Hi, I'm trying to install the above, but I'm getting the error: "KB893803-v2-x86.exe is not a valid Win32 file". How do I resolve this or get around it? Thank you, Alison...more >>

I've been using Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers for quite some time, and have gotten used to using the F6 key to compile. My old computer went up in smoke, and after installing Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers, I notice that the F6 key is not lo...more >>

Hi, I have tried installing VS2005 Pro from DVD 3070.1 as suggested by someone from MSDN support. It successfully installs the document manager, then asks for the dreaded ENU-1 disk, which (not to my surprise) is not in my MSDN Pro DVD collection. There is no proceeding from there. Q1: ...more >>

I'm using the VS2005 setup project. I have added a registry search under the 'Launch Condition'' to read a specific value. In this registry search I set the property to REGISTRYVAL. If the registry key is not found (not exist), then this REGISTRYVAL should be an empty string, otherwise it...more >>

Hi, I have a web application deployment project that creates a setup.exe file and a .msi file. I have an msi file from a 3rd party vendor that is rolled up into my msi making it ridiculously huge. I'm wondering if it's possible using just VS 2005's deployment options to have the 3rd party's MS...more >>

Is there any way of getting .NET to show up in Visual Studio .NET 2005 in Windows XP? I have installed .NET Framework 3.0 redistributable, so when I load up Visual Studio .NET and try to create a C# project I expect to see .NET Framework 3.0 appear in the left tab, and to see Windows Applic...more >>

01. I created a simple VB.NET form (say application X), added a third party control from Component1, created set up and installed ona XP with SP2 (machine 1). 02. I went to another XP with SP2 (Machine 2) on the LAN, created a a shrot cut to the folder where the above application X is insta...more >>

Can someone help me? I have just received the MSDN DVD shipment of september 2007. I was please to find a french version of the MSDN library June 2007 Edition. But unfortunately it seems to be bugged. When trying to install, it begins and after a while it ask me "insert the MSDN library D...more >>

Where can I get the fully-featured tools for building MSI files (that have IDE support)? Can anybody forward me to its URL for purchase and download info? -- Thanks Sharon...more >>

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can help me to get VSTS2008 Beta 2 to install on this machine? On this almost brand new machine running XP Prof SP2 with 2G RAM, which also has VS2003 & VSTS2005 installed on it, I am having problem installing VSTS2008 Beta 2. The machine also has .Net frame...more >>

Hi, I'm using VS2005 Setup project. I need to add a folder path to system 'Path' Environment Variables. I did find the 'Path' registry value under: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment But I don't know to to append a string to the already e...more >>

I'm using the VS2005 setup project. In the 'File System' I have added a custom folder named 'Matlab Runtime' and set its DefaultLoation to '[ProgramFilesFolder]\MatlabRuntime'. I wish to use this folder as an argument to a custom action. the custom action is to execute en exe file that tak...more >>

I'm using VS2005 Setup project. I need to check if a specific registry key exist in the registry. If it exists - to skip installing some file. If not exists - to installing some file. I guess it should be done in two stages, one reading the registry key, and the other is to install or not ...more >>

I'm using the VS2005 setup. I'm setting the Path of the system environment variable, so I need to restart the target computer when the installation is done. Can anybody tell how do I do it? -- Thanks Sharon...more >>

I want to set values in the registry but only if they are not already set. So on an upgrade I dont verwrite the settings the user already has set I tried Launch condition REG1=HKLM/Software/Acme/regval1 and the said on the regval1 regsitry value condition = REG1="" The reg key gets se...more >>

In a VS.2005 setup program... I need to enter a registry settings, but the value of this setting is not fixed and depends on the user input during installation. How can I set a registry value that depends on the user input during the installation? -- Thanks Sharon...more >>

Hello, I'm using the VS 2005, and in the setup program I'm writing, I need to execute during the installation a third party executable that it's some kind of self extracting zipped file that takes an arguments. How do I execute this kind of executable during the installation together wit...more >>