error 0x80070645

Can anyone help? My (old) ThinkPad X30, running XP, seems to be trying to
install

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family
Update for .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5 (KB951847) x86

over and over again, but fails with error code 0x80070645 every time.

Please help me get this update installed.

 

Jo,

0x80070645 ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRODUCT
" This action is only valid for products that are currently installed. "

The update can't detect the Version of the .NET Framework that is
installed. You have a few choices.
Open Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
Scroll down to the listing(s) of
Microsoft .NET Frameworks

Which ones are listed as being installed ?
IF there are *no* Versions *higher* than Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
installed, then you can update it by downloading, saving, and then
installing .NET Framework 2.0 SP2. If that is already installed, then
just install the application compatibility update for it.

The above depends upon the state of the installed .NET Frameworks.
If they are damaged, then scroll down this post until you find
the link to the .NET Framework setup verification tool.
That tool will report whether the Frameworks are installed properly and
you won't waste your time trying to install updates for damaged .NET
Frameworks.


If .NET Framework 2.0 has not had SP2 applied as yet, download and
*save* it from here:
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2

Scroll down to the " Files in this Download " section and click the
Download button next to NetFx20SP2_x86.exe

Then download the applicability compatibility update and *save* it:

Scroll down that page until you come to the " Files in This Download "
section.
Click the Download button next to NDP20SP2-KB958481-x86.exe

When both downloads are done, close *all* open programs and browsers.

Create a new folder in My Documents, name it DotNet, and do *not* delete
either update in the future.

Now install NetFx20SP2_x86.exe
When the installation is finished, restart the system whether prompted
to or not.
Then install NDP20SP2-KB958481-x86.exe.

If there are .NET Frameworks Versions installed that are at a *higher*
Version than 2.0, then you will have to troubleshoot there installation:


Download the .NET Framework setup verification tool and run it according
to the instructions on Aaron's blog.
It will create 2 logs:

" Logging

This verification tool creates 2 log files by default that can be used
to determine what actions the tool is taking and what errors it
encounters while verifying a product. The 2 log files are listed below,
and they are created in the %temp% directory by default. Note that you
can find the %temp% directory by clicking on the Windows start menu,
choosing Run, typing %temp% and clicking OK to open the directory in
Windows Explorer.

* %temp%\setupverifier_main_*.txt - this log contains information
about all actions taken during a verification tool session; it will
include information about each resource that the tool attempts to verify
for a chosen product and whether or not that resource was found on the
system; this log tends to be fairly long, so errors will be logged with
the prefix ****ERROR**** to make it easy to search and find them
* %temp%\setupverifier_errors_*.txt - this log only contains
information about any errors found during verification of a chosen product "

In Vista, you can open the %temp% location by typing %temp% into the
Start Search field and then click on the Temp folder that will appear.
Also see: Where to find .NET Framework 2.0 SP1, 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP1, 3.0
SP2, 3.5 and 3.5 SP1 setup log files


Either post the logs here or contact Aaron for further assistance:



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Jo Wright wrote:
<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
> Can anyone help? My (old) ThinkPad X30, running XP, seems to be trying to
> install
>
> Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.5 Family
> Update for .NET versions 2.0 through 3.5 (KB951847) x86
>
> over and over again, but fails with error code 0x80070645 every time.
>
> Please help me get this update installed.<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->