title: "Error 0x800713ec - Asia" when Installing .NET Framework 4.7.2 targeting pack
body: <p>I downloaded and tried to install the .NET Framework 4.7.2 Targeting Pack. When the downloaded installer runs it produces this error for unknown reasons:</p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/22oDc.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/22oDc.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Note that I am in the USA and have not downloaded an Asia-specific installer (AFAIK), so that part of the error makes no sense to me. The computer I'm installing on has unmodified English / US settings. It is running Windows 7 in a virtual machine.</p>
  
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  <p>The first lines of the log file which appear to show errors are:</p>
  
  <pre><code>[11C8:0AB4][2018-12-11T07:27:41]e000: Error 0x800713ec: Process returned error: 0x13ec
  [11C8:0AB4][2018-12-11T07:27:41]e000: Error 0x800713ec: Failed to execute EXE package.
  [1228:1730][2018-12-11T07:27:41]e000: Error 0x800713ec: Failed to configure per-machine EXE package.
  </code></pre>
  
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  <p>I've found a similar posting on a MSFT forum but without any solution:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/367071/microsoft-net-framework-472-developer-pack-install.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/367071/microsoft-net-framework-472-developer-pack-install.html</a></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>There are also some other failures installing other things with similar errors:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p><a href="https://github.com/patrickmoore/Mu/issues/7" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/patrickmoore/Mu/issues/7</a></p></li>
  <li><p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21176866/visual-studio-2013-error-on-installation-microsoft-net-framework-4-51">visual studio 2013 error on installation microsoft.net framework 4.51</a></p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>But no definitive solution that I can see.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>