visual studio .net setup: I posted this before and got no reply. I found a reply
that addresses removing VS.NET 2003 using msiexec, but it
was specific for 2003. I need to remove 2002 and I still
am unable to. My original message is below.

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Okay, so we just got the upgrade to VS.NET 2003 and are
planning to install
it. Here's what happens...

So I go to add/remove and click Change/Remove which pops
up the VS.NET main
setup screen with 1, 2, 3 options.
I choose #2 which is Repair, Reinstall or Uninstall VS.NET
Setup loads its data and then I'm given more options on
the VS.NET
Maintenance Page. I can Add/Remove components,
Repair/Reinstall, or I can
Uninstall. I choose uninstall.

The next thing I see is an error (right away)
saying... "Setup is unable to
determine a valid ordering for the installation. See the
error log for
further details."

I figured this might have to do with MS updates and
patches applied or it
might have to do with installing the updated 1.1 .NET
framework since
originally installing VS.NET. So I uninstalled the 1.1
update, then I
performed the Windows Component Update that's part of the
VS.NET setup to
return components to original state. Then I
repaired/reinstalled VS.NET to
hopefully correct any issues. I repeat the process only
to get the same
error message. Basically I'm unable to uninstall VS.NET
no matter what I
do.

Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!

--
Shane Elliott
www.timberfish.com
www.friesontheside.com

Shane,

Open regedit and go the following key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall

You'll see a list of GUIDs... these are product codes. Click on each one
and check its DisplayName value on right. Once you've found the product
code for Visual Studio .NET, copy the GUID and pass it to msiexec from
Start | Run or command prompt as follows:

msiexec /x {005F0409-6759-11D5-A54F-0090278A1BB8}

The command above is an example only (it will remove vsnet 2002 Enterprise
Architect)

HTH,

Alden Raymundo
Microsoft Corporation