>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
> Is the dialog that you see saying that you need to
install IIS and
>Front Page Server Extension? Do you want to do Web
development? If yes, you
>need to install IIS before installing any prerequisite,
specially .NET
>Framework. IIS is part of the OS, and it can be installed
from "Add/Remove
>Windows Components", on Add/Remove Programs. After you
installed them,
>restart the VS setup.
> If you do not want to do web development, then you
can just Skip that
>dialog, which has only informational value, and continue
with the
>prerequisits setup and then VS setup.
>
> The error you are getting is not related to VS Setup.
There is a KB
>article (Q315324) that is refering to a similar error
like this. Please
>ckeck if it applies to your case.
>
>Thanks,
>
>--
>Marcel Lugosan, Visual Studio and .NET Setup Team
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>|From: "Ed L." <iebfr14@hotmail.com>
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>|Subject: visual studio.net setup issues
>|Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 17:55:02 -0700
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>|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". Any ideas. It is wanting me to install Internet
>|Information Services and FrontPage Server Extensions. I
>|have xp pro installed.
>|
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