Hello --

Installation of Access Connections is halted with the message
"Access Connections requires .NET Framework 3.0 or later ..."

..NET 4.0 is already installed

Should some other application be installed to let the install of
Access Connections proceed to completion?

Thanks for any help.

Larry Mehl

On 6/3/2010 12:46 AM, mehlREMOVETHIS@cyvest.com wrote:
> Hello --
>
> Installation of Access Connections is halted with the message
> "Access Connections requires .NET Framework 3.0 or later ..."
>
> .NET 4.0 is already installed
>
> Should some other application be installed to let the install of
> Access Connections proceed to completion?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Larry Mehl

I have no first hand experience of this situation, but I believe that 
having .Net Framework 4.0 will not help if version 3.0 is required.

As opposed to most software, .Net is not necessarily backwards 
compatible, meaning that if 3.0 is required, you must install that 
version which will install without interfering with 4.0.

This situation is one reason why I try to stay away from application 
which require a given .Net version but in this case, I believe there is 
no alternative to install the requested version.

-
John Doue

In news:36371abb-43bf-480f-aeea-57a21274d64d@y12g2000vbg.googlegroups.com
mehlREMOVETHIS@cyvest.com wrote:

> Installation of Access Connections is halted with the message
> "Access Connections requires .NET Framework 3.0 or later ..."
>
> .NET 4.0 is already installed

Hi Larry
if I remember right then there is something like a config/setup file
that will identify which .net versions to search for operating?

But Your msg ".net 3 OR LATER" looks like .net 4 is already included
but it may also mean a .net 3.x version-

Maybe something went wrong on .net 4 installation?
Do You also have .net 3.5 installed? If not, then install it too.

The MS download page
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=9cfb2d51-5ff4-4491-b0e5-b386f32c0992
states:
The .NET Framework 4 works side by side with older Framework versions.
Applications that are based on earlier versions of the Framework will
continue to run on the version targeted by default.

But You must pay attention if to download the x86 OR the x86.x64 type file!
I did not care but later noticed that I downloaded the 64bit version
although my system is 32bit!

WHAT do You have?
32bit or 64bit? For 32bit please also install
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=333325fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6
and .net 3.5 SP1
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=ab99342f-5d1a-413d-8319-81da479ab0d7

Several .net verions may be operated in parallel mode.

Horst