It sounds like you're hitting a region-specific download routing issue with Microsoft's .NET Dev Pack—this is a surprisingly common problem when accessing from locales like Germany.

Here's what's likely happening: The 15MB files you're finding (like NDP472-DevPack-DEU.exe) are localized language packs, not the full 60MB+ Dev Pack that includes complete SDK and development tools. Microsoft's download servers often redirect users in specific regions to these smaller language-only packages instead of the universal multi-language installer.

Your plan to use a US-based proxy is a solid workaround—here's why: When you access the download pages via a non-German IP, the server should serve you the full, universal Dev Pack (look for a file without a regional suffix, like NDP472-DevPack.exe).

If you can't get the proxy working right away, you could also try directly searching for the exact universal installer filename and sourcing it from Microsoft's official download mirrors (just make sure you're only using verified Microsoft-hosted links to avoid third-party risks).

Since the issue has persisted for 2 days, it's unlikely to be a temporary server outage—region-based routing is almost certainly the culprit here.

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