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Hey guys,

I can't install gpmc because it says some .NET framework is required....

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As found, that old out‑of‑band GPMC package was written for 32‑bit systems and will fail on many 64‑bit clients/servers because the downloadable installer expects a 32‑bit environment. Microsoft documented the OOB GPMC as a 32‑bit product while later OS releases (Vista / Server 2008 and newer) include a 64‑bit GPMC as a feature. (See Microsoft’s compatibility/requirements notes and the GPMC download page.)

and correctly showed one practical workaround: editing the MSI to bypass the installer’s prereq checks. That approach can work, but it is essentially an unsupported hack. Risks include breaking future updates or reporting features, creating MSI repair/UAC oddities, and producing a configuration you can’t easily reapply via supported deployment tools. If this path is chosen, always work on copies in a lab, keep the original MSI, and validate every scenario before touching production.

Safer, supported alternatives:

  • On servers, add the Group Policy Management feature (install via Server Manager or the server feature installer). Microsoft documents how GPMC is installed as a server feature for Server 2008+.
  • On client machines, use Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) to get the Group Policy Management Tools on modern Windows clients (or add the RSAT capability where RSAT is included). RSAT/optional‑feature installs are the supported way to get gpmc.msc on current clients.
  • For scripted or remote work, use the GroupPolicy PowerShell module (Get‑GPO, New‑GPO, Backup‑GPO, etc.) once the management tools are present; it’s often a safer automation route than modifying installers.

References for the above (official guidance and tools):

Short checklist: prefer supported installs (RSAT / Server feature) first; use PowerShell for automation; only edit MSI files in a lab, with backups and full testing.

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I've tried installing the .NET framework through add/remove programs and the same error comes up. I downloaded and installed the windows update for .NET 2.0 and the same error happened.

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:sad:Unfortunately... this one is solved

Microsoft

The GPMC does not run on 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows.

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Hello
You can get GPMC running on x64.
You don't need .Net 1.1, .Net 2.0 that comes with the OS will do.
What you have to do is edit the GPMC.MSI with Orca for example and take out the requirement for .Net.
I've had to do it a number of times so I have put ORCA.MSI and brief instructions (if you want to do it yourself) and a modified GPMC.MSI (if you your don't) on my web site.

Hope that helps.

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Hi,

im facing the same issue now try to use orca.msi to modify gpmc.msi,

Please help to provide the what are the tables need to be removed from gpmc.msi or help me providing the modified gpmc.msi

Thank you

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Hello

In ORCA I removed (right click and drop row) the action called BlockOnNoNetFramework in both the InstallExecuteSequence and InstallUISequence tables.

I've been moving things around on my site, here's the new link...

There's a link to a pre-modifed GPMC there.

Cheers

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Thank you very much..finally i was able to install GPMC on my PC, I was not able to download from your site as it came out with page cannot be displayed,so modified the msi as per your instruction and it worked.

Thanks a lot.

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