You have to install .NET 3.5 in Windows 8, because it is not installed by default. One way to do this is to download the 232 megabytes of offline installer from the Microsoft website. But if you do not have an Internet connection or you do not want to download so much data, then you can use your Windows 8 DVD to install .NET 3.5 offline on your PC without downloading anything from the Internet.
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Install Flash, Java, .NET, C++ Runtimes, Silverlight, DirectX using All in One Runtimes
After a fresh install of Windows, it needs many different types of plugins and runtimes in order to properly use the computer. You can go from one website to another, download these runtimes and install them manually, or you can use the All in One Runtimes package which can install all these runtimes automatically. It contains all versions of .NET framework, Java, Flash, Shockwave, C++ runtimes libraries, DirectX, Silverlight and more.
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How to Find Which .NET Versions Are Installed in Windows
Some programs downloaded from the internet are programmed using the Microsoft .NET technology and require the .NET framework to be installed before you can run them. Microsoft .NET has many versions starting from 1.0 to the latest 4.5. Fortunately, there is a free program called .NET Version Detector which finds and tells you which versions of .NET are installed on your PC. If a version of .NET is not found on your PC, then it also displays a link to download and install it.
Read moreHow to Pin a URL Shortcut on Windows 7 Taskbar
When you try to drag a URL shortcut to the Windows 7 taskbar, that shortcut is not pinned to the taskbar but instead it is pinned the jumplist of your default browser. Now this is frustrating because you wanted to put the shortcut to the taskbar, so that you an click on it to open the respective website. But do not worry, there is a workaround to put the URL shortcut itself on the taskbar.
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