How do you override the default installation path of <MANUFACTURER>\<PRODUCT> in a Setup Project in VS.NET 2003? I want my installation path to be C:\Program Files\<PRODUCT>, i don't want the manufacturer name to appear in the default installation path. -------------------------------- From: And...more >>

I cannot seem to create a new ASP.NET web applivation (or any of the other ASP.NET Web projects) from my Visual Studio 2003 running on IIS 5.1 even though others in th office can. I have to ask some one to run their wizzard to start the project for me and I can then take over. The new Project wiza...more >>

Can I install Whidbey on Windows 2000 Technology Preview release says only XP and 2003 Will it be the same withe beta Thanks Ilda ...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to install VS.NET 2003 on my XP pro machine, however, when I install the Visual Studio .NET Prerequisites, it doesn't allow me to continue. No errors occured, and it appears that all of it installed, but I'm still stuck at Step 1 of the installation. I've tried uninstallin...more >>

Hi Installing Visual Studio .NET 2003 on a Win XP Pro system Have done the IIS intall and frontpage setip etc... no problems On insertion of prerequisite disk, message says some componets missing etc, click thru etc to install etc... needs a reboot There lies the problem.... it reboots and...more >>

I have written an application using third-party DLLs and installed it on a number of computers in our office. On some machines it works fine. On others Windows Installer fails to register some of the DLLs, returning HRESULT -2147024769 (which translates as: (WIN32) Warning: The specified procedur...more >>

I have .net 2003 setup on xp pro machine w IIS installed. I've been trying to connect to my server remotely using the server ip address for example http://serveripaddresshere/asp/welcome.htm but the client gets the server time out message. I can see the website locally from several machine...more >>

I have created a VS.NET 2003 setup project for my VB.NET application. The application has to be able to read and write to MS Access databases. Therefore I added the MDAC merge module (MDAC.MSM, version 2.7, see http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320788) to the setup project....more >>

Hi All X.dll is COM object linked to Y.dll, which is not COM object. X.dll was successfully built, registered while build by regsvr32, worked and added to deployment project. Y.dll was added to deployment project too. But while building deployment project marvelous regcap.exe cannot load...more >>

i have 2 machines. One is the IIS server and ther other is the workstation windows 2000 Pro. I installed VS.net on my w2kpro. and i have installed some asp.net solutions(.sln) on my IIS server in the \inetpub\wwwroot\aspdotnet\. I tried opening the SLN program using the http://joriz.org/aspd...more >>

My OS is Windows XP Pro. and my machine is 8300 DELL I have been trying to install VS .Net 2003 Pro and keep running into the following error What is missing when it says "Setup Runtime Files" identified in the following trace log Also, where can I find them - Thanks Ti [04/20/04,14:09:35] Se...more >>

Hi , I wanted to deploy VS.NET 2003 using group policies. I followed the steps in the following msdn documentation : http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dv_vstechart/html/vstchdeployingVSusingActiveDirectory.asp But the IDE quits as soon as it opens. A installer ...more >>

I have a machine that I successfully install Visual Studio .Net 2003. I installed .Net Framework 1.1. I received an error the next time I opened Visual Studio .Net. So I re-installed the product. At the end of the installation I receive a message "The product is not isntalled properly. Please...more >>

Using XPPro, VS.NET 2003 and ASP.net. I can not get into the directories to retrieve data files. I continually get 'Login failed for user...!' I have tried to register ASP.net, it appears to have worked. (followed information from one of the post.) I get login failure in any web based applicatio...more >>

When installing MDAC 9.0 Beta1 during the WCU process, it report : An error occured during the installation of assembly component {45E04878-4B73-48E0-B1E7-B8FEFE19F8EB}, HRESULT:-2147010860. How to solve this problem? My environment is Windows XP SP1, IE6 SP1. Thanks ...more >>

I've got a VS.NET installer project where I need to prompt the user for a path to use for a cache directory. I currently use one of the custom "Textboxes" dialogs to allow the user to manually type in the path to use. I'd like to have a "Browse..." button so that the user can select the path fr...more >>

Hi I understand that VS2003 developers have to belong to the following groups to create ASP.NET WebApps and Debug: * VS Developers * Debugger Users These only appear as groups on the local machine. How can I get them to appear on the Active Directory (Win2003 Server) so that I can assig...more >>

During my install of VS.net, my computer hangs COMPLETELY (not even the mouse responds). I've looked through all the faqs, and I don't have any antivirus software installed, so I don't know what to do. I just reformated my computer completely and got the same problem. Does anyone know how to get ...more >>

I created a Setup project in VS.NET 2003 that installs files to a folder of another Application. My Setup would be considered "Delivering an Add-In" One problem came up because when the Application is run for the 1st time after the "add-in" is installed, the Application detects files of a certain ...more >>

I have created a windows installer program that places certain supporting files in directories that may already exist on the user's machine. If that file (example.txt) already exists on the user's machine, I do not want the installer to overwrite that file. If that file not only exists but als...more >>

Installing VS .Net 2003 brings me to prerequisites - runtime setup files, which always fails. Running "msiexec /i bootstrap.msi" produces === Logging started: 04/15/2004 18:02:39 == Action start 18:02:39: INSTALL Action ended 18:02:39: INSTALL. Return value 3 === Logging stopped: 04/15/2004 ...more >>

I created an installer package which has been installer by several clients. Now I want to create a new version. I increased the version number and changed the upgrade code of the installer package and set the RemovePreviousVersion property to True and set the DetectNewerInstallerVersion to True as w...more >>

Hi, I've just created a Setup Project in Visual Studio 2003. The Setup.ini file contains the following URL which the user will get redirected to if the .net framework isn't installed: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=9832 However this link points to a page which says "The .NET Framew...more >>

I got two problem using Windows Installer 1. Conditional Desktop Shortcu When I create an installer package using Visual Studio .NET and use a checkbox dialog to ask whether the user wants to install a desktop shortcut to the application there is not way how I can add a condition to the shortcut ...more >>

I've run into what appears to be a bug/design flaw in windows installer. This occurs when an MSI file is configured so that it will automatically uninstall a previously installed older version before running the install of the new version, and the MSI file contains a custom action that is to be r...more >>

Hello can please anybody help me. I have big problems with the setup-project from .NET 2003. Every time i want t build the setup-project which include my actual c#-project the build of the app is ok but then the following error accours ERROR: error while validation HRESULT = "80040155 in win...more >>

I found the only message in this forum describing the similar problem and a response to use a proper CD. And the problem is that after installing Visual Studio .Net 2003 Enterprise Developer attempt to install Visio results in a message "You must first install Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise ...more >>

After installing MSDN and the Update help is not displayed in VS2003 Ent. No F1 no nothing! Made sue intergrated was selected and have reinstalled 6 times same thing!! Any hints??????...more >>

Hi, and help!!! Been trying to install VS.NET 2003 Ent Edition for over a week now! I have a problem installing on a Dell 8100 with Win2000 Pro. I get the "ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install" and "ISetupManager::AddToActionResultCollection" error messages in the setup log (see below). I co...more >>

Hi. When installing a windows 2003 server, the option to install IIS 6.0 also shows an item called ASP.NET. What is the purpose of this option? I heard that windows 2003 already has the .NET Framework inside it. Can I install VS.NET 2003 without problems on a windows 2003 server machine, or...more >>

Hi, I need some help, I would like to know if Visual Studio :net can be installed Over Windows Server 2003 64 Bits. Many thanks for your help George ...more >>

Hi, I have tried to install the preview release of visual studio 2005 but it stops installing when trying to install the DAC 9.0 Anyone had the same problem ?...more >>

Hello, I can't get the ASPNET-Account installed on a Windows 2000 (5.00.2195) = Server SP4 Domain Controller. I always receive "Web Server not running ASP.NET version 1.1" when I try = to start a APS.NET WebApplication. "I tried aspnet_regiis.exe -i", I tried to re-install fw v1.1, but the ...more >>

I have been trying to install Academic .NET but it fails after installation. There is a loop in the C++ linker, and VB.NET loops. I tried to uninstall and the install screen indicated there were bad, changed, or missing Foundation components. I then tried to reinstall the required components and...more >>

Hi All...trying to install VS.NET 2003, and can't seem to get J# redist. to install. I tried turning off Windows Installer in Control Panel>Admin>Components>Svcs as suggested here, but still get the same error: 1603, which doesn't say a lot, so, a dump of the logfile follows. Many tks in advance f...more >>

Hello, I'm new in VS.net. When I want to create a new ASP.Net web application, a default web form named webform1.aspx is created. But when I double cliked on this file on the solution explorer I have this error message : "The class file 'WebForm1.aspx.cs' specified as the codebehind for 'We...more >>

I have just installed VC#.NET Standard (part of the deluxe learning edition). The installation asked for the MSDN CD but my package did not contain that CD. The result is that my VC#.NET does not have any builtin help system. Did Microsoft release an incomplete installation package or is my pro...more >>