[Python-checkins] Updated MSI README to mention dependency on .NET 3.5. (GH-8375)

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https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/05a10b6a3e53edab026966a8588baa8b03ad49c1
commit: 05a10b6a3e53edab026966a8588baa8b03ad49c1
branch: 3.6
author: Miss Islington (bot) <31488909+miss-islington at users.noreply.github.com>
committer: GitHub <noreply at github.com>
date: 2018-07-29T03:25:09-07:00
summary:

Updated MSI README to mention dependency on .NET 3.5. (GH-8375)

(cherry picked from commit c536beedd50b0071208b4108ba9b48a36ffced79)

Co-authored-by: Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip at yahoo.co.uk>

files:
M Tools/msi/README.txt

diff --git a/Tools/msi/README.txt b/Tools/msi/README.txt
index 7023b6118199..741b67c793a5 100644
--- a/Tools/msi/README.txt
+++ b/Tools/msi/README.txt
@@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ Before building the installer, download extra build dependencies using
 Tools\msi\get_externals.bat. (Note that this is in addition to the
 similarly named file in PCBuild.)
 
+One of the dependencies used in builds is WiX, a toolset that lets developers
+create installers for Windows Installer, the Windows installation engine. WiX
+has a dependency on the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 (which may not be
+configured on recent versions of Windows, such as Windows 10). If you are
+building on a recent Windows version, use the Control Panel (Programs | Programs
+and Features | Turn Windows Features on or off) and ensure that the entry
+".NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)" is enabled.
+
 For testing, the installer should be built with the Tools/msi/build.bat
 script: