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Friday, December 21, 2007 3:57 PM

Link to knowledge base article describing how to repair Windows Vista OS files

I have previously posted some instructions ( here and here ) that can be used to verify and attempt to repair the files that ship as a part of the OS on Windows Vista. Since I wrote those posts, I have heard from a few customers who have attempted to
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Thursday, December 20, 2007 3:42 PM

Creating an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 3.0 SP1

I recently posted a set of instructions for creating an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1. In that post, I mentioned some behind-the-scenes architectural changes that affect how the installer works. Those architectural changes
Posted by astebner | 9 Comments
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 5:38 PM

.NET Framework 3.0 and 3.5 setup can fail on Windows XP and Server 2003 if the Print Spooler is not started

I just noticed this post on Aaron Ruckman's blog and wanted to link to it here to help raise visibility. Description of this issue There is an issue in the XPS component that is a prerequisite for the .NET Framework 3.0, 3.0 SP1 and 3.5 that can cause
Posted by astebner | 3 Comments
Tuesday, December 18, 2007 5:22 PM

Possible Silverlight install failure during VS 2008 Express Edition setup

The final releases of the Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions include an optional step to install Silverlight v1.0 . We have seen a few cases where the Silverlight v1.0 component fails to install during a VS 2008 Express Edition installation because a
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Sunday, December 16, 2007 6:56 PM

Creating an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1

A while back, I posted some instructions that can be used to create an administrative install point for the .NET Framework 2.0. The .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 was recently released (it is required in order to install the .NET Framework 3.5). There are some
Posted by astebner | 19 Comments
Friday, December 14, 2007 8:23 PM

How to create an installable layout for the .NET Framework 3.0 SP1

A couple of weeks ago, I posted some notes about creating an installable layout for the .NET Framework 3.5 that can be used for network deployment or redistributable setup packages. Since then, I've gotten a couple of questions about creating an installable
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Thursday, December 13, 2007 5:53 PM

XNA Game Studio 2.0 setup can display an error requesting source files in some scenarios

Since the final version of XNA Game Studio 2.0 was announced earlier today , we have heard from a few customers (notably, in the forum post at http://forums.xna.com/thread/36650.aspx ) who have run setup and received a pop-up error message like the following
Posted by astebner | 4 Comments
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Thursday, December 13, 2007 4:27 PM

More info and a tool for uninstalling previous betas and release candidates of Visual Studio 2008

I have seen several reports of issues related to uninstalling a beta or release candidate build of Visual Studio 2008 and installing the final release. As noted in many places, including this blog post , the most important step to take when updating a
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:58 AM

Final version of XNA Game Studio 2.0 now available for download

As described in this post on the XNA team blog , the final version of XNA Game Studio 2.0 is now available for download. Here are some links that are hopefully useful to help you get started using XNA Game Studio 2.0. Download links Here are download
Posted by astebner | 0 Comments
Monday, December 10, 2007 2:30 PM

Links to Visual Studio 2008 setup known issues and troubleshooting information

There are a couple of links that I want to post here in the hopes of making them easier to find for anyone reading my blog and searching for information about Visual Studio 2008 installation issues. Both links contain descriptions of known installation
Posted by astebner | 1 Comments
Monday, December 10, 2007 9:20 AM

Possible workaround for errors during installation of Document Explorer 2005 and 2008

Every once in a while, I hear from a customer who has encountered an error while trying to install Document Explorer 2005 or Document Explorer 2008 (which is a prerequisite component that is installed during Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio 2008 setup).
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Friday, December 07, 2007 4:32 PM

Possible .NET Framework 3.5 installation warnings on non-English operating systems

The .NET Framework 3.5 is packaged as a core package that includes language-neutral binaries and English resources, plus a series of language packs. The .NET Framework 3.5 setup has logic to detect the UI language of the OS it is being installed on, and
Posted by astebner | 3 Comments
Wednesday, December 05, 2007 8:48 AM

Link to feedback request for Visual Studio installation and deployment scenarios

Aaron Ruckman has posted a request for feedback on his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronru/archive/2007/11/30/looking-to-improve-the-visual-studio-user-experience.aspx . He is looking for feedback regarding installation and deployment scenarios for
Posted by astebner | 2 Comments
Tuesday, December 04, 2007 4:29 PM

Updated version of the .NET Framework cleanup tool that can remove the .NET Framework 3.5 RTM

I've posted an updated version of the .NET Framework cleanup tool that contains the following changes: It is now able to remove the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 beta and final release MSIs; it does not remove the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 OS hotfix package on
Posted by astebner | 10 Comments
Monday, December 03, 2007 10:21 AM

How to create an installable layout for the final release of the .NET Framework 3.5

Back when the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 2 was released, I posted this item on my blog describing how to download the individual pieces of the .NET Framework 3.5 beta 2 in order to create an installable layout that can be used to create an installer that
Posted by astebner | 20 Comments
 
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