Microsoft KB Archive/330046

= INFO: Upgrading Windows Server 2003 Family RC1 and the .NET Framework =

PSS ID Number: 330046

Article Last Modified on 5/16/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q330046



SUMMARY
Microsoft Windows Server RC1 contains a special revision of the .NET Framework version 1.0 that is not supported when you upgrade from Windows Server 2003 RC1 to Windows Server 2003 RC2 or to the released version of Windows Server 2003. If you want to upgrade from Windows Server RC1, instead of installing Windows Server RC2 or the released version of Windows Server 2003 on a clean partition, read the following information about how to remove the unsupported version of the .NET Framework and related tools.



MORE INFORMATION
Note the following items about the versions that are installed:
 * Windows Server 2003 RC1 installs a special revision of the .NET Framework version 1.0 that is not supported.
 * Windows Server 2003 RC2 and the released version of Windows Server 2003 install the .NET Framework version 1.1.
 * The .NET Framework Setup program runs when you install the operating system; the .NET Framework is implemented as hidden components that you cannot remove. Both versions 1.0 and 1.1 of .NET Framework are installed during upgrades from RC1 to either RC2 or the released version of Windows Server 2003. Therefore, both versions (1.0 and 1.1) are on the computer after you upgrade the operating system. The special revision of the .NET Framework version 1.0 that is installed with Windows Server RC1 is not supported.

Microsoft provides a tool to help you remove this special revision of .NET Framework version 1.0. If the tool does not succeed, you can follow a step-by-step process to assist you in removing these files manually. A white paper (.doc file) entitled &quot;Upgrading the Windows Server 2003 Family and the .NET Framework&quot; is included when you download the tool. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download RemovalTool_English nowhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/9/4/a/94ae6792-ded5-409a-ba67-4987c8d9c4c8/removaltool_english.exe

Release Date: Dec 19, 2002.

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. 

Download RemovalTool_German nowhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/7/1/5/71510aa1-5b1d-4989-8ff9-ffdccbd52e24/removaltool_german.exe

Release Date: Jan 8, 2003

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.



The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download RemovalTool_Japanese nowhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/6/a/4/6a4ac8a7-4be8-46b8-b46b-ebf20f167511/removaltool_japanese.exe

Note The white paper (.doc file) that is included with this download is entitled &quot;Updating .NET Framework&quot;.

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2003

For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Using RemovalTool
To remove the files by using the RemovalTool .exe file, follow these steps:  To run the tool through the user interface, either run the RemovalTool.exe command from a command prompt, or double-click the file.

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To run the tool in the Quiet mode (without the user interface), run the following command at a command prompt:

Removaltool.exe /q:a /c:&quot;netfxu~1.exe /q&quot;

 The tool runs for several minutes. There are no indicators that the tool is running. However, if the tool is successful, you receive the following message:Uninstall of .NET Framework V1.0 was successful. If the tool is not successful, you receive the following message (which refers to this article): Uninstall failed. For more information, see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=kb;en-us;Q330046

If you receive the &quot;Uninstall failed&quot; message, restart your computer, and then try to run the tool again. If the tool does not succeed in removing the files again, use the manual instructions to remove the unsupported files from your computer. The manual instructions are contained in a Word document that is included when you download the removal tool; see the .doc file named &quot;Upgrading the Windows Server 2003 Family and the .NET Framework &quot; in the folder where you saved the other download files. When the tool has completed, restart your computer. Reinstall the Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.0 Setup file (DotNetFX.exe). This revision of the .NET Framework 1.0 is supported.

To download the supported revision of .NET Framework version 1.0, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

How to Get the Microsoft .NET Framework

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/downloads/howtoget.asp

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Note If you have the ASP.NET service turned on before you run the removal tool, the service is turned off when the tool runs. This stops your ASP.NET applications from running.

To turn on the ASP.NET service, follow these steps.
 * 1) In Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Internet Information Services.
 * 2) In the left pane, click to expand the Web Service Extensions node of the computer for which you want to turn on ASP.NET services.
 * 3) In the right pane, click ASP.NET v1.1.4322, and then click Allow.

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