Yes, but it’s riskier. It’s highly recommended to install first. SP1 includes many prerequisites and bug fixes for the .NET Framework.
If the EXE installer fails, the most reliable method on Windows 7 32-bit is (Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management). You will need:
No. For 64-bit Windows 7, you need the (dotnetfx35_full_x64.exe). The 32-bit version will fail with an architecture mismatch error.
dotnetfx35.exe /quiet /norestart /log C:\dotnet35_install.log
https://download.microsoft.com/download/2/0/e/20e90413-712f-438c-988e-fdaa79a8ac3d/dotnetfx35.exe
