ON both a new/clean install of XP Pro 64-bit and Server 2003 R2 64-bit,
the Microsoft Update subsystem cannot install the Framework 3.0 for
64-bit platforms. In both systems, the problem appears to be related to
the installer command string that is being used my Microsoft Update (in
addition to failing in MU, the dotnet update shows the Windows Installer
[msiexec] dialog box with the available arguments).
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