..NETters, Our MSI image is created using VS2003 setup program. By default, property VSDSupportedRuntimes is set to 1.1.4322. This makes our installation work on .NET 1.1 but breaks on .NET 2.0. In order to see if we can make it work with 2.0, I edited the msi image and changed the property a...more >>

In the property pages for a normal Win32 project how exactly is the Working Directory property under "Debugging" saved? We have two programmers and we have this set to $(TargetDir), but every time we sync our .vcproj files up via source control, the Working Directory value gets wiped. I lo...more >>

I figured that I would give the Express Edition a try. I get two errors immediately. I was really looking forward to this new version. Sad to say that it doesnt seem very well tested. When I tried to run this app for the first time, I get a error box repeatedly with the following msg: Pack...more >>

I have just installed Visual Studio.NET 2005. After that, I can start vs.net 2005. But when I try to start the help function, I got the following error message: "Microsoft Document Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." I tried to start ...more >>

Hi there, I intend install and use the all new VS.Net 2005 express for C# on my laptop. However can I install on my system which is XP Professional with SP1? I realized that SP2 is the requirement stated in the express readme http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/support/readme/ ,but due ...more >>

I have been trying to install VS2005 on my machine but get an error installing SQL Express. I have never had any beta, or CTP installed on this machine. I have tried reinstalling, removing, (including reg keys) and I am at a loss. I, and several co-workers have successfully installed sever...more >>

Hello, Where can I find product documentation for VS 2005 Team Studio. I need system requirements and Installation guides to set up the software. -TFTH Bryan ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to connect a CE.net 4.2 device to VS2005. In VS 2003 you had to download CE.net utilities for Framework 1.1. Is there a 2.0 version? Or is there a different method of connecting a CE device to VS2005? I have already installed and connected through ActiveSync 4.0. Many...more >>

I'm having a heck of a time getting VS 2005 Team Edition working on my machine. The setup goes without incident, but when I launch the environment I start getting all sorts of errors related to not being able to load assemblies. I've tried uninstalling, and using some of the beta uninstall t...more >>

I have been trying to install VS 2005 Standard (the current production release). No matter what I do, I can't get it to install. It begins installing the .NET Framework 2.0 and then zips right thru all the remaining options (like in 15 seconds). Then it presents an error saying it couldn't insta...more >>

Is there any known 'issue' or limitation with installing and running Visual Studio 2005 Standard under Win XP Home? As opposed to XP Pro? I know Home doesn't have IIS, but I thought that ASP under VS 2005 no longer needed IIS (has its own built in web server) so I don't think there are any limit...more >>

I just spent 2 days downloading the Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite from Microsoft's painfully slow MSDN servers. >From the MSDN site: Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite 180-Day Trial The 180 Day Trial Edition is a time-limited, but fully functional, version of Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite. It also...more >>

Eager to get started working with the new things in VS 2005 & .net 2.0 I pulled down the Express Web Dev to get a lighter view of the tools before putting VS 2005 in place. Well EWD has apparently broken my dev setup with its 'own web server' that directs to random ports for 'security'. Nic...more >>

I have VS .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect installed. I had a problem openning a web project so I ran a repair. After that I could create a web project, but when I created a windows forms project, I got the error "The specified module could not be found". The resulting project ends up with the r...more >>

Hi I went out and bought VS2005 pro. I had previously recevied SQL Server Standard at a conference which I installed. It appears VS installed SQL Server Express. Is it okay to remove teh express version (I think in Add/Remove Programs it is referenced by "SQL Server Desktop Engine") or do I...more >>

I am trying to install VS 2005 and i get the following error. snapshot of the error log file. Note, that the drive in which i am installation has sufficient amount of disk space (about 10GB) .. The installation halts at MS XML 6.0 Parser SDK resulting in to GPF. [11/11/05,16:51:26] Express...more >>

After clicking on the link to install prerequisities I get a dialog stating that "Setup has detected that another program requires the computer to reboot. You must reboot the computer before installing visual Studio Prerequisites". Rebooting doesn't help and clearing the \AppPaths\setup.exe in the ...more >>

I have installed VS2005 Pro on a XP64 box and when I try to create a new project neither the Web Application or WebService project types exist. Does any one know why this would be or a resolution to get the project types to exist. Thanks in advance, Mark Dykun ...more >>

When I click on "View Class Diagram" in the Solution Explorer I get this error: "Package "Visual Studio Class Designer" has failed to load properly (GUID = {...})" I'm using VS2005 professional edition and installed everything besides J#. I used the Beta 2 before on this machine, but uninstal...more >>

Can't install VS 2005 RTM because after selecting to install VS.NET 2k5 it says "Suite Integration Toolkit Executable has encountered a problem....." I already used the uninstall tool from Microsoft, deleted files, folder and registry entries from VS.Net Beta 2 and did a clean boot to install...more >>

I got lots of file cannot find error. But when I use the same CD to install in XP , everything works perfectly.The way I install is by running setup.exe in the root. I doublt very much if vs2003 can be installed on Win2003. Any idea ?...more >>

When I try to install VS 2005 I get the following error: "Suite Integration Toolkit Executable has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience." I have WinXP Proffesional + SP2 and VS2003 already installed! Could this be the cause? I had to trouble install...more >>

Can anybody tell what I can do to resolve this problem from this error log? ***EndOfSession***[11/08/05,22:25:08] VS Scenario: [2] Failed to pass the Warnings/Blocks checks in CVSScenario::Start() [11/08/05,22:41:36] Microsoft Document Explorer 2005: [2] Error code 1603 for this component me...more >>

We currently have Office 2000 installed on all our clients. Can I install VS 2005 on the same client with Office 2000 still installed. We are not using Office tools addins. If I can do this what limitations exist in Office and Visual Studio? Thanks ...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to get VS.NET 2003 up and running on my laptop (I'm in the middle of studying for the MCSD cert or I'd just do 2005). I cannot find Internet Information Server (IIS) 6.0 anywhere on MSDN, nor can I get VS.NET to work with the version installed on my computer (v5.1 I think). A...more >>

Questions for any Developer that has their system setup for VS 6 and .Net 2005 development: The PC is running Win 2K Professional. I have a Visual Studio Enterprise version 6.0 SP 5 development system that is used to primarily develop VB 6 and VC++ apps. It is also used to create installers ...more >>

In deployment project I want to get the user selected installation folder at run-time in Installer Class "After_Install" event. I've tried "InstallContext" object but unable to get. Please mention the sample code in either VB.net or C#.net I'm thankful to u in advance. regards, Adil...more >>

Hi, can I run Visual Studio 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 on the sam computer? Is there a troubleshooting? ...more >>

I have VS2003 Enterprise Architect with latest MSDN library Oct 05. Can I install VS2005 Pro and it's MSDN library and still have my VS2003 working as before. (I need time to transition my projects). Thanks. -- CSdev ...more >>

After jumping through flaming hoops, I've managed to get Visual Studio 2005 Team Addition for Developers to install. But when I run it, I now get the following errors: Five times on startup: Package Load Failure Package ‘Visual Studio Common IDE Package’ has failed to load properly (GUI...more >>

I am writing a setup using a VS setup project, but I want to eliminate the destination dir panel and just prereq that the homedir is already set in a registry key. Is it possible (without using orca) to cause the targetDir to be the value in a registry key? owen...more >>

Hi, I have been successfully using VS.Net 2003 to write an internet app using ASP.Net and VB for six months now. I have noticed that the VB code is generated in a ASP.net designer session when you add controls to the form. However when you add data controls to the form it goes in a special s...more >>

Hello I've used VS2003 on XP SP2. Yesterday I downloaded VS2005 CD setup disks and today I installed the studio. The problem is that when I was asked to install documentation I faced a dialog asking me to Repair/Remove/Reinstall. So I Reinstalled it. At the end I've got the only option to ...more >>

I didn't see any instructions, recommendations or posts about installing the VS2005 RTM on a machine that has VS2005 RC. If the RC needs to be UnInstalled first, I assume that there is a specifically ordered list of operations to complete, however I can find none. Any suggestions? I can alw...more >>

Hi, I have uninstalled vs2005 Beta 2 (using the vs_uninstall tool) and try to reinstall vs2003 now. During the installation process I get an error like this: --------------------------- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer 2003 Setup --------------------------- Error 1935....more >>

I am trying to install the RTM release of SQL 2005 Express and after running the setup I get the following: Sql server setup has detected incompatible components from beta versions of Visual Studio, .NET Framework, or SQL Server 2005. Use the add/remove tools to remove these components, an...more >>

Anybody know if the name of media can be determined? Not knowing the name of the VS 2005 media has given me endless grief and prevented me from getting it installed. As well as making me do a system restore after each failed install attempt. The install is coded to look at the name of the ph...more >>

I uninstalled VS2005, rebooted machine, deleted files in = C:\windows\temp. When I try to run setup with 'setup.exe /NO_BSLN_CHECK', I get the = following error: Error 1304: Error writing to file CRvsPackageLib.dll. Verify that you = have access to that directory. last couple lines of ...more >>

Hi all, Just downloaded the iso file from the subscribers download area. I used isobuster to extract the contents and place them in a separate folder on my HD. When I launch autorun.exe or setup.exe, I get the following error: "A problem has been encountered while loading the setup compon...more >>

I have NOT installed any of the VS2005 beta releases. At the end of the RTM version of the VS2005 installation, I begin watching the CPU performance. There is some activity at the start of the SQL Express portion of the installation for the first 3-4 minutes - then nothing for the next 15. L...more >>