.Net 1.1 application install issue

[opethdisciple]

The worst part of working in IT. Try to fix one problem only to spawn more.

So I move on to my next issue.

I'm trying to install a cloud backup solution on one of our domain controllers.

When I try to install it it says it's having issues starting one of the services.

I skip it and let it install.

When I try to run it, it gives me a generic error message. I go in to services to manually start the service it was complaining about previously and I get Error 1053: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

When I google this further it is telling me I need to install .net 1.1 on this Windows Server 2008 machine.

However this is the important part. When I try to run the .net 1.1 installer it is telling me there is a known incompatibility with IIS on this computer.

We use IIS for a few things on this computer dont want to break it.

Any thoughts?

 

[opethdisciple]

I think I have found the answer and will give this a bash.

 

[Armageus]

Any thoughts?

Don't install .NET 1.1 . It's not supported on 2008 and has been out of support for over 3 years.

The 1053 error doesn't necessarily relate to .NET, can relate to any service, so I would ignore that.

What backup software are you using?

 

[#Chri5#]

I'm not sure I'd be rolling out some software that has such outdated system requirements...

 

[opethdisciple]

Yea, this was me being uber silly.

All I needed was to install .net 4.5.1 and the app installed and ran correctly.

However the app developers should have stated this on their system requirements page. I did check and saw no sign of .net 4.5.1 prerequisite.

I just troubled shooted the error message I was receiving. Which lead me on a wild goose chase towards .net 1.1.