.NET Framework catch-22

I have downloaded the newest Applications Compatibility Test (ACT), but when
I attempt to install it, it tells me I need .NET installed. If I tell the
installer to try re-installing with recommended settings, I get an error
about the commandline parameters to CMD.

If I attempt to install .NET framework, I get messages telling me it is
already installed. If I try to get .NET framework via Microsoft Update,
there is no framework listed or available.

I have sort of a catch-22 going on with .NET, and ACT cannot install until
it believes I have the .NET framework I already have.

Since Vista includes .net framework 2.0 already, it is probably looking for
..net framework 1.1. Download from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

"Richard Helms" <rhelmsSPAM@elp.rr.com> wrote in message
news:1818452A-9723-430B-9D6F-DE59E7AC02A7@microsoft.com...
>I have downloaded the newest Applications Compatibility Test (ACT), but
>when I attempt to install it, it tells me I need .NET installed. If I tell
>the installer to try re-installing with recommended settings, I get an
>error about the commandline parameters to CMD.
>
> If I attempt to install .NET framework, I get messages telling me it is
> already installed. If I try to get .NET framework via Microsoft Update,
> there is no framework listed or available.
>
> I have sort of a catch-22 going on with .NET, and ACT cannot install until
> it believes I have the .NET framework I already have.