i had the same issue with windows xp x64 after installing 3.5 net framework and i did the following:
go to the console (win+r) and type in “wuauclt /detectnow” which manually makes windows look for updates
after several seconds the win update pops up and asks you if updates should be downloaded (if you have activated that option in the windows update settings)
there should be several security updates for net framework 3.5
download + install updates and restart
do the same thing again and there will be the net framework 3.5 service pack 1
download, install and restart and now tickstory will work fine :]
(you can probably also just download the 3.5 SP1 manually, idk)
