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all groups > visual studio .net setup > september 2005

VS .NET 2003 Install - Fatal Error Occurs
Posted by DaveK at 9/30/2005 12:45:58 PM
I am trying to install VS .NET 2003 Pro. on a Dell Dimension 5000 PC. I have previously installed it on this PC without a problem, but this time the following happens: A dialog box is shown with the following message: 'Setup is loading installation components. This will take a minute or two.' ...more >>


Get message in Spanish when installing
Posted by cambelr at 9/30/2005 7:59:03 AM
I have WinXP SP2 on a DELL Inspiron 600M laptop. When I try to install VS 2003 Academic, and click on PREREQUISITES, I get a popup telling me in Spanish, that I am trying to install another version of the ALPS touchpad driver. If I click on 'YES', it installs it over the one I already have a...more >>

web service start error
Posted by Jeffrey Shi at 9/29/2005 11:46:40 PM
Hi, I have installed vs.net 2003 pre-requisites and vs.net 2003 pro on my XP Pro with SP2 machine. But my web site service can't be started. it says 'unexpected error 0x8ffe2740 occurred'. what can I do to get work? Jeffrey Shi ...more >>

VS2005 rc1 - sql-express install fails
Posted by SmartTrac at 9/29/2005 2:21:02 PM
I'm trying to install vs2005 and the install of sql express bundled with it keeps failing. I installed it successfully on my laptop. But when i try to install it on a desktop machine this error keeps happening (i'll paste the contents of the error log at the end of this message). I've gone an...more >>

Troubles installing (and running) Academic Edition 2003
Posted by parrotmonkey at 9/28/2005 7:23:34 AM
Hello, My name is Dan I'm a new user of Visual Studio.net, well, I'm trying to be at the moment. Experience isn't the issue; I used Visual Basic in my Programming Theory class during my senior year in high school. So I just purchased Visual Studio.net Academic edition at a very reasonable di...more >>

Installing VS2003 Enterprise Developer over VS2003 Professional
Posted by Phil Smith at 9/26/2005 9:58:01 PM
Can Enterprise Dev. be installed without uninstalling Professional first? That is, do the extra components just install like a clean superset?...more >>

Win XP or Server 2003?
Posted by Jeffrey Shi at 9/25/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi, I am starting to lean vs.net and are going to develop a database. I am just thinking what environment should I use, Win XP pro or Server 2003? Thanks, Jeffrey Shi ...more >>

Unable to find microsoft digital signature
Posted by Gunjan at 9/21/2005 11:43:02 AM
I was unable to install Visual Studio .NET prerequisites on my computer because it did not have a microsoft digital signature for the Microsoft Data Access Components - part of the components being installed. Has anyone obtained this message and where can I get a CD to install Visual Studio .N...more >>



VS2003 setup fails with InstallShield command options
Posted by Michael Mc at 9/20/2005 9:23:04 AM
I'm having problems installing VS .Net2003 on my new Win-XP(SP2) noteook. All other software has installed just fine. Here's what happens: 1) I first put in CD1 and the install menu had everything ghosted except Item #. When I selected item #1 it asked for the Prerequisites CD. I placed ...more >>

Installing VS 2005 RC blue screens machine
Posted by Victor at 9/18/2005 3:04:07 PM
Hi, Just tried installing VS 2005 RC several times and it keeps blue screeing my machine. Happy to pass on log files just let me know where to put them up. Cheers, Victor...more >>

Windows logon screen after VS 2033 install
Posted by GAVIN BALAN at 9/15/2005 6:01:24 AM
I just installed VS.net 2003 on my laptop and now I get the windows logon screen everytime I restart. I recall this being caused by a hidden asp.net account being created, but can't find the procedure to bypass the logon screen. Any help? ...more >>

VS .Net 2003 setup wants to restart
Posted by kwesley at 9/14/2005 12:34:26 PM
I am trying to install VS .Net on several new HP laptops running XP Professional. When I select the prerequisit item on the setup screen. Windows says that there is another program that needs to reboot and I must reboot or quit the installation. Even after rebooting the same message reappears....more >>

VS.NET 2003 setup- "creating setup scripts" - error
Posted by kikde at 9/14/2005 4:00:04 AM
Hi, if I install vstudio.net 2003 from the msdn-dvd, the install process starts and during installation the last info-text is "creating setup scripts". After this the install process does not go on, it hangs. I tried it often again, but everytime the same...nothing happens, the setup stop's...more >>

c# trial
Posted by GrahamJWalsh NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 9/5/2005 1:18:31 PM
Hi, I confess that I cannot navigate my way around the MSDN website to get what I want... its invariably my fault but i cant find where i can download a trial version of the latest stable version of c# and the IDE:( could somebody tell me where I should go. Im trying to skill up on c# (co...more >>

place to download prerequisite cd?
Posted by Gen at 9/4/2005 4:18:22 PM
I lost my rerequisite disk for vs.net 2003, is there a place to download it? ...more >>

Deploying to ALL users with quiet installation
Posted by Zdenek Drlik at 9/2/2005 12:19:00 PM
Hi all, I have created deployment project in VS 2003. With Orca I set the property "FolderForm_AllUsers" to "ALL" and in select folder form the default is set to Everyone intead of Current user. This works fine. But when I install created MSI package with msiexec and "/quiet" option, MSI pack...more >>


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