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Legacy App Compatibility - Quicken 2011 needs .NET Framework 2.0

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I just installed Win 8 and have started slowly trying to do some basic :getting to know you" kind of things. One of the first things I did was to try to install Quicken 2011 since that is a current program that runs on Win 7 just fine and is a non-Microsoft app. It will not install because I keep getting the error that it needs .NET Framework 2.0. I was under the impression that all of these compatibility pieces were already in place on the dev edition. Best guidance??
- Edited by Steven - Support EngineerMicrosoft Support, Moderator Tuesday, September 20, 2011 1:31 AM Title clarification
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The Win 8 DP has only .Net 4 at this point. You should be able to go to Metro Start, Control Panel, More Settings, Programs, Turn Windows Features On/Off, select the .Net 3.5 framework which should then install off of Windows Update. .Net 3.5 includes .Net 2.0 SP1.
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The Win 8 DP has only .Net 4 at this point. You should be able to go to Metro Start, Control Panel, More Settings, Programs, Turn Windows Features On/Off, select the .Net 3.5 framework which should then install off of Windows Update. .Net 3.5 includes .Net 2.0 SP1.
- Marked as answer by BillFillMicrosoft employee Friday, September 16, 2011 11:31 PM
- Unmarked as answer by BillFillMicrosoft employee Friday, September 16, 2011 11:31 PM
- Proposed as answer by BillFillMicrosoft employee Friday, September 16, 2011 11:31 PM
- Marked as answer by Keith-Microsoft Support, Moderator Friday, September 23, 2011 3:13 PM
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That worked like a champ. I would suggest that that be turned on initially when Win 8 installs since there will probably be many folks facing a similar compatibility issue. Is there a particular reason it was not enabled on the Dev Preview?

Saturday, September 17, 2011 12:47 PM
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On Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:47:42 +0000, JohnWZ wrote:

Is there a particular reason it was not enabled on the Dev Preview?

To save space on the install media.

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Saturday, September 17, 2011 1:27 PM