What does this error mean? [08/31/04,17:14:41] setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install() failed in ISetupManager::InstallManagerHelper() [08/31/04,17:14:41] setup.exe: [2] Component error string not specified in ISetupManager::AddToActionResultCollection() Thank you ...more >>

Hello, What would be the best design for setting up a develompment environment = (I dont mean the IDE, but "a developer team"). Developer pc's have VS.Net installed locally Projects are on a (file)-server Should the solutions be created locally on every developer-pc or only = once on the...more >>

hi, when Prerequisites inserted, runs for less than a min and pop-up window state problem with install some components and finish installtion. Only can click OK to close windows and quit setup. anybody know why, thanks a lot! VS.net 2003 Ent Arc version install to Win XP Pro, sp1 kent (kl...more >>

Hello all. We're getting a strange popup on Visual Studio .NET 2003 at startup. It's titled Machine Debug Manager, and has this text in it with an OK button: "usage: mdm [option] options: /dumpjit: display current JIT (just-in-time) debugging settings." What's causing this and how do w...more >>

Hi Folks I am trying to install/repair Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English. It fails in installing the dotnet framework as follows. Any ideas? Neil *VS error log : [08/24/04,15:37:28] Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Beta: [2] Setup Failed on component Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Beta [08...more >>

, Microsoft I'm completely lost. After some problems I decided to uninstall MSDN and VS. Afterward I removed all .Net framework and almost all traces into the registry and file system about .Net VS & MSDN. Now I try to install the .Net SDK (VS will follow) and I can't. Each time I get th...more >>

I am trying to install VS Tools for Office. I installed VS.net, I then installed Office. When I run the setup I get the following error message: "Setup cannot detect the required version of Visual Studio .net on this computer. before you install this product you must install a matc...more >>

Has anyone seen strange behaviour of installing using the .msi association? We have been seeing our setups being installed in the advertise mode when running them from a script file using the .msi association way of running them. ie, we use the following commandline style in a bat file to auto...more >>

Hello all, I think the title is quite clear enough. I try to put the 6 VS CDs on a DVD, and to do that I followed the Admin procedure to create a network image and put this image on a DVD and this doesn't work, the setup always asks for the CD1. Any idea, or any other solution ? Thanks....more >>

hi, I'm interesting testing my developement with 2005 but I would like to know if the version shipped is always in english or in the local language ? (french in my case) ...more >>

Hi, For some days now I have been trying to solve this problem. I have followed Q306905... no results I have reinstalled msxml3 sp4, msxml4 sp2 and Scripting 5.6... no results. Anybody any ideas? Thanks in advance. John...more >>

Hi, I am trying to install vs.net on a stand alone machine which already has vb5 and vb6 installed (in case this may make a difference) I have successfully installed the pre requisites, rebooted and have repeatedly tried ot complete setup from disk 1. The install gets partway through then stops...more >>

I get this error when trying to compile, when I am logged in with a regular (non-admin) account. I have power-user settings for this account. When I launch VStudio as admin (either "run as..." or when logged in) all is fine. I'm using VStudio .NET 2003 professional (academic) and it's instal...more >>

OS: Win2K, latest Service Packs. Default Browser: IE 6SP1 with security patches. Sygate Personal Firewall Version 5.5, Build 2516, Microsoft Visual Studio ..NET 2003 (devenv.exe) is on the Allow List. 1) After installing Visual Basic 2003, I get the following message when clicking on t...more >>

Hi We in our company build asp.net and MS SQL Server apps for deployment on clients' machines. We have created an Installer class (DBInstaller) which runs several scripts to build a database, populate it will data, etc. I would like to be able to create a setup file, which, if the application...more >>

Hello, When I do a complete installation of VS 2003 via the MSDN cd's, I encounter a point where a large number of files are reported missing from the cd, the problem exists mainly when the application is installing SDK related pieces. Anyone had this problem?...more >>

:Hi, I have downloaded VB studio .net but the application fails to start with error message- "the type library for DTE (DTE80a.olb) could not be loaded." How can I resolve this...more >>

Hello all. I have just installed Windows XP SP2 and am trying to install Visual Studio.NET 2003 Enterprise Edition and am encountering a "Please go to the Control Panel in install and configure system components" when running the first step, "Visual Studio .NET Prerequisites". System specs are...more >>

Hi, I'm reposting this question as no resultion as yet. Couple of updates, so re-read if you have seen before. I am trying to set up VS Developer users with non-administrator rights debug ASP (3) in VB.Net, and of course manage IIS MMC. This has succeeeded on 3 machines, including my own -...more >>

Hi, I am running VS NET 2003 EA Edition on Windows 2000 server, and have recently removed MS Office 2000 and installed MS Office XP. Office is working fine, however now whenever I try to launch VS NET I get a Windows Installer dialog box with the message "Preparing to Install" then it simp...more >>

I can read other CD's fine from this Drive (software installs and audio). Preparing for MCAD and need this resolved ASAP. I have several ASP.NET Sample Apps and ASP.NET Components via ASP.NET Starter Sample Pack that all work fine with the following drive, machine and os configuration. Plea...more >>

Hi - I'm creating an installation program that will install a VB.NET program and an instance of MSDE on an unknown desktop (commercial application). The install will include the MSDE redistributable files (and it will launch the MSDE Setup.exe to install MSDE). I've read that "Except on Wi...more >>

Hi, I am trying to set up VS Developer users with non-administrator rights debug ASP (3) in VB.Net, and of course manage IIS MMC. This has succeeeded on 3 machines, including my own - but since then it hasnt been able to work, with seemingly exactly the same install & debug setup. All machi...more >>

Hi, I am installing VS.NET Profession (Academic version) on my workstation running W2K with the latest SP, during the installation process a pop-up came up showing uafxcwd.lib is missing from the CD, I am very new to Windows programing and still don't understand how such file can be missing...more >>

Hi! I create a web project on my PC. In my web project, I create a aspx page (webform1.aspx) with a textbox and a button. I create web reference who target at "http://localhost/xmlappcfgsrvi/accessxml.asmx". I declare my web refrence via a module (modTest.vb). I add a web setup project ...more >>

I have a program, MyProgram.Exe. However, for the setup package, I want to run a second program, Launch.exe, which will do some things and then start MyProgram.exe. When I created the setup package, I removed the shortcut to MyProgram.exe from the User's Programs Menu, MyProgram folder. Then...more >>

For the last few days I have been trying to work out a bug in our installation of Visual Studio .NET 2003 Pro. The setup looks like this: I am installing VS from a directory in a share on our server: \\server\vs2003\vs Running the setup.exe program directly or installing unattended usi...more >>

I have a setup that installs several project outputs, but for unknown reasons it will not remove the primary output of one of the projects which happens to be a service. A couple of the other primary outputs are also services and no problem with them. I have checked, re-checked for the "perma...more >>

I don't know if I should post this here or in the sqlserver group, but after having installed VS .Net 2003 Architect (and everything else except SQL Server 2000) without a hitch, I cannot install SQL Server 2000. This is the "developer edition" I am referring to. I got all this stuff to instal...more >>

I'm creating a setup package with VS 2003, and it's working fine. But now I want to add a command line argument to my main shortcut, but can't see how to do it. Thanks, ---Selden ...more >>

When I open the solution containing a setup project - and right click its name - and select build - windows installer starts, asking for the installation CD. When supplied, it finishes its work and setup project compiler. If I take out the CD, the thing repeats again. Product: MS.NET 2003 E...more >>

I'm wanting to add the C# component of VS2003, however when I select the '2. Visual Studio.NET' option or to use the Prerequisite disk I get an error msg "Error: could not locate INF file 'htmlhelp.inf'", with the install then failing. The INF file does exist in C:\Program Files\HTML Help W...more >>

I have installed a 60-day trial of Visual Studio .NET Professional 2003. Now I have purchased a full copy of the same thing, only "academic". Do I have to reinstall ? Over existing copy? Do I have to uninstall and reinstall? Also, I use a desktop and a laptop? may I use 2 copies? than...more >>

Hi, When i try to install VS2005 Beta , it installed the following components : 1. MDAC 2.8 2..NET Framework 2.0 Beta 3. Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package 2.0 Beta It failed on the install of Visual Studio 205 Beta - English. The file msinterr has the following contents : [Event...more >>

I'm trying to create an app which uses DBGrid and DBCombo to tie things into a SQL database. When I try to add these controls to my form, as well as the ADO controls, I get the error that I don't have design-time license installed for these. I've looked at all the options for the VS.net ...more >>

Hello=2E I have a problem with =2ENET Installer=2E I created a project= (OutLook COM AddIns) and install first time (Work fine), but I= update the application and execute the install again in the= client machine (I configured the msi for uninstall last versions= and install new version) a...more >>

I have VS.Net installed, but haven't used it in months. Now I want to use it (specifically VB.Net), and find that I can't. What makes it worse is that I also seem to be unable to repair, reinstall, or even remove it. Can anyone help with some info about what's wrong and how to fix it? When I ...more >>

How do you incorporate "License Key" into the setup and deployment? I am trying to create a licensing routine in my application. any ideas regarding this issue is appreciated Thanks ...more >>

Through the MSDN Enterprise Downloads site I have downloaded the Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional installation. I installed it and would like to include the documentation now. I had also downloaded and written to disc the CD images for MSDN Library (April 2004). The setup for VS .NET 2003 tho...more >>

Every time I try to install VS.NET 2003 is says I havnn't installed one of the prerequisites (i.e. Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 Service Pack 1) and it does continue with MDAC SP1 installation. However it fails. Installation log gives following information. -----------------------------...more >>

when i right click the View in Browser item in order to view my newly created web form, i get this parser error message: "could not load type System.Web.Administration.WebAdminModule from assembly System.Web, Version=1.05000.0" i have no idea at this point after exahausting search...more >>

I just bought a new laptop and would like to install Visual Studio Net 2003 Academic Version on it. However, when I see how many people struggling to get clean installs I thought I would ask here before I start doing anything stupid. I upgraded XP Home Edition to XP Professional witch I jus...more >>