"Joe B" <liberty56@community.nospam> wrote in message
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>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
>

""WenJun Zhang[msft]"" <wjzhang@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Joe,
>
> Could you please run the installer again and provide me with detailed
> error
> message here? Also please gather the coressponding error events in the
> event log and the VS2005 setup log. The information should help us better
> address the problem you met.
>
> The method to collect VS2005 installation log is documented in the
> following article:
>
> 904732 How to troubleshoot the installation of Visual Studio 2005
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;904732
>
> Please let me know if there is anyhing unclear.
>
> Thanks and have a nice day!
>
> Best regards,
>
> WenJun Zhang
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>

"Joe B" <liberty56@community.nospam> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your response. i have rerun the installer, and recieved the
> message:
>
> "Failed to Install "Microsoft J# .NET Redistributable package 1.1"
>
> The installation log "error" was:
>
> [01/11/06,12:55:48] Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package 1.1:
> c:\docume~1\admini~1\locals~1\temp\wcu\jsharpredistcore\vjredist.exe
> exited with return value 1603
> [01/11/06,12:55:48] Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package 1.1:
> ***ERRORLOG EVENT*** : Error code 1603 for this component means "Fatal
> error during installation.
> "
> [01/11/06,12:55:48] Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package 1.1:
> ***ERRORLOG EVENT*** : Setup Failed on component Microsoft Visual J# .NET
> Redistributable Package 1.1
>
> If you need more info from log let me know.
>
> Thank you again.
>
> ""WenJun Zhang[msft]"" <wjzhang@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:sFn07tcFGHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGXA02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> Could you please run the installer again and provide me with detailed
>> error
>> message here? Also please gather the coressponding error events in the
>> event log and the VS2005 setup log. The information should help us better
>> address the problem you met.
>>
>> The method to collect VS2005 installation log is documented in the
>> following article:
>>
>> 904732 How to troubleshoot the installation of Visual Studio 2005
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;904732
>>
>> Please let me know if there is anyhing unclear.
>>
>> Thanks and have a nice day!
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> WenJun Zhang
>> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>
>

""WenJun Zhang[msft]"" <wjzhang@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Joe,
>
> The 1603 error code generally indicates there is access denied error
> occurs
> during the installation. You should make sure system account and your
> logon
> account(administartor role) has full control permission under the
> following
> pathes:
>
> 1) System directories and all their sub directories like: Windows,
> System32, Temp, etc
>
> 2) User profile directories under Documents and Settings
>
> 3) The VS2005 installation path
>
> Please refer to:
>
> 834484 You receive an "error 1603: A fatal error occurred during
> installation" error message when you try to install a Windows Installer
> package
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;834484
>
> Best regards,
>
> WenJun Zhang
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>

""WenJun Zhang[msft]"" <wjzhang@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Joe,
>
> Reinstall on a clear OS may be a more quick approach for you. If you want
> to continute the troubleshooting, run filemon to trace the I/O or
> setup.exe
> and vjredist.exe. See if there is any access denied error and if so where
> the error is.
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Filemon.html
>
> (Input setup.exe; vjredist.exe as the filter string to avoid a great deal
> of useless records)
>
> Have a nice weekend.
>
> Best regards,
>
> WenJun Zhang
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>