asp.net - Can't get AWS Elastic Beanstalk Command Line Tool to work on Windows 8. Get the following PowerShell error?

Question

Add-Type : Cannot add type due to the following exception: Compiler executable file csc.exe cannot be found.. Verify that version 3.5 of the Microsoft .NET Framework is installed. On 64-bit versions of Windows, the WOW64 component is also required. At C:UsersAlbertDocumentsWindowsPowerShellModulesAWSDevToolsAWSDevTools. ps1:315 char:1 + Add-Type -Language CSharpVersion3 -TypeDefinition $awsSource + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Add-Type], InvalidOperationEx ception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.InvalidOperationException,Microsoft.Power Shell.Commands.AddTypeCommand

PATH set to %SystemRoot%system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%System32Wbem;%SYSTEMROOT%System32WindowsPowerShellv1.0;C:wampinphpphp5.4.3;C:Program FilesJavajre7in;C:Program Files (x86)Gitin;C:Program Files (x86)Gitcmd;C:Program FilesAWS-ElasticBeanstalk-CLI-2.4.0ebwindows;C:WindowsMicrosoft.NETFramework64v4.0.30319;C:WindowsMicrosoft.NETFrameworkv4.0.30319

I'm following this tutorial online

Thanks

Answer 1

You need to install .NET 3.5 on your Windows 8 machine as it isn't installed by default. Open up the Control Panel, select Programs then Program and Features. Select the "Turn Windows Features on or off" link on the left and select .NET Framework 3.5 and press OK.