I'm trying to install Visual C# .NET 2003. On running step 1 (pre-reqs), setup told me to install IIS and FPE. Did that, and rebooted. Ran Windows Update. Got the two critical updates. Rebooted. Re-ran VC# Setup. Only step 1 is enabled. Select it, get this message: "Setup had detected that another program requires the computer to reboot. You must reboot the computer before installng Visual Studio .NET Prerequisites. Once the system reboots, you need to restart setup. Click OK to rebooot. Click Cancel to exit setup and install later." I've let it reboot, I've rebooted on my own, restarted, shutdown and restarted, etc. I still get this message

I don't remember the regkey that signals pending reboots..

See if there is something in
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager,
PendingFileRenameOperations.
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Phil Wilson
[MVP Windows Installer]
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setup told me to install IIS and FPE. Did that, and rebooted. Ran Windows
Update. Got the two critical updates. Rebooted. Re-ran VC# Setup. Only
step 1 is enabled. Select it, get this message: "Setup had detected that
another program requires the computer to reboot. You must reboot the
computer before installng Visual Studio .NET Prerequisites. Once the
system reboots, you need to restart setup. Click OK to rebooot. Click
Cancel to exit setup and install later." I've let it reboot, I've rebooted
on my own, restarted, shutdown and restarted, etc. I still get this
message.
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"sneak" around step 1. But no.