Help with .NET Framework Initialization Error on Windows 7 64 Bit

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Deathwish238

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I'm running Windows 7 64 Bit Ultimate. All updates are installed. NOD32 is my AV.

I cannot run any programs that use .NET 4. For example, the Unigine Heaven Benchmark: http://unigine.com/download/


Any .NET program I run gives me the same error:

.NET Framework Initialization Error

To run this application, you first must install one of the following versions of the .NET Framework:
v4.0.30319
Contact your application publisher for instructions about obtaining the appropriate version of the .NET Framework.



I have installed, ran the .NET verifier, uninstalled and ran the .NET cleanup utility a dozen times. I have tried .NET that comes with programs, the client version from MS, the full version from MS. It doesn't matter, the result is the same. I have checked that .NET registry keys are showing up appropriately and it shows up in add/remove programs as well. The .NET install completes without errors each time.

.NET version Used: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=24872
Verification Tool Used: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/10/13/8999004.aspx
Cleanup Tool Used: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2008/08/28/8904493.aspx
 
Try sfc /scannow from an admin command prompt if you haven't yet.

Did you happen to run any "cleaners" or optimizers or use a modified Win7 installation disc? Any of those things could cause that problem and there wouldn't be a simple solution.
 
I haven't run any cleaners or optimizers. All optimizations that have been done were manually by me. Is it possible I have a service disabled that I need for .NET?

Trying sfc now
 
Deathwish238 said:
I haven't run any cleaners or optimizers. All optimizations that have been done were manually by me. Is it possible I have a service disabled that I need for .NET?
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Yes. :p

What exactly did you do to optimize your version of Windows to the point that .NET will no longer work?
 
haha tbh, it was a long time ago right after reinstalling Windows and I don't remember. However, I was using .NET apps after my optimizations. I didn't always have a .NET problem.

Most of the optimizations were doing things like turning services to manual instead of automatic...nothing crazy.
 
For an update...I reinstalled Windows and .NET is now fine.

Microsoft, if you happen to read this...fix your .NET so it doesn't break with Windows 7 64 bit! It's your language after all! I tried literally everything out there, even had professional IT techs remote login to my computer.
 
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