While Microsoft often suggests the Web Installer for efficiency, the (standalone package) offers several advantages:
To utilize the offline installer, the system must meet the following baseline hardware and software criteria:
: Enhanced background garbage collection and faster startup for ASP.NET applications.
The primary advantage of the offline installer is . Web installers are often small stubs that download files on the fly; if the connection drops, the installation fails. The offline installer, though larger in file size (roughly 48 MB), ensures that once the file is downloaded once, it can be transferred via USB or local servers and installed with a 100% success rate regardless of internet status.
Note: Windows 8 and Server 2012 already include .NET 4.5 by default. 1 GHz or faster. RAM: 512 MB minimum.
dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe (or for developers: NDP45-KB??????-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe )
Microsoft Net Framework 4.5 Offline Installer __full__
The primary advantage of the offline installer is . Web installers are often small stubs that download files on the fly; if the connection drops, the installation fails. The offline installer, though larger in file size (roughly 48 MB), ensures that once the file is downloaded once, it can be transferred via USB or local servers and installed with a 100% success rate regardless of internet status.
Note: Windows 8 and Server 2012 already include .NET 4.5 by default. 1 GHz or faster. RAM: 512 MB minimum.
dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe (or for developers: NDP45-KB??????-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe )