Windows 8 and CloD (Merged Threads)

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Originally Posted by AirHog71

Uninstalling the .NET packages will only force them to be reinstalled by Win8 itself, and you can't use the individual installers like in Win7. It was interesting that .NET 3.5 wasn't listed in the active packages via add/remove AFTER CoD/Steam invoked the installer. So I done a force install of the packages and I also used the .NET repair tool for Win8 but still nothing.

.NET 2.0,3.0,3.5,4.0,4.5 can't be installed from external packages on Win8. They all go as "Windows features" and can be configured via Control Panel –> Program and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off. .NET 3.5 (and 2.0,3.0 are included in same feature) can be turned on/off, but .NET 4.5 (and 4.0) can't - it is always on. Win8 turns .NET 3.5 feature on by itself upon installation of CoD.