How to determine whether Windows 2000 Server meets the minimum requirements to install the. net2.0 framework

The following are the five items that need to be verified during. NET 2.0 Framework installation (Windows 2000 Server:
I. Verify that Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 or later is installed;

Ii. Verify that Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 is installed:
Install this component on the core operating systems Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. To verify that Microsoft Windows Installer 2.0 or higher is installed on an earlier operating system, follow these steps:
1. Click Start and click Run, type msiexec /? In the open box, and then press enter (or click OK ).
2. In the Windows Installer Dialog Box, check whether the version number is later than 2.0, and click OK.
To download the latest Microsoft Windows Installer version, visit the Microsoft Web site:
Http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/default.htm? P =/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/psdkredist.htm;

Iii. Verify that Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.6 is installed:
MDAC 2.6 must be installed on the system or the. netframework application must be installed to access the database.Program. To verify the installation of MDAC 2.6 or higher, follow these steps:
1. Locate the msdadc. dll file on the client computer. By default, this file is stored in the \ Program Files \ common files \ System \ ole db \ folder.
2. Right-click msdadc. dll and click Properties.
3. On the version tab, verify that the file version is later than 2.6, and click OK.
To download the latest version of MDAC, visit the Microsoft Web site:
Http://www.microsoft.com/data;

Iv. Verify whether windowsmanagementinstrumentation (Wmi) is installed ):
To install access system management information, the. netframework application must install windowsmanagementinstrumentation (Wmi ). Install this component as the core operating system on Windows XP, Windows 2000, and windowsmillenniumedition. To verify the installation of WMI, make sure the \ system32 \ WBEM \ % SystemRoot % folder is available.
To download the latest WMI version, visit the Microsoft Web site:
Http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394582.aspx;

V. Verify that Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 is installed:
Before installing. netframework on a Windows 2000-based computer, make sure that you have installed Windows 2000 Service Pack 2. To determine whether to install Service Pack 2, follow these steps: 1. Right-click to start, and then click browse.
2. Right-click the local machine and click Properties.
3. The System Properties dialog box displays servicepack-level systems on the General tab.

Reference
For this topic on the server, click the followingArticleNumber to view the corresponding information in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
815176 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/815176/) how to determine if the server meets minimum requirements to install the. NET Framework
For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa731542.aspx

Postscript:
When I published a website to a customer yesterday, I found that the customer still uses Windows Server 2000 and thought it was okay, just because my self-righteousness and their full Intranet, as a result, I ran two more trips back and forth to solve the problem. The biggest problem was that the lowest version of MDAC 2.6 was required. I posted a special note to remind myself that I also hope to make it easier for anyone who needed it.