Is there a command line command for verifying what version of .NET is installed

Question

I have set of scripts for doing scripted installs. You can use the scripts on any server 2008 machine. However, I need to check if .NET 3.5 has been installed (before the

Answer 1

You mean a DOS command such as below will do the job displaying installed .NET frameworks:

wmic /namespace:\\root\cimv2 path win32_product where "name like '%%.NET%%'" get version

The following may then be displayed:

Version
4.0.30319

WMIC is quite useful once you master using it, much easier than coding WMI in scripts depending on what you want to achieve.