.Net Framework error

[Satjit]

Hi,

I'm running the latest version of Everything v1.4.1.877 (x86) on Windows 7 Ultimate. I am seeing the below (recurring & annoying) error popup



I already have re-installed .Net v4.0.30319 (C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\)

Any help towards a resolution would be appreciated.

[void]

Everything doesn't use the .NET framework directly.

One of Everything's dependencies might be using the .NET framework.

Please make sure your Everything.exe is signed by me, David Carpenter.
Check for other software that might be injecting dlls.

Please try reinstalling the Visual C++ redistributables.

[Satjit]

Everything doesn't use the .NET framework directly.

One of Everything's dependencies might be using the .NET framework.

Please make sure your Everything.exe is signed by me, David Carpenter.
Check for other software that might be injecting dlls.

Please try reinstalling the Visual C++ redistributables.

Thanks for the suggestions.

I checked and 'Everything.exe' is valid & signed by you.
As for the points regarding dependencies, DLL injection & VC++ redistributables; I am afraid, that I am none the wiser.
Any hand-holding would be appreciated

[w64bit]

What version of Visual C++ redistributables should be installed?

[NotNull]

(This post is just a memory-dump. Things might have changed (or I might be wrong somewhere))

Don't think you need redistributables.
The only versioned DLL In the manifest of Everything.exe references MS Common Contrrols 6.0, which is comctl32.dll. That is part of the operating system.
On my system (Win7) it is located in "C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.23403_none_e36ad4593102f066\comctl32.dll"

sigcheck..exe (SysInternals) reports:

2017-08-09 13_53_57-C__Windows_system32_cmd.exe.png (15.23 KiB) Viewed 8106 times

You better start of with running SFC /scannow from the command prompt to let Windows repair itself (administrative rights needed)



BTW: .Net Framework uses some tricky versioning: Version 4.0 - 4.5 all have vrrsion 4.0.30319. A subversion (4.0.30319.xxxx) tells you if it is 4.0 or 4.5 (or ..)
In 4.7 they started using different versions. Can't remember how 4.6 was versioned.

[void]

Please try reinstalling the Visual C++ Redistributable as it may fix the C runtime libraries which may be corrupt.

Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 :
https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/downloa ... x?id=48145

[Satjit]

Please try reinstalling the Visual C++ Redistributable as it may fix the C runtime libraries which may be corrupt.

Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 :
https://www.microsoft.com/en-au/downloa ... x?id=48145

I have downloaded and installed 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) - 14.0.23026 from the provided path. However, setup failed with 0x80240017 - Unspecified error

Here's the log:

[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:07]i001: Burn v3.7.3813.0, Windows v6.1 (Build 7264: Service Pack 0), path: C:\Downloads\vc_redist.x86.exe, cmdline: '-burn.unelevated BurnPipe.{91A6E012-1D40-4D18-9F9D-3D7AB588ADB4} {E578EED9-E1B9-4D58-B469-8376A9564D7B} 4584'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\MYPC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20170810210207.log'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\Downloads\vc_redist.x86.exe'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder' to value 'C:\Downloads\'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:07]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) - 14.0.23026'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:08]i100: Detect begin, 10 packages
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:08]i000: File search: windows_uCRT_DetectKey, did not find path: C:\Windows\system32\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:08]i000: File search: windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists, did not find path: C:\Windows\system32\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:08]i000: Setting numeric variable 'windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists' to value 0
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition '(windows_uCRT_DetectKeyExists AND windows_uCRT_DetectKey >= v10.0.10137.0)' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: Windows81_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: Windows81_x64, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: Windows8_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: Windows8_x64, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: Windows7_MSU_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: Windows7_MSU_x64, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: WindowsVista_MSU_x86, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i101: Detected package: WindowsVista_MSU_x64, state: Absent, cached: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i052: Condition 'VersionNT >= v6.0 OR (VersionNT = v5.1 AND ServicePackLevel >= 2) OR (VersionNT = v5.2 AND ServicePackLevel >= 1)' evaluates to true.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:09]i199: Detect complete, result: 0x0
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i200: Plan begin, 10 packages, action: Install
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86' to value 'C:\Users\MYPC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20170810210207_000_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86_rollback.log'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86' to value 'C:\Users\MYPC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20170810210207_000_vcRuntimeMinimum_x86.log'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleRollbackLog_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86' to value 'C:\Users\MYPC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20170810210207_001_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86_rollback.log'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86' to value 'C:\Users\MYPC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_vcredist_x86_20170810210207_001_vcRuntimeAdditional_x86.log'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.3 AND NOT VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows81_x86
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.3 AND VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows81_x64
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.2 AND NOT VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows8_x86
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.2 AND VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows8_x64
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.1 AND NOT VersionNT64' evaluates to true.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows7_MSU_x86
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.1 AND VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: Windows7_MSU_x64
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.0 AND NOT VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: WindowsVista_MSU_x86
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i052: Condition 'VersionNT = v6.0 AND VersionNT64' evaluates to false.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]w321: Skipping dependency registration on package with no dependency providers: WindowsVista_MSU_x64
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: Register
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: Register
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: Windows81_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: Windows81_x64, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: Windows8_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: Windows8_x64, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: Windows7_MSU_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Present, ba requested: Present, execute: Install, rollback: Uninstall, cache: Yes, uncache: No, dependency: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: Windows7_MSU_x64, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: WindowsVista_MSU_x86, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i201: Planned package: WindowsVista_MSU_x64, state: Absent, default requested: Absent, ba requested: Absent, execute: None, rollback: None, cache: No, uncache: No, dependency: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i299: Plan complete, result: 0x0
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i300: Apply begin
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:02:14]i360: Creating a system restore point.
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:02:59]i361: Created a system restore point.
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:02:59]i370: Session begin, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, options: 0x7, disable resume: No
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:03:00]i000: Caching bundle from: 'C:\Users\MYPC~1\AppData\Local\Temp\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}\.be\VC_redist.x86.exe' to: 'C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}\VC_redist.x86.exe'
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:03:00]i320: Registering bundle dependency provider: {74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, version: 14.0.23026.0
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:03:00]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, resume: Active, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:04]i304: Verified existing payload: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:04]i305: Verified acquired payload: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{A2563E55-3BEC-3828-8D67-E5E8B9E8B675}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:05]i304: Verified existing payload: cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:05]i305: Verified acquired payload: cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\cab54A5CABBE7274D8A22EB58060AAB7623, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{A2563E55-3BEC-3828-8D67-E5E8B9E8B675}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\cab1.cab.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:05]i304: Verified existing payload: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:05]i305: Verified acquired payload: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{BE960C1C-7BAD-3DE6-8B1A-2616FE532845}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\vc_runtimeAdditional_x86.msi.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:05]i304: Verified existing payload: cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:05]i305: Verified acquired payload: cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\cabB3E1576D1FEFBB979E13B1A5379E0B16, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{BE960C1C-7BAD-3DE6-8B1A-2616FE532845}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\cab1.cab.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:05]i304: Verified existing payload: Windows7_MSU_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\Windows7_MSU_x86.
[11E8:1138][2017-08-10T21:03:05]i305: Verified acquired payload: Windows7_MSU_x86 at path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\.unverified\Windows7_MSU_x86, moving to: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\D4036846864773E3D647F421DFE7F6CA536E307B\packages\Patch\x86\Windows6.1-KB2999226-x86.msu.
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:03:06]i301: Applying execute package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{A2563E55-3BEC-3828-8D67-E5E8B9E8B675}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi, arguments: ' MSIFASTINSTALL="7" NOVSUI="1"'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:03:30]i319: Applied execute package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86, result: 0x0, restart: None
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:03:30]i325: Registering dependency: {74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e} on package provider: Microsoft.VS.VC_RuntimeMinimumVSU_x86,v14, package: vcRuntimeMinimum_x86
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:03:30]i301: Applying execute package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{BE960C1C-7BAD-3DE6-8B1A-2616FE532845}v14.0.23026\packages\vcRuntimeAdditional_x86\vc_runtimeAdditional_x86.msi, arguments: ' MSIFASTINSTALL="7" NOVSUI="1"'
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:03:43]i319: Applied execute package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86, result: 0x0, restart: None
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:03:43]i325: Registering dependency: {74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e} on package provider: Microsoft.VS.VC_RuntimeAdditionalVSU_x86,v14, package: vcRuntimeAdditional_x86
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:03:43]i301: Applying execute package: Windows7_MSU_x86, action: Install, path: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\D4036846864773E3D647F421DFE7F6CA536E307B\packages\Patch\x86\Windows6.1-KB2999226-x86.msu, arguments: '"C:\Windows\system32\wusa.exe" "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\D4036846864773E3D647F421DFE7F6CA536E307B\packages\Patch\x86\Windows6.1-KB2999226-x86.msu" /quiet /norestart'
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:04:16]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to execute MSU package.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:04:16]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to configure per-machine MSU package.
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:04:16]i319: Applied execute package: Windows7_MSU_x86, result: 0x80240017, restart: None
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:04:16]e000: Error 0x80240017: Failed to execute MSU package.
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:04:16]i372: Session end, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, resume: ARP, restart: None, disable resume: No
[11E8:168C][2017-08-10T21:04:16]i371: Updating session, registration key: SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{74d0e5db-b326-4dae-a6b2-445b9de1836e}, resume: ARP, restart initiated: No, disable resume: No
[0414:12D0][2017-08-10T21:04:16]i399: Apply complete, result: 0x80240017, restart: None, ba requested restart: No

[Satjit]

I still get the above mentioned error, on a periodic basis:

To run this application, you first must install one of the following versions of the .NET Framework:
v4.0
Contact your application publisher for instructions about obtaining the appropriate version of the .NET framework.

I did a little searching and downloaded a program 'ASoft .NET version detector 17 R1b' and it found that I have CLR 2 (Microsoft .Net 2.0 SP2, 3.0 SP2, 3.5 SP1 & CLR 4 4.0) installed (Log provided below)

<32Bit>
2.0.50727.4927
->C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727
4.0.30319.1
->C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319

< Installed .NET Frameworks >
.NET FW 2.0 SP 2 (CLR:2.0)
.NET FW 3.0 SP 2 (CLR:2.0)
.NET FW 3.5 SP 1 (CLR:2.0)
.NET FW 4.0 Client (CLR:4.0)
.NET FW 4.0 Full (CLR:4.0)

< Installed Updates >

< Installed Languages 3.0>
English - United States
< Installed Languages 3.5.x>
English - United States
< Installed Languages 4.x>
English - United States

I also see the following folders under 'C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework' folder:

v1.0.3705
v2.0.50727
v3.0
v3.5
v4.0.30319

Please help, if possible Thanks!

[void]

Please try re-downloading .net 4.0.30319 from:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... px?id=3556

Please try the x64 version.

[Satjit]

Please try re-downloading .net 4.0.30319 from:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... px?id=3556

Please try the x64 version.

Thank you for the suggestion, void. It is much appreciated.
I gave it a try but the error still persists

Meanwhile, I found another link to resolving the issue, with the below steps:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHqjTSI0TlY

1.Open c:/windows/sysWow64 (64) bit or system32 (32) bit
2.Find mscoree.dll and check version (it must be 4) if you have version 1 or 2 or 3:
3.Go to : http://tinyurl.com/axfgzhv and download "takeownership" and install it.
4.Take ownership :
5.Download http://tinyurl.com/9m81.
6.Rename your mscoree.dll (in system32 or systemWow64) :mscoree1.dll
7.Put downloaded mscoree.dll in the folder.



Now here's the mysterious part...
On following the above steps & after copying the new file (right pane) to the 'C:\Windows\System32' folder, the new file shows the version as 2.0.50727.4927 (Grrr!)

P.S. I downloaded the 32-bit mscoree.dll file from here

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https://www.dll-files.com/mscoree.dll.html

[therube]

I'd revert those changes, then see if Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool accomplishes anything.

[Satjit]

I'd revert those changes, then see if Microsoft .NET Framework Repair Tool accomplishes anything.

I've tried that but no juice
Quite frankly, I'm at my wit's end with this and see no way out, except for a clean install (which is a dim option, for now)
Big thanks for helping out, anyway...

EDIT: Just when all seemed bleak & lost, I stumbled upon the .NET Framework cleanup tool.

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https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/astebner/2008/08/28/net-framework-cleanup-tool-users-guide/

It's a pretty simple / no-nonsense tool which fixed the .Net related issues, right away

[NotNull]

EDIT: Just when all seemed bleak & lost, I stumbled upon the .NET Framework cleanup tool.

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https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/astebner/2008/08/28/net-framework-cleanup-tool-users-guide/

It's a pretty simple / no-nonsense tool which fixed the .Net related issues, right away

Thank you for posting this, Satjit!
Today I had some nasty troubles with upgrading .Net Framework. Halfway debugging, I remembered your post; ran the tool and now everything is good again in the universe