Aaron Ruckman's Web Log : 2010

Unable to install Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 due to VC 9.0 runtime.

aaronru — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:42:00 GMT

Problem:

Installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta2 (Express, Professional, Premium or Ultimate SKUs) results in a failed setup.

If the dd_error_*100.txt contains the following:

[11/25/09,09:24:37] VC 9.0 Runtime (x86): [2] Setup detection logic indicates that this component is NOT installed, but MSI indicates that it IS already installed. This is usually caused by an incompatible previous version being installed on the system. Check in Add Remove Programs and uninstall any previous versions of VC 9.0 Runtime (x86).
[11/25/09,09:24:37] VC 9.0 Runtime (x86): [2] Error: Installation failed for component VC 9.0 Runtime (x86). MSI returned error code 1603

Work around:

Uninstall all VC 9.0 Runtime versions on your box.
Then Retry to install Visual Studio 2010.

Visual Studio and .NET Framework do not support installing via app compat modes.

aaronru — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:01:00 GMT

Symptoms

Visual Studio 2010 and/or .NET Framework 4.0 setup fails with 1603 error code or blocks running in Program Compatibility Mode.

Windows Program Compatibility Assistant indicates that Visual Studio setup might not have installed correctly and prompts to reinstall using recommended setting (program compatibility mode).

Workaround

Visual Studio setup cannot run in program compatibility mode. Please ensure compatibility mode setting is not enabled system wide or for the Visual Studio setup application.

Check manual setting

Compatibility mode could have been set manually through the Compatibility tab on the executable file properties.

1. Browse to Visual Studio setup media, where you intend to run setup.exe.

2. Right-click setup.exe and select Properties.

3. On the Compatibility tab, clear the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" check box and then click OK.

Check Program Compatibility Assistant registry settings

Compatibility mode could have been set by Program Compatibility Assistant on previous failed or canceled attempts to run Visual Studio setup.exe.

1. Select Run from the Windows Start menu.

2. Type regedit, and then click OK button.

3. Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Compatibility Assistant\Persisted registry key.

4. Delete any value that refers to setup.exe in the location you are installing Visual Studio.

Re-launch Visual Setup

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. Browse to Visual Studio setup.exe.

3. Double-click setup.exe to run Visual Studio setup.

Installing Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 if you’ve already installed Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 and you don’t want to flatten your box.

aaronru — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:57:00 GMT

If you evaluated Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1, you will be happy to hear that no reformatting is required. Additionally, a simple path exists to upgrade Beta2 on the same machine. It involves uninstalling your Visual Studio 2010 Beta1 product and then installing one of the Visual Studio 2010 Beta2 offerings.

Given the nature of pre-release software, there may be a few pre-steps needed to ensure success, depending on what operating system you are using or what you have installed on your machine.

Here is a quick guide to upgrading to Beta 2. (These steps need to be performed in this order).

1. If you have Visual Studio Team System 2010 Beta 1 installed: go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010 Beta 1 Object Model.

2. If you have Silverlight SDK 3 installed:, go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall it. (It's often installed with Expression Suite 3 or as an add-on to Visual Studio 2008).

3. Everyone: Go to Add/Remove Programs, Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1,

4. If you are using Vista RTM or SP1, or Windows Server 2008 RTM: then go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall .NET Framework 4. That would include any associated langpacks, Extended, and Client, in that order.

Everyone: Now Install Visual Studio Beta 2!

For full details about these issues, you can read the official Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 ReadMe here.

See the following help documentation link for more information on how to install and maintain Visual Studio Beta 2.

Will start blogging about Visual Studio 2010 Beta1

aaronru — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:26:00 GMT

So, first I want to thank all of you who have been coming to my blog for .NET Framework related solutions. I've been sort of quiet on blogging for the past several months, because I transitioned over to Visual Studio 2010 Deployment and have been gaining knowledge and expertise on that product.

Well to be clear, it is about the same only magnitudes more information in size.

With that I will try to post something new to try and want you to help us make Visual Studio 2010 awesome.

Thanks!

Aaron Ruckman