Can't install .NET 4.0 - error code 1406.

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I am trying to install .NET framework 4.0 under Windows 7 but am getting an error with code 1406.

I checked the logs: 

MSI (C:\a002a771e38ece7cca\netfx_Core_x64.msi) Installation failed.  
Msi Log: Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Setup_20121229_020733440-MSI_netfx_Core_x64.msi.txt
Final Result: Installation failed with error code: (0x80070643),  
"Fatal error during installation. " (Elapsed time: 0 00:02:15).

It all started with a cleanup tool for removing .NET 4.5 since I was trying to get rid of a linker error that it might have caused. However, after cleaning it up, I couldn't run both VS2010 and VS2012. Then, I uninstalled both IDE's and tried to install VS2010. That failed since I couldn't install .NET 4.0.

I really feel helpless and don't want to reinstall the whole OS from scratch. So what should I do?

visual-studio-2010
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asked on Super User Dec 29, 2012 by bfaskiplar • edited Dec 29, 2012 by pnuts

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  1. Delete the contents of C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework but not the folder itself.
  2. If step1 did not work, follow This guide.

Credits: http://blogs.msdn.com

answered on Super User Dec 31, 2012 by Lorenzo Von Matterhorn
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I had this problem on Windows 7 Ultimate N x64, when I was installing a Framework 4.0 security update.

For me, the root cause was that I did not have System.Xml.Serialization.xml in my Framework 4.0 folders, for whatever reason.

I had another Windows 7 x64 machine, so I copied the files from there: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\System.Xml.Serialization.dll and C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\System.Xml.Serialization.dll

(I think they're the same file, actually).

Reran it, and it worked like a charm.

answered on Super User Mar 17, 2013 by NightShovel

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