When you need to install a new software on an old version of Windows operating system, it requires having installed the latest .Net framework. But in Windows server 2016, I want to install the old software which requires a bit older libraries to run and having performance. Let’s install .Net framework 3.5 on Server 2016.

Simply installing features on Windows server is easy to perform through server manager or command line and PowerShell. But in this case the .Net framework needs a source directory to completely install on Windows server.

Install .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2016

Using the latest Windows Server 2016, you install .net framework 3.5 easily through server manager with a graphical interface.

1. Open Server Manager and navigate to Manage and add rule and features.

2. Just click next to Features section and select the .Net framework 3.5 then click Next. On the Confirmation page click the Specify an alternative source path. Then type the path of Windows server 2016 image exactly like below screenshot.

It will let you Install .NET Framework 3.5 without having internet connection on your Windows server. You can install this with command line also. Read the (Install Windows Features Offline Using DISM) article to find out more.

Using DISM command line is easy, but sometimes make trouble to install some feature with. Instead, you can do it with this method.

3. Finally, when the dot net framework 3.5 has been installed successfully on Windows server 2016, click Close to finalizing the installation.

After installing Install .NET Framework 3.5, you can install and use old software on Windows server 2016. It works the same for older versions of Dot Net Framework on all Windows server operating system.

Just try to install for old OS newest framework and for new OS install old dot net framework. Finally, unmount the Windows Server disc from DVD Rom or Images from virtual drive.

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Installing Windows Features are easy and simple. But it may take time to download and install it with low speed internet line. In this situation the best way is to install it with DISM Tools which help you to install with features from Windows DVD or Images. All necessary Windows features are stored in the windows image. You can install it which called offline windows feature installation.

The Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM.exe) is a command-line tool that can be used to service a Windows® image or to prepare a Windows Preinstallation Environment (Windows PE) image. DISM can be used to service a Windows image (.wim) or a virtual hard disk (.vhd or .vhdx).

DISM replaces the ImageX tool which was deprecated in Windows 8. DISM also replaces Package Manager (Pkgmgr.exe), PEimg, and Intlcfg that were included in previous deployment toolkits. DISM also adds new functionality to improve the experience for offline servicing. For more information about the full functionality of Windows Deployment Image Services and Management read the article “What is DISM?” on Microsoft technet forum.

Install Windows Features Offline

It’s work for Windows 7 to Windows 10 and newer client version and Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012 R2 and vNext Server. To install Windows features offline first of all mount the image of Windows or put the Windows desk to your system DVD Rom. Now open the the Windows PowerShell and run it as administrator.

Here I want to install .Net Framework 3.5 for my Windows 8.1 computer. I have mounted the Windows 8.1 Image to drive D:.

Type the following command: “Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:Netfx3 /source:D:\Sources\sxs” and then press enter. It take a while and when the process has finished, close the PowerShell Windows then go to check the exact windows features must be installed successfully.

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