

Figure 8: The Setup Complete screen