This function will download and install ,NET 4.0. It uses the Get-Framework-Versions function to determine if the installation is necessary or not. Internet Connectivity will be required as the script auto downloads the setup file (and sleeps for 360 seconds... I had a function in there to monitor for install completion at first, turns out the setup file spawns so many childprocesses the function just got confused and locked up -_-)
Alternatively you could drop the installation file in the folder specified on the $folderPath variable too. That will skip the download and use the file. This function easily adapts in to other versions f.e. I use it for Powershell 3 installs as well!
Function install-dotNet4 () {
if(($InstalledDotNET -eq "4.0") -or ($InstalledDotNET -eq "4.0c")){
write-host ".NET 4.0 Framework is already installed" -foregroundcolor Green
} else{
#set a var for the folder you are looking for
$folderPath = 'C:\Temp'
#Check if folder exists, if not, create it
if (Test-Path $folderpath){
Write-Host "The folder $folderPath exists." -ForeGroundColor Green
} else{
Write-Host "The folder $folderPath does not exist, creating..." -NoNewline -ForegroundColor Red
New-Item $folderpath -type directory | Out-Null
Write-Host " - done!" -ForegroundColor Green
}
# Check if file exists, if not, download it
$file = $folderPath+"\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe"
if (Test-Path $file){
write-host "The file $file exists." -ForeGroundColor Green
} else {
#Download Microsoft .Net 4.0 Framework
Write-Host "Downloading Microsoft .Net 4.0 Framework..." -nonewline -ForeGroundColor DarkYellow
$clnt = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
$url = "http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/5/A/95A9616B-7A37-4AF6-BC36-D6EA96C8DAAE/dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe"
$clnt.DownloadFile($url,$file)
Write-Host " - done!" -ForegroundColor Green
}
#Install Microsoft .Net Framework
Write-Host "Installing Microsoft .Net Framework..." -nonewline -ForegroundColor DarkYellow
$dotNET4 = $folderPath+"\dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe /quiet /norestart"
Invoke-Expression $dotNET4
write-host " - done!" -ForegroundColor Green
start-sleep -seconds 360
}
}