For your information, the following is the current configuration of my PC:
1. Windows XP Service pack 2 with latest windows updates (including .NET
framework 1.1 sp1)
2. I recently installed then unsinstalled the following: visual basic
express 2005 beta, visual web developer 2005 beta, msdn for visual studio
..net 2003
3. Currently installed are the following: sql server 2005 beta 1, sql server
2005 express beta 1

When trying to install visual studio .net 2005 beta, i received the
following errors:
(from dd_vserror80.txt)

[09/09/04,11:03:29] Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English: [2] ERROR:Error
1303.The installer has insufficient privileges to access this directory:
I:\Config.Msi. The installation cannot continue. Log on as administrator or
contact your system administrator.
[09/09/04,11:43:00] Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English: [2] ERROR:Error
1935.An error occurred during the installation of assembly
'Microsoft.VC80.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",version="8.00.0.0",type="win32"'.
Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x80070091.
[09/09/04,11:43:06] Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English: [2] ACTION
FAILURE:Action ended 11:43:06: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.See MSI log
for details.
[09/09/04,11:51:23] Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English: [2] ACTION
FAILURE:Action ended 11:51:22: INSTALL. Return value 3.See MSI log for
details.
[09/09/04,11:53:53] setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install()
failed in ISetupManager::InstallManagerHelper() with HRESULT -2147023293.
[09/09/04,11:53:53] setup.exe: [2] Component error string not specified in
ISetupManager::AddToActionResultCollection()
[09/09/04,11:54:16] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Visual Studio 2005 Beta
- English is not installed.
[09/09/04,11:54:16] VS70pgui: [2] Unknown component status forMicrosoft
Device Emulator version 1.0

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'Microsoft.VC80.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b
9a1e18e3b",version="8.00.0.0",type="win32"'.
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Not to seem inhospitable, but are you aware of the targeted newsgroups set
up for Visual Studio 2005 discussion?
If you're not getting the info you seek here, you might try here:

http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=whidbey&slcid=us

--
Peter [MVP Visual Developer]
Jack of all trades, master of none.