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Once the base version is installed, you can apply the update that brings the version number to .
Once finished, you will see: "Setup is complete – The product has been installed successfully." Click .
Software versioning can be confusing. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 had several incremental updates (technically "in-place updates") that changed the build number. The build corresponds to the .NET Framework 4.0 (Release Candidate / Early RTM) phase, often associated with the update that shipped alongside Visual Studio 2010 SP1 or critical hotfixes.
If you want, I can include direct download link names and exact filenames to look for on Microsoft’s site and provide a short script to detect installed .NET versions on Windows 7.
After installation, you can verify that .NET Framework 4.0 is installed correctly:
You are looking for a specific update version of .NET Framework 4. The version number refers to the .NET Framework 4.0 Platform Update 1 (KB2478063) .
