Hi, Do you have a firewall that is blocking the installation? The bootstrapper, which is probably what you downloaded, is only a wrapper which detects the components required on your system and then installs them by downloading them from the web and then running the appropriate install routines through Windows Installer. Try visiting this link, then click on the link further down the page to download the Full Redistributable Package: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=333325FD-AE52-4E35- B531-508D977D32A6&displaylang=en This should then work. IT should not require an internet connection to be present to complete the install once the full package is downloaded. Note the download is approximately 197MB. HTH. _______________________________________ Have a pleasant day, Kind Regards and Best Wishes, Hussein. I am participating in the 2009 National Novel Writing Month Challenge. Follow my progress at http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/user/498747 Hussein Patwa Tel: 0789 47 595 62 (UK) Tel: +44 (0)122 4433 954 (SIP) Skype: patwaspotterfan2 GoogleTalk: thewanderingwriter Web: www.patwanet.co.uk My Blog: http://patwaspotterfan.livejournal.com Find me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=510013486 Please note: For security reasons calls from witheld numbers may not be connected. Please release your number so it can be viewed prior to calling. Contact your telephone service provider for advice on how to do this if required. All calls may be recorded for fact verification. DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential or sensitive information and are intended solely for the stated recipient(s). Copying or distribution in any form is not permitted without the prior consent of the sender. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and any attachments from your system and notify the sender immediately. Thank you for your co-operation. Protect our trees; Do not print unless absolutely necessary. Save paper by deleting sections of the message which are not relevant. > -----Original Message----- > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of roger south > Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 5:37 PM > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [access-uk] Microsoft NET Framework 3.5 > > Hi All > > A friend gave me a program that needs NET Framework 3.5 to run it. I've > been > to the Microsoft site and downloaded it and saved it to my system. I > have > tried to run it unsuccessfully. It tells me it's trying to re-establish > connection to the server and has 5 attempts before it fails. > > I've been since last Thursday playing with this application and it's > frustrating me. Am I doing something wrong? Any help will be most > appreciated. > > Many thanks > > Roger > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4686 (20091214) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4687 (20091214) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq