I personally use and install for clients dotnet 2 SP1.

In my unattended installs I use the following in my GuiRunOnce.cmd
start “dotnet 2.0 SP1″ /wait %systemdrive%\install\dotnet2sp1\netfx20sp1_x86.exe /q /norestart

before I cleaned it up a bit I used the following and it also worked, but I can’t find any documentation to support it
start “dotnet 2.0 SP1″ /wait %systemdrive%\install\dotnet2sp1\NetFx20SP1_x86.exe /Q /R:N
I’m guessing the R:N is like reboot=no, but after reading this thread it would seem it isn’t necessary.

I’ve read that the dotnet 2.0SP1 doesn’t accept all command switches so I’m not sure if the /q:a will work

As far as a .cab file… the forum over at ryanvm.net/forum/ has several AIO (All In One) packages they use to integrate dotnet into the source, but they include 1.0 to 3.5. But I am just looking for 2.0SP1 so I install via GuiRunOnce.cmd at the end of the install. I also would be interested in a .cab of just 2.0SP1 if anyone is willing to share or give directions.

Here is a somewhat useful utility for determining what dotnet is installed on a machine
http://www.tmgdevelopment.co.uk/versioncheck.htm

I’ve been trying to create a repair or reinstall utility for dotnet 2.0SP1 without creating an installer for each CPU platform but the dotnet 2.0 SP1 will NOT accept any of these commands:
NetFx20SP1_x86.exe /t:c:\temp /c:”msiexec.exe /i c:\temp\netfx.msi REINSTALL=ALL ReinstallMODE=vomus”
netfx20sp1_x86.exe /f vomus
netfx20sp1_x86.exe /f vamus

If the .net2 already installed and run this batch file, any problem?

BTW, where to get install.exe as I can’t find at C:\?

Thx