New Dotnet framework 2.0 SP1 installation will not initialize the   

Hello all,

On one client machine, when I install the dotnet framework (2.0 SP1, 
downloaded from MSDN), even though the installer indicates a successful 
installation, when I look at the GAC via explorer, it always indicates that 
there are 0 assemblies. 

As a result,  any dotnet applications we try to deploy on this machine 
results in a publisher policy file not found which ultimately ends up with 
FileNotFoundException on System.dll.  

The only workaround seems to be putting these executables in the 
Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.0.50727 folder where the framework was installed, 
which is not an acceptable solution.

Uninstalling and reinstalling the framework does not help. This was tried 
numerous times to no avail. 

On most other machines, the very same framework installer properly populates 
the GAC as expected and the dotnet applications deployed on them will run 
from their normal deployment folders.  

What could be preventing the GAC from being populated? Is there something 
else I can do to rebuild the GAC?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

cycloptic

date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:26:00 -0700   author:   cycloptic