	Product(s):	MicroStation
	Version(s):	08.11.09.829
	Environment:	Windows 10
	Area:	Installation
	Subarea:	General

Problem

Products such as MicroStation V8i Select Series 4 are certified to run on Windows 10 operating system. The pre requisites for desktop application such as MicroStation are packaged inside of the installation package. In some instances user have no internet connection or the internet connection is very slow.

This can be resolved by downloading the pre requisite package and installing this manually but this can be an issue in the Windows 10 environment.

Solution

Download the pre requites 08.11.09.03 from the link below (See Also).

Run the pda08110903en.exe

You may see the following

You can bypass this message and continue on with the installation but the program will not start. You will get this message when attempting to run MicroStation:

Before installing V8i products (even the pre requisite pack) there is a need to enable .NET 3.5 on Windows 8 (or higher machines). The reason is that Windows 7 and onward, .NET 3.5. SP1 is part of the operating system. From Windows 8 onwards, Microsoft has made it impossible to redistribute the installers of the .NET 3.5 and hence you see the message window above.

The Microsoft's .NET Framework 3.5 is required for installation. Since this version is generally not loaded in the Windows 10 environment you will need to do the following:

Access the Control Panel by using a right-click on the start menu and select Control Panel
Go to Programs and Features
Select "Turn Windows features on or off"

Select .NET Framework 3.5 (include .NET 2.0 and 3.0)

Install this component

See the following video for an example of this operation:

Once completed you will see the following screen:

Proceed with installation of MicroStation

Installing this Windows component will allow the installation to proceed and also allow MicroStation to successfully run. This is an older component and generally is not required in the Windows 10 environment but is a requirement of MicroStation V8i Select Series.

Note: If you enable .NET Framework 3.5 before installing V8i products, the installer will not attempt the download or install 3.5 and this error message will never show up.

Installation of Desktop Pre requisites for MicroStation V8i on Windows 10 Operating System

Problem

Solution

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