Dell Optimizer Installs Outdated .NET Version Get Help

Summary: Learn how to resolve the issue where Dell Optimizer (DO) automatically installs Microsoft .NET 6.0.20 on your computer, disregarding existing newer versions.

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Symptoms

Affected Products:

  • Dell Optimizer

Affected Versions:

  • v4.2
  • v4.1.353
  • v4.1.3

The Microsoft .NET v6.0.20 installer is packaged as part of the DO installer.

The DO installer extracts and runs the .NET 6 installer when the install .NET 6 install option is selected. Doing so installs .NET 6.0.20 even when newer versions of .NET 6 are on the computer.

Cause

Due to an issue in its installer, the version of .NET 6 carried by Dell Optimizer still installs the older version of.NET 6 when newer versions are already installed.

Resolution

Install Dell Optimizer 4.2.1 or later (release date to be determined), which carries a newer version of the .NET 6 installer which does not have the issue present.

Note: Dell Technologies updates this article as information becomes available.

Alternately, the installation of .NET 6 can be skipped when installing Dell Optimizer. Reference to the Dell Optimizer User Guide for more information.

Affected Products

Dell Optimizer
Article Properties
Article Number: 000222383
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 29 Sept 2024
Version:  2
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