Aaron Ruckman's Web Log : 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.

When installing .NET Framework 3.5 on Vista what does the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 on Vista error code 1058 mean and how do I work around it?

aaronru — Wed, 21 May 2008 07:41:00 GMT

If you see an error like:

[05/20/08,14:05:17] Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0SP1 (CBS): ***ERRORLOG EVENT*** : Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0SP1 (CBS). MSI returned error code 1058

[05/20/08,14:05:17] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty - Property: {BBE1827C-F2FD-4FDA-A6D6-C83B62FFFDCA} - PropertyName: compfailed - Value: 0

Then that is a known issue with your machine having the IIS server turned off and it needs to be turned on. The reason is that some of the ASP.NET updates require the Server to be running during install.

After installing .NET Framework 3.5 (which applies the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 and 3.0 SP1 Updates) then you can turn the IIS server service back off.

For a more detailed description of how to find this type of error see the following:

When analyzing .NET FX 1603 errors, start with the dd_dotnetfx35install.txt log file.

Search for “1603” in the log.

In your case:

[07/17/07,13:44:29] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 'package': ***ERRORLOG EVENT*** : Error: Installation failed for component Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 'package'. MSI returned error code 1603

Scroll up a few lines and note the name of the MSI log:

[07/17/07,13:44:09] Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 'package': Enabling MSI log file: C:\DOCUME~1\username\LOCALS~1\Temp\dd_NET_Framework35_MSI69C8.txt

Open that log file.

Search for “return value 3”. This is what typically results in a 1603 error.

Action ended 13:44:25: InstallExecute. Return value 3.

Scroll up a few lines to see the actual error:

07/17/07 13:44:24 DDSet_Error: The Commandline '"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\WFServicesReg.exe" /c /v /m /i' returned non-zero value: -2147023838.

In this case, there is more:

DDSet_Warning: CScriptMapsComponent::Initialize m_spAdminBase.CoCreateInstance failed. Error code: 0x80070422

DDSet_Warning: CFxInstaller::SetupScriptMapsIIS6 Failed to initialize IIS6 APIs. Error code: 0x80070422

DDSet_Status: CScriptMapsComponent::Close

DDSet_Error: CFxInstaller::SetupComponents SetupScriptMaps failed. Error code: 0x80070422

Find out what the error code means:

# as an HRESULT: Severity: FAILURE (1), FACILITY_WIN32 (0x7), Code 0x422

# for decimal 1058 / hex 0x422

ERROR_SERVICE_DISABLED winerror.h

# The service cannot be started, either because it is

# disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated

# with it.

# 1 matches found for "-2147023838"

The installation needs the IIS Service running on your machine.

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aaronru — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:22:00 GMT

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.NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5 installation will fail if the Print Spooler is not running on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

aaronru — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:32:00 GMT

One of the .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5 prerequisite packages requires that the Print Spooler service is running in the "Started" State. If the Print Spooler Service is not running, the .NET Framework 3.0 or 3.5 installation will fail.

To resolve this issue

Start the Print Spooler service before you install the .NET Framework. To do this:

1.	Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Administrative Tools.
2.	Double-click Services, click to select Services (Local), right-click Print Spooler, and then click Properties.
3.	Click Start, and then click OK.

.NET Framework Error: 6015 - EFS is disabled

aaronru — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 17:32:00 GMT

If you are installing the .NET Framework 3.5 Beta2 on Vista and you get an error message like:

Installer encountered an error: 0x8007177f. This machine is disabled for file encryption"

Then what has happened is that your Domain administrator has disabled per policy the ability to have file encryption.

The following site explains how to correct this issue.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933595

When I try to download .NET Framework 3.0 GOLD my computer says that this isn't a Windows 32 application.

aaronru — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:37:00 GMT

Commonly this is caused by the installation program you've downloaded to become corrupted in the download. By redownloading to either a different location you should be able to fix this issue.

Another common remedy for this issue is to download the redistributable package corresponding to your architecture:

To download the full redistributable package, rather than the bootstrapper, click the architecture you need below to start the download:

X86 Redist Package

X64 Redist Package

The redistributable might download more than you need, but is a single download. This is a preferred method if you do not worry about bandwidth, or if you want to put it on a secure location.

Be sure to Check Windows Update for any updates after you've installed the .NET Framework.

Downloading and installing .NET Framework 2.0 results in a not a windows application error

aaronru — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:43:00 GMT

Most of the time this issue points back to a corrupted download. Redowndownloading the package to a different directory will normally do the trick.

The place to download the framework from:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa731542.aspx

You will need to make sure that you download the right architecture that matches your machine.

How to help us help you - link to Aaron Stebner's blog

aaronru — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:12:00 GMT

To collect the logs please follow the steps found on aaronste’s blog:

Tool to automatically collect and cab VS 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 setup log files

.NET Framework 3.0 available for download

aaronru — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 22:04:00 GMT

Last night .NET Framework 3.0 was made available for download. See the following links:

.NET Framework Setup forum Announcement

.NET Framework 3.0 Deployment Guide

.NET Framework MSDN Announcement

These announcements declare the really cool event that .NET Framework 3.0 is finally Released! YAY!!!!

New .NET Framework Setup Forum

aaronru — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 00:38:00 GMT

I would like to announce the new .NET Framework Setup Forum. This forum is the place to discuss .NET Framework Setup and Deployment issues and questions.

I hope you enjoy the new forum and look forward to your comments.

Best Regards,

Aaronru