I am trying to install VS 2003 on an XP box. When I try to open an existing solution it errors saying that the specified Web Server is not running ASP.NET 1.1. I found this error message when I searched Microsoft sites. They said that it is related to a setting in IIS 6.0. I do not have...more >>

I have my project compiled and ready to go but now my deployment has failed. I had the deployment working last week but it's suddenly decided to fail. I get the following error: C:\unzipped\LoanCalc-Win\Setup1\Setup1.vdproj Could not find file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio...more >>

How do i uninstall Setup Runtime Files while trying to install the .Net Prerequesties CD inorder to install VS .Net 2003. What exactly do i look for on the Add/remove Programs to do so. thanks -Saravanan.R-...more >>

Trying to install Visual Studio .NET on 2003 server and it keeps hanging. I would infintely appreciate an answer so that I can finally use this product. I have IIS 6 enabled and FPSE installed. I examined the event logs and found the following: Source: MsiInstaller event ID: 1013 ======...more >>

From: "Sunny" <sunnyask@icebergwireless.com> Subject: Uninstall issue Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 12:05 PM Hello, I'm developing a COM addin for Outlook. During the execution of the addin I create some user settings files under \Documents and Settings\UserName\Local Settings\Application Dat...more >>

Dear M$, I just installed VS.NET 2003 (after second attempt) and decided that I would need help files as well. So I took MSDN disks - April 2003 and guess what? CD2 and CD3 have the same files. I WANT MY MONEY BACK!!! MH ...more >>

This post is proof that Microsoft is a monopoly; a company that is not a monopoly could not be this inept and be profitable. The behavior I've seen in this post is so insane that I believe I've died and gone to hell. I can't install VS .NET 2002 because I can't get past the component i...more >>

Our company installs all application software via the Group Policy mechanism. A software package can be assigned to a workstation and this package will be installed automatically at workstation startup (before the logon screen appears). This mechanism requires an MSI based setup. The q...more >>

Hello friends...whenever we try to add a new web project in VS.Net we get a nasty error: Cannot create the offline cache in C:\Documents and Settings\TEMP\My Documents\Visual Studio Projects\VSWebCache. Unable to create disk-based web at C:\Documents and Settings\TEMP\My Documents\Visual ...more >>

Please enter a valid product key to use this product setup has detected that the product key is missing or invalid. You will find this 25-character key on your Certificate of Authenticity or the yellow sticker on the back of the CD Case. I did exactly that when I installed the product a...more >>

As I tried to install the DVD disc 2087, May 2003, Part No. X09-51558, "Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Development," the Setup program on that disc displayed the message: "Web Project Requirements This machine is missing components required for local Web application and Web se...more >>

Hello, I have a problem with installing .Net 2003 on my Windows XP Profesional. I installed the latest windows updates including sp1. The installation of the Prerequisites seems to go fine. At the end of the setup (CD2) the setup gives the following error: Error 1935. An error occured d...more >>

hello- i've downloaded the ISOs and burned the three CDs for the july 2003 msdn library. when i try to install it (full install), it always fails at the end of the second CD, telling me it cannot find the following file: xpreskit.hxs i've explored the CD and it sure is there (size = 1.9...more >>

I know this is kinda wierd, but there is a problem when you are using the Visual Database Tools & even the XML Schema viewer for Visual Studio.Net 2002 on an AMD athlon machine with Office 2003 Beta 2 (Technical Refresh Edition) Professional. I tried connecting to a database using the Server Exp...more >>

I have installed both IIS5 and VS.net on my local XP-Pro. This seems to work OK, although I have not used it alot, I can create projects and aspx pages, etc. However, I want to use a different XP-Pro machine to run IIS5 and SQL server. I have used Homesite in the past and use this setup to...more >>

i am trying to install vs.net 2003 everything goes fine until the system asks me for an english disk 1. what is and what is the work around. i do not have an english disk 1....more >>

I have recently installed Visual Studio 2003. In with my bundle of documents and CD's was one named "Web Service Enhancements". Before I blindly click the .exe which is on this CD, can anyone tell me what it does, and why I need it?...more >>

Hi, I tried to install vs.net framework on my notebook with windows xp professional, but getting the same error everytime. Error 1935 error during installation of assembly of componenets... I didn't have any beta version before. I have also uninstall all componenets and tried to reinstall but...more >>

When attempting to install visual studio.net 2003 I get the prerequisites screen. I printed the instructions and went to the control panel. However once there when I hit the add/remove windows components I get the following error "setup was unable to load the master information file". A...more >>

Hello All, For backward compatibility issues, I need to install VS 2002 on my Server 2003 machine. I've removed VS 2003. When I try to install VS2002, I get the "components missing" message. I installed the components, once from the installer, and then once manually. .NET Framework 1.0.3705 i...more >>

Hello: I recently installed VS.Net 2003 and after making sure that I was comfortable with the new version, I tried to uninstall VS.Net. When I chose the entire product for uninstall, it came back with an error, "Setup is unable to determine a valid ordering for the installation. See t...more >>

I have VS 6.0 installed on my machine currently. Can I install VS .NET on the same machine? Will there be problems? I am currently running Windows XP. I am so afraid to mess up my current installation of VS 6.0 by loading .NET. My test machines aren't fast enough to load VS.NET . P...more >>

Hi, I installed VS.NET 2003 . After that when I'm trying to unistall old setup of VS.NET 2002, it is failing. First time it gave the error that it can't find vs_setup.msi. But that file comes only in installation CD and doesn't come in installed files. Running second time, it is asking me t...more >>

Hello: I installed VS 2003.Net and when I pressed F1, it said that MSDN is not installed and advised to do that. I exited and then installed Jan. 2003 edition of MSDN. But VS.Net still complains that MSDN.Net is not installed. By the way, the machine as both versions of VS.Net inst...more >>

I have a licensing question for you all. I have a copy of VS .NET 2003 Pro. Would it be LEGAL to install it on two seperate machines (i.e. workstation and laptop) if they were not ever going to be used at the same time?...more >>

Hello, I'm receiving the error "Visual Studio .NET has detected that the specified Web server is not running ASP.NET version 1.1" when I try to create a new ASP.NET application project. I have the following installed on my machine: XP PRO - SP1 + all current updates including 1.1 frame...more >>

Hi! I'm trying to install VS.NET2003 onto a windows XP Pro SP1 machine - The prerequisites are installed without problems - The VS.Net install works well until the progress bar reaches 100 %, after that the setup program still runs, but there is no progress and no information that the ...more >>

This extension appears to only install under VS .NET 2002. Any word on when this extension might be updated to install in VS .NET 2003?...more >>

Can Visual Studio.Net be deployed to do some C++ programming in Windows ME operating system? Please let me know. Thanks. Tasneem...more >>

Hi, OK. I am baffled. 1. Installed W2K Adv Server. 2. Did Windows Update to get SP4 3. Did Windows Update until no more critical patches 4. Install VC .NET 2003 Prerequisites Fail on 2 accounts: - Front Page Server Extensions - VC .NET Setup Boot Files Please let me know Friedrich ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to install VS .Net on a Win 2k Server box. The components installed without any problem. However the VS setup always reports a failed install. The links to the error log do not work. However the install leaves a number of log files in the Document and Settings\administrator\...more >>

Does the 60 day evaluation version of Visual Studio.net Professional block the ablity to build installers? I have followed the tutorials to the letter and also tried to build installers for example applications but each time get an error "Unrecoverable build error". Any ideas or suggesti...more >>

Visual Studio.net professional trial edition came with a tech yourself VB.net in 24 hrs book. 2 things (they weren't in the book) 1) Can I install this on Win '98? As far as I can tell, all other system requirements are OK. 2) After the 60 days, I am assuming I'd have to pay some ki...more >>

After installing the July MSDN I can not get any Help to work in .NET 2003 Every time I request any help from MSDN I get the dialog "Help Update in Progress" I can open MSDN and view it perfectly. Any ideas please. -- Michael Tissington Oaklodge Technologies http://www.oaklodge.com/...more >>

I just installed VS.NET 2003 and was not able to create a new ASP.NET app. The message says "Automation server can't create object". Any clues?...more >>

I'm trying to install Visual C++ 6.0 over Visual Studio.NET, due to compatibility problems with .NET and Compaq Visual Fortran. Since I'm, only using C++, I uninstalled .NET, and tried to run VC++ setup.exe. It hangs as soon as I hit Next the first time. Is it possible that it is being ...more >>

Hi, I have installed a version of Visual Studio .NET ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT 2003 successfully. When I try to install MS Visio for Enterprise architect, It tells me that I have to install first Visaul Studio .Net Enterprise Architect 2003. It has already been installed. What can I do? ...more >>

is anybody here have a product key... Can you pls. send it here................more >>

Could you or someone on the update team PLEASE give me a clue as to how I can get netframework reinstalled? I've literally spent days trying to do your installation procedure(s). I uninstalled Visual Studio .NET "Everett" Final Beta November,2002 I'm trying to install Visual Studio .NET...more >>

I have installed Visual Studio.NET Professional.. and want to work with SQL databases. I am using the server Explorer and can connect and to a LOCAL SQL server on my XP machine and also to the SQL server on a Windows 2000 server... I authenticated okay - I can open them and it looks like...more >>

Hi, I have VS.NET 2003 installed. Now I have to install VS.NET 2002 to complete an old project. I have uninstalled the MSDN, but I can't change the directory in the setup of VS.NET 2002. What can I do ? Thanks Kai ...more >>

Hi, All I installed VS.NET 2003 and I noticed under SQL Server 2000 Login, VS.NET 2003 adds a new Login "NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" which is a windows group, it works well if I connect SQL Server database using Windows authentication ("integrated security=SSPI" in connection string). I cann...more >>

I have installed the 2003 version. I open the project and it tells me will update to use 2003. I say OK. Then I rebuild the project. But, when I look at the DLL from my project, still reading from 1.1.3705 instead of 1.1.4322 files. What do I need to do to fix this? Thanks. Leeman Schmidt kreuzm...more >>

Hi Folks, after all I switched to the new VS.NET 2003 recently. I have Microsoft Office 2003 Beta and Direct X SDK 9 with its corresponding managed extensions installed on my system and when looking into the GAC using the Windows Explorer I will see them all lying there (Windows\assembly). ...more >>

Up until recentlty I have been using VS.NET 2002 mainly to familiarize myself with the dot net platform. I am currently working on an e-commerce project that will be built with VS.NET. The programming language that I will be using is VB.NET. My question is - should I upgrade to VS.NET 2003...more >>

I get into the setup of VSNet2003 on my Toshiba Laptop Satellite 1800 series, W2k Advanced Server and it shuts down my laptop EVERY time! Anyone have any ideas? Everything else is good, all the drivers and hardware check out just fine... it's only during this install I have issues!...more >>

I tried installing .NET 2002 on my computer (Win98) - but on inserting the first CD and letting the setup.exe run I just get some silly html file about using this computer as a test machine or something. It won't install. Am I right in thinking that this is simply because it isn't designed ...more >>

Hi There We have an MSI package which is causing problems on some machines and not on others. I heard about an MSI.CHM help file which described some ways to debug MSI packages; and that this CHM file was part of the Platform SDK or Windows Installer SDK. The Platform SDK (Feb03) does...more >>

Hello, We have recently received the DVD for Visual Studio .NET 2003 Architect edition. We have several computers that do not have access to a DVD drive. (Some are based in home offices) I've seen the documentation for installing from a network share, but I haven't seen any information...more >>

Can somebody please give me a brief summary of the advantages of .NET over VS6 if I am developing applications which aren't designed to run on a network - i.e. for the home computer rather than client-server enterprise system. I've read loads about the wonderful features of .NET in that it...more >>