To circumvent censorship.

[SkyNigger]

Literally the 400th time in 18 months the Internet says I'm the only person in the world with a problem Microsoft or Apple 'cannot' solve.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...v=vs.110).aspx

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If installing the .NET Framework 3.5 on demand or enabling it in Control Panel fails, you may get error message 0x800f0906: “Windows couldn't connect to the Internet to download necessary files. Make sure that you're connected to the Internet, and click Retry to try again.” This message may be displayed for the following reasons:

Your computer is not connected to the Internet. Please connect, and then retry the operation.

If you are unable to connect your computer to the Internet, you can enable the .NET Framework 3.5 by using the installation media (ISO image or DVD) you installed Windows 8 Release Preview from. Mount the Windows 8 Release Preview installation media and type the following command from an elevated command prompt:

Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:x:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

where x: is the drive letter for the Windows 8 Release Preview ISO image or DVD.

Your administrator has configured your computer to use Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) instead of Windows Update for servicing. Please ask your administrator to enable the policy to use Windows Update instead of WSUS.

Sigh.

Clean install Windows 8 RP. Why is it connected to WSUS during clean installation?

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums

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This solution does not work for me, unfortunately.

I have the identical issue to the Original Poster.

My questions are:

1. Why is my Windows OS (installed on my sole, personal laptop) automatically connected to a WSUS server instead of Microsoft Windows Update?
2. What can I do to disconnect my system from this WSUS server so that I don't have to "ask my administrator" and just ask myself, in the future?
3. How can I install the NET 3.5 framework?

• WU says no updates to download.
• I am connected to the Internet (obviously).
• This command line doesn't work (the Windows ISO is mounted on G):

  Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:g:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

  This is the error message:
  C:\>Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /All /Source:G:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess
  
  Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
  Version: 6.2.8400.0
  
  Image Version: 6.2.8400.0
  
  Enabling feature(s)
  [===========================65.8%====== ]
  
  Error: 14028
  
  A component's file does not match the verification information present in the component manifest.
  
  The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log
  
• Changing the Group Policy setting still gives me the same error code, both for "Download from Windows Update" and for entering in the G:\sources\sxs path.
• C:>\sfc /scannow found no corrupted files.