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all groups > visual studio .net setup > january 2006

Error in installing VS 2005 Pro
Posted by Mark at 1/29/2006 6:16:27 PM
I can't seem to install this on Win XP SP2 system. It keeps getting locked on htmllite.dll even though the file is on the installation CD (through MSDN). Anyone seen this before?...more >>


please go to the control panel to install and configure system components
Posted by mannitario NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 1/28/2006 8:19:23 PM
ok, so everytime I try and install an older program into my computer, AMD CPU, WIN XP SP2, I get the error message "c:\windows\system32\autoexec.nt. the system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows applications. Choose 'close' to terminate the application." and even b4 i ...more >>

Some of the files required for web references are not installed
Posted by dipesh at 1/25/2006 2:20:48 AM
I am getting error when trying to Add Web Reference in Visual Studio 2005. "Some of the files required for web references are not installed"...more >>

VS.NET 2003 and VS.NET 2005 problems
Posted by PeterW at 1/24/2006 4:30:03 AM
I have just resorted to a full uninstall of both VS.NET 2003 and 2005 followed by a re-install of VS.NET Enterprise version. The problem I am having is that on attempting to open a sample solution supplied by Protx that contains a Web project, IIS hangs and takes 99% of CPU resources till I...more >>

how to upgrade vs.net from 7.0.xxx to 7.10
Posted by z chen at 1/23/2006 6:54:15 PM
I got some projects under vs.net 7.10 . I could not open the project with my vs.net 7.0.9955. Certailly, there is a way to walk through. Here I am looking for a way to upgrade the vs.net . Please advice, thanks in advance cz ...more >>

VS 2005 Installation Hangs/locks
Posted by Jack at 1/22/2006 9:47:41 AM
I am trying to install VS 2005 and everytime it attempts to install the .NET Framework 2.0 it locks up my machine. I have tried to install the framework alone (after downloading from the MS website) and it locks up my machine (I need to power down to restart) at the same point every time. Th...more >>

new pc setup
Posted by rodchar at 1/17/2006 1:46:03 PM
hey all, on a new pc setup does it matter if you put office 2k3 on first or vsnet 2k3? thanks, rodchar...more >>

Problem with install release VS 2005 Pro on Vista Build 5270 (december)
Posted by Michael Nemtsev at 1/15/2006 9:58:45 AM
I got error "Please close Suite Integration Toolkit Execute" after run setup.exe of VS 2005 on the clear machine with Vista How to fix it? ...more >>



Install Failure for VS.NET 2003
Posted by Walt at 1/12/2006 8:19:05 AM
I have installed VS.NET 2003 on other computers, including Windows XP Pro (SP1). Recently my old development computer died so I purchased a new HP laptop computer. It came with Windows XP Pro (SP2). I can not get VS.NET 2003 to install on this computer. It goes through the process, then report...more >>

Error during VS 2005 Std Install - Code -2147023829
Posted by Tom at 1/12/2006 6:54:51 AM
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 >>

Team Foundation Sever - New Project Wizard Error
Posted by donedeal NO[at]SPAM community.nospam at 1/11/2006 10:44:37 AM
After a successful (no setup errors) single-server deployment of Team Foundation Server Beta 3 Refresh (running inside a Virtual Server VM - Host: Win2K3 Server Standard, SP1, Guest: Win2K3 Server Standard, SP1), we recieved the following error within Team Explorer when trying to create a ne...more >>

Cancel Repair Install for XP Home
Posted by TLK at 1/10/2006 2:38:03 AM
Can I cancel a Repair Install of XP home once strted?...more >>

VS 2005 install fails with Error 1335
Posted by Dav at 1/9/2006 8:59:01 PM
I started to install VS2005 Pro from Dec 2005 DVD. The Windows components installed with no problem, but the install of Visual Studio failed saying one of the files was corrupted. I received a 2nd brand new DVD but am having the same problem. I made a flat copy to my hard drive, but same pr...more >>

Installing VS 2005 on Windows server 2003
Posted by Joe B at 1/9/2006 12:39:36 PM
I get a "failed to install .Net 2.0" when I attempt to install VS 2005 on my Win sever 2003. I checked the FAQ's and the knowledge base but found no answers. Any Ideas? Thanks in advance ...more >>

Best configuration for a web developer
Posted by Joel Barsotti at 1/9/2006 11:50:58 AM
Hi, I'm trying to determine the best way to setup vs2005 and my network for web development. It seems the most integrated method for development would be to use the local IIS. This would be alright in my single developer enviroment, but it seems less than ideal for a multi developer envi...more >>

Problem installing MSI with custom action on diff OS
Posted by pavel.orehov NO[at]SPAM gmail.com at 1/9/2006 6:57:18 AM
Hi, I am building .Net setup project on WinXP with .Net 2005 VS. The main task is to run reg file when setup installing. I have added custom action, which invoke "regedit.exe /S regfilename" to enter some registry entries on install. In install custom action a have choosed "regedit.exe" f...more >>

"Please wait while Windows configures MS VS 2005" whenever I start Outlook
Posted by Tim Stewart at 1/7/2006 9:48:23 PM
I uninstalled VS2005 Beta (which never had a problem) and installed VS2005. Now I always get the message "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Ediiton - ENU" whenever I try to start Outlook 2003. The behaviour following this depends on whether or not I...more >>

Visual Studio Paths
Posted by Timothy Jewett at 1/6/2006 8:02:02 AM
I made the mistake of registering the PSDK to Visual Studio .net 2005. It removed all the installed search paths setup by the application. I tried to repair and then remove/add VS and it did not restore the paths. How can I reset the paths or what are all the paths ???? Thanks -- Timothy...more >>

VS Team Developer & Tester editions on same machine?
Posted by bobgateaux NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 1/6/2006 12:40:43 AM
Hi, I'm looking into the thorny issue of which editions of VS my company should buy, and I was wondering whether anyone can answer this... If I buy a number of licenses for "VS Team for Developers" and one copy of "VS Team for Testers" would it be possible to install a copy of Tester ...more >>

VS .NET 2003 and 2005 on the same machine?
Posted by derek.google NO[at]SPAM grog.net at 1/5/2006 7:32:25 AM
Can I install Visual Studio .NET 2005 (final) on a machine that already has 2003 installed? I've read reports of problems with 2005 *beta* causing problems for 2003, but I haven't heard anything since 2005 came out of beta. Thanks. ...more >>

MSI error message after installation
Posted by Lee Keng Tung at 1/5/2006 12:46:01 AM
Hi all, I've created a MSI package (using .NET deployment project) and I tested the installation in a PC. It went fine. When I click on the shortcut (created on the desktop by the .NET deployment project), an error message shows up: "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resour...more >>

Upgrading VS 2005 to Team System
Posted by Brad at 1/4/2006 9:23:03 AM
My company is thinking about rolling out Visual Studio 2005 Professional. Later in the year we would like to upgrade our developers to Team System. Does anyone know if the Team System install will upgrade the existing Visual Studio installation or will we need to uninstall Visual Studio befo...more >>

Failed to install SQL Server Mobile Edition and SQL Server Express
Posted by Chico at 1/3/2006 1:41:04 PM
I'm trying to install VS2005 Professional but the following componnets fail to install: SQL Server 2005 Mobile Edition MS SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86 The Error log contents are: ***EndOfSession***[12/11/05,08:26:50] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86: [2] Component M...more >>

ASP.Net Load up
Posted by Cells at 1/2/2006 6:26:02 AM
I have a vaio desktop and have just installed VB.Net to attempt to learn ASP.Net using VB.Net. I seem to be unable to load a new ASP.Net project - the program turns to "not responding" whereas when I try a new windows program it loads up fine. I have tried changing the setting for the fir...more >>


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