Have you check specifically for the .NET framework version 2?

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"Numerica" <numerica@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
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>I am trying to install SQL server 2005 Client tools on a developement PC.
>It
> has windows XP Pro SP2 and Visual Studio 2003.
> I uninstalled SQL server 2000 client tools and run setup from the tools
> directory of the SQL 2005 Developer msdn DVD. Installation of
> prerequisites
> and net framework 2.0 goes well but when I get to "System Configuration
> Check" it fails saying that .net framework 2.0 is not installed or is
> corrupt.
> Net framework seems correctly installed, howver i tried to repair it, i
> tried to unistall and reinstall but with no luck. I get the same error.
> What else can i do?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
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> NP
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