I'm trying to force an install of the Outlook Laptop client for CRM 3.0 on a Windows 8 machine. I get so far but then it won't recognize that .Net 2 is installed. I think because it wants it to be installed by User and as it's part of the .Net 3.5 Windows features it cannot find it in installed programs list.
I have tried to install .Net 2.0 separately, but it does not work whether I have the features turned off or on. It fails if I try and install when .Net 3.5 features are turned off and using compatibility settings. If turned on it tells me that it's already installed as part of operating system. I have also turned off compatibility checking in Group policy.
Could the issue be because there is a .Net V4 folder in C:/ and registry entries for it?
Is there a way to stop windows installer searching for installed programs when running?
I managed to bypass these issues on Windows 7 but installing .Net 1.1 and 2.0 directly - I have installed .Net 1.1 directly and that worked fine.