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all groups > visual studio .net setup > june 2006

VS 2005 Install/Change Failure
Posted by Jack at 6/29/2006 11:23:50 AM
I have a VS 2005 installation that I am trying to add a component. If I go to Add/remove programs or run directly from the DVD (from MSDN Subscription) I get the same result. It goes to the first screen where it asks if you want your info to be sent back to MS and initializes the install, ge...more >>


Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Developers
Posted by SJBDev at 6/29/2006 7:38:02 AM
I've downloaded VS 2005 Team Edition for Developers from the MSDN subscription download area and successfully installed on one PC. When I installed, the product key information was pre-filled. I am now installing on another machine and I'm being prompted to enter a product key (I've tried t...more >>

multiple installations of VS possible?
Posted by julie at 6/28/2006 9:54:02 AM
Hi--I am new to this, so if I am in the wrong discussion group, I apologize. I have VS .net framework 1.0 installed on my c:\. my question: If I want to install framework 2.0 (to be able to use the treelist control), do I need to uninstall 1.0, then install 2.0, or can I run both v...more >>

SQL Server 2005
Posted by Alan T at 6/27/2006 10:00:09 PM
After installed VS 2005 the SQL Server 2005 Express also installed, and in the Start| All Programs | Microsoft SQL Server 2005 How do I uninstall that ? ...more >>

MDAC 2.7 Prerequisite
Posted by CRF450R at 6/27/2006 1:03:02 PM
I need at least MDAC 2.7. I'd love to make MDAC 2.8 a Prerequisite, but I can't because MDAC 2.8 doesn't install on Windows XP SP1. You're required to load SP2, an onerous requirement we do not want to impose on our users. I'd like to add MDAC 2.7 as a Prerequisite, but I don't see a place ...more >>

MSI Not Found
Posted by CRF450R at 6/27/2006 1:03:01 PM
I include .NET Framework in our install. Execution of the .NET Framework MSI may require a reboot, depending upon the current operating system version. If a reboot is required, once the machine is back up, the setup.exe the user began to install my app attempts to continue by executing my MS...more >>

File Conditions
Posted by CRF450R at 6/27/2006 1:00:02 PM
Has anyone successfully set a file condition? I include an MDB in our installation. Upgrade installations may overwrite previous versions. I'm using the following in the Condition property of the MDB file: ProductVersion < 1.0.9. That alone, and a change of the version in the Project Pr...more >>

Visual Studio Team System reporting problem (rsLogonFailed)
Posted by Niels Flensted-Jensen at 6/26/2006 7:28:01 AM
On our newly installed Team Foundation Server I cannot se reports. All I get is this error that the logon failed (when selecting e.g. "All Work Items" from Team Explorer og navigating directly to the report in a browser on the TFS server) Logon failed. (rsLogonFailed) Logon failure: unkno...more >>



VSTS and Biztalk on same machine
Posted by paul at 6/23/2006 5:20:01 PM
Is it possible to setup VSTS (single-server installation), VS 2005 and BizTalk 2006 on the same physical machine? I'm specifically concerned that VSTS and BizTalk will conflict in their use of SharePoint. I haven't seen this question even addressed anywhere, but if by some miracle a walk...more >>

Prevent Prerequisite Install
Posted by headware at 6/20/2006 2:45:35 PM
I'm using Visual Studio 2005. Is it possible to set up a prerequisite (for Windows Installer 2.0) so that it doesn't download and/or try to install the item, but rather simply outputs a message stating that it needs to be done? Thanks, Dave ...more >>

Check for running processes with setup
Posted by Bob Dankert at 6/20/2006 11:02:38 AM
I have a setup which prefers that Word not be running during the installation (a .Net Word add-in). I have noticed that many programs can detect running processes and prompt the user to end the programs, generally with retry/ignore/cancel as the buttons available to the user. Is there any ...more >>

Set up project fails
Posted by Jesuran at 6/18/2006 9:23:07 PM
Hi, 1. I made a project on c# and made a set up project for it. 2. I made this project on vs2003 with .net 1.1 I can install this msi file on machines with vs2003 installed in them. But I cant seem to get them working or installed on laptops or non development machines. The error message I get ...more >>

VS 2005 can no longer run in debug mode : modal error dialog thrown
Posted by Bill Woodruff at 6/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, I'm using a release VS 2005 which has been stable for months. The only installs I've done lately are the new WinFX goodies, beta 2 flavor. But I have not used them yet. Suddenly, I can no longer run in debug mode. This happens with WinForm based programs I was working as recently as...more >>

Unable to create web project using VS 2005
Posted by Nam at 6/16/2006 8:52:02 AM
I have installed 2005 Visual Studio Team Edition Software Developers. When I try to create a new web project, I do not see 'Web' Project type in the ‘New Project’ window. I see only the following types: Windows Office SmartDevice Database Starter Kits Test I was expecting to see â...more >>

install calls another install
Posted by Nevikski at 6/16/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi There We have a vs.2005 install which works fine, one of its jobs is to call a external app which in turn will fire the postgresql msi. This is where is fails, the postgre msi fires then stops because another install, (our first one) is still running. Question is how do we let the first...more >>

Move Server 2003 hard drive to new machine
Posted by Congero at 6/15/2006 5:16:02 PM
I have a machine with windows server 2003 installed. The motherboard is failing and I would like to move the hard drive to an identical machine. Are there any documents available to guide me ? -- Live long, stay strong...more >>

Custom Action Problem
Posted by Starbuck at 6/13/2006 8:31:52 PM
Hi Using VS2005 install script we have added a 2 button radio dialog in which the user can select a option. ButtonProperty is DBTYPE, this I assume is set to 1 or 2 depending on which radio is chosen. The dialog is between the Welcome and the Installation Folder dialogs. In Custom Acti...more >>

Forwarding Link to MDAC 2.8 download on go.microsoft.com
Posted by Gabriel Michaud at 6/13/2006 2:59:47 PM
Hello, I would like to know if there is a forwarding link to the MDAC 2.8 binary. I already know of http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=37282, but this link is for MDAC 2.8 SP1. I found http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=28441 that corresponds to the correct file, but this links to t...more >>

VS 2003 - Auto launch app on installation complete
Posted by Marc Castrechini at 6/13/2006 11:51:10 AM
This is definately a noob question but I can't find this anywhere: I simply want to get the primary output executable to automatically launch once installation is complete. Either prompting the user with an option to do so (checkbox?) or automatically doing it with no prompt. I am using VS ...more >>

ClickOnce/Bootstrapper: WinVerifyTrust failing on some Windows 9x machines
Posted by Gabriel Michaud at 6/10/2006 10:55:53 AM
Hello, I would like to know if anybody experienced problems with ClickOnce/bootstrapper installs where the installation is failing when installing bootstrapper packages? This is only happening on Win9x machines. I have a Windows 98 SE computer that has this problem, and I recall getting p...more >>

Installing VS2003 on Vista Beta 2
Posted by Ian M at 6/6/2006 1:57:02 PM
Does anyone know if it is possible to install Visual Studio 2003 on Vista Beta 2? As ASP.Net development, with local debugging, requires Frontpage Server Extensions, which is not included on IIS7, the installation of the web components of vs2003 fails (FPSE being a prerequisite). I have trie...more >>

Build Dutch (UI) MSI
Posted by Michael Maes at 6/5/2006 11:26:01 AM
aaHi, I would like to know how I can localize an Installer (MSI) to 'dutch'. I have a VS2005 (ENU) Deployment project where the Localization dropdown only offers English, Portugese, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, French, German & Italian. I tried changing the LanguageId's of the vbproj-file ...more >>

How to run code at the end of an installation
Posted by Qin Yang at 6/1/2006 10:03:38 AM
Hi, I would like to run "regsvr32 dsofile.dll" at the end of installation using ..net setup project. Any idea? Thanks in advance. Qin Yang ...more >>


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