I cannot install VS 2005, and hope that I can get some help rather than
having to re-install my OS (Win XP, SP2, all patches up to date). Various
MSDN and google seraches have been unhelpful.

I am trying to install VS 2005 Professional edition. When I run the setup
from the root folder, I get the following error:

"Setup was unable to find the Baseline data."

I run the setp from the "Setup" folder - and get further - by being able to
accept the user agreement, and the installation type. However, where it is
supposed to list what is being installed, the list is empty. It has bullet
items, but there is no text.

The setup runs for a while, and then errors out.

I never has any beta version on this machine, although I do run VS 2003.

I have cleared out the %temp% folder, and run in selective start up using MS
CONFIG.

Interestingly, the event log says that VS 2005 was installed - while clearly
it isn't.

I would greatly appreciate any help.

Event log:


3/12/2006 5:53:01 PM Ci Information CI Service 4144 N/A PURESOTO Added
scope c:\documents and settings\ to index.
3/12/2006 5:53:01 PM Ci Information CI Service 4137 N/A PURESOTO CI has
started for catalog c:\system volume information\catalog.wci.
3/12/2006 5:49:05
PM MsiInstaller Information None 11707 PURESOTO\Grant PURESOTO Product:
Microsoft Device Emulator version 1.0 - ENU -- Installation completed
successfully.
3/12/2006 5:49:01
PM MsiInstaller Information None 11708 PURESOTO\Grant PURESOTO Product:
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Mobile [ENU] Developer Tools -- Installation
operation failed.
3/12/2006 5:49:01
PM MsiInstaller Error None 1013 PURESOTO\Grant PURESOTO Product: Microsoft
SQL Server 2005 Mobile [ENU] Developer Tools -- To run this application, you
must first install Visual Studio 2005.
3/12/2006 5:48:55
PM MsiInstaller Information None 11707 PURESOTO\Grant PURESOTO Product:
Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 -- Installation operation completed
successfully.
3/12/2006 5:48:31
PM MsiInstaller Information None 11707 PURESOTO\Grant PURESOTO Product:
Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 1.0 SP3 Developer -- Installation operation
completed successfully.
3/12/2006 5:48:17
PM MsiInstaller Information None 11707 PURESOTO\Grant PURESOTO Product:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition - ENU -- Installation
completed successfully.
3/12/2006 5:45:47 PM MSMQTriggers Information None 2200 N/A PURESOTO Message
Queuing Triggers started successfully.
3/12/2006 5:45:47 PM MSMQ Information Kernel 2028 N/A PURESOTO The Message
Queuing service started.
3/12/2006 5:45:45 PM SecurityCenter Information None 1800 N/A PURESOTO The
Windows Security Center Service has started.
3/12/2006 5:45:43 PM MSDTC Information TM 2444 N/A PURESOTO MS DTC started
with the following settings:

Security Configuration (OFF = 0 and ON = 1):
Network Administration of Transactions = 0,
Network Clients = 0,
Inbound Distributed Transactions using Native MSDTC Protocol = 0,
Outbound Distributed Transactions using Native MSDTC Protocol = 0,
Transaction Internet Protocol (TIP) = 0,
XA Transactions = 0
3/12/2006 5:45:37 PM ASP.NET
1.1.4322.0 Information None 1076 N/A PURESOTO State server starts listening
with 6 listeners

[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({4F8791EE-486F-44B5-952B-F28F9FD58BD0})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({4F8791EE-486F-44B5-952B-F28F9FD58BD0})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({4F8791EE-486F-44B5-952B-F28F9FD58BD0})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({4F8791EE-486F-44B5-952B-F28F9FD58BD0})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({4F8791EE-486F-44B5-952B-F28F9FD58BD0})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({4F8791EE-486F-44B5-952B-F28F9FD58BD0})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({4F8791EE-486F-44B5-952B-F28F9FD58BD0})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
ISetupManager::RunInstallFromList(IP_POSTINSTALL) completed
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe: ISetupManager::RunInstallLists() completing
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe: ERROR (non critical): Suite Main
Directory:c:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Microsoft Visual Studio
2005 Professional Edition - ENU does not exists. Log files will not be copied
in the suite directory!
[03/12/06,17:49:57] vs70uimgr: Entering DisplayFinal() method.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({710A502B-4669-405C-A985-BA21545509BA})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({47EAF7DE-458C-4C05-B3E1-82B9C563679B})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] vs70uimgr: Entering Next() method.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: Entered CPageHeaderDynamic::OnShowWindow method
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({4F8791EE-486F-44B5-952B-F28F9FD58BD0})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({710A502B-4669-405C-A985-BA21545509BA})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({BBE1827C-F2FD-4FDA-A6D6-C83B62FFFDCA})
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: Obtained failed/success flag
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe: GetComponents()
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe: get_Components()
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: Return for indicates a successful
installation. DepCheck indicates the component is installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: Return for indicates a successful
installation. DepCheck indicates the component is installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: DepCheck indicates is not installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: ***ERRORLOG EVENT*** : DepCheck indicates is
not installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: DepCheck indicates is not installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: ***ERRORLOG EVENT*** : DepCheck indicates is
not installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: Return for indicates a successful
installation. DepCheck indicates the component is installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: DepCheck indicates is not installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:57] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[03/12/06,17:49:57] VS70pgui: ***ERRORLOG EVENT*** : DepCheck indicates is
not installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:58] VS70pgui: DepCheck indicates is not installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[03/12/06,17:49:58] VS70pgui: ***ERRORLOG EVENT*** : DepCheck indicates is
not installed.
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({D530994B-CA3E-4CF3-AC2F-485962898182})
[03/12/06,17:49:58] VS70pgui: CFinishPage::LaunchWatson() - Launching Watson
with manifest: c:\Temp\vs_setup.dll.txt
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({0DA26FFA-E386-4638-B01C-F9E71776E985})
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({68788E55-88A1-43BA-AFE9-3C7315DF4A36})
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({710A502B-4669-405C-A985-BA21545509BA})
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({5245094D-36FD-4472-8161-FD6CF4E5EDAE})
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({075AE8D8-F0C1-42B1-AECE-764E2A428F40})
[03/12/06,17:49:58] Setup.exe:
GetGlobalCustomProperty({BBE1827C-F2FD-4FDA-A6D6-C83B62FFFDCA})
[03/12/06,17:49:58] vs70uimgr: CUIMgr::DisplayFinal(): Reseting Main Thread
Events
[03/12/06,17:49:58] vs70uimgr: CUIMgr::DisplayFinal(): Finished reseting