First time setup, extremely long time for .net framework setup

[Bansheedragon]

I have seen this on other games as well when they require the .net framework.

The first time setup of with the ".net framework 4.0 client profile.cmd" is taking extremely long.
I have already waited for over 30 minutes for this first time setup and previous games has taken longer than that.

I have been searching the net for information, but cant seem to find any that explains why it takes so long.

So I was now wondering if anyone else here has had the same problem, or if anyone can know and can explain why I have to wait for 30+ minutes just to install this stuff.

My specs are as follows:

Intel Core i7-5820K, 3,3GHZ/3,6GHz Turbo, 6 Core
Crucial M550 SSD 1TB / Seagate® Desktop SSHD 4TB
Gigabyte GeForce G1 GAMING GTX 980 4GB x2 (Dual SLI)
HyperX Predator DDR4 3000MHz 16GB

And the computer is less than a month old.

[PGibsonCoUk]

What version of Windows are you running? Did it come with .NET 4.5 or have you installed .NET 4.5?

I believe 4.5 deprecates 4.0 and let's say you manually tried to install 4.0 on a machine with 4.5 on it the installer will not allow you to continue and display a message like:

Details

Microsoft .NET Framework 4 is already a part of this operating system. You do not need to install the .NET Framework 4 redistributable.

More information

Same or higher version of .NET Framework 4 has already been installed on this computer.


If 4.0 won't install on your machine because of the above reason maybe the install that Steam kicks off is struggling to terminate properly.

[Bansheedragon]

Using Win 7 Pro, and have the latest updates installed.
I dont know if 4.5 is installed or not, only that when I try to run the game the first time I get the message that its doing first time setup of .net framework 4.0 client profile.cmd

I get none of the messages that you mention here, only the small Steam window saying its doing first time setup.

Its finally done now, but I still would like to know why it takes so long and if there is a way to speed it up.

[Edwards04]

Same Prob as you @Bansheedragon, just the waiting game now then =/

[james_m_newland]

This article from Microsoft may help.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/2570538

That said, I followed their suggestions and it didn't really reduce the installation time noticeably. At least it does give you some information on why it takes so long.