I've seen a number of Tweets with regards to not being able to install Visual Studio 2010 on OS with Bit Locker enabled. This issue was discussed in the Visual Studio 2010 Readme: http://bit.ly/aVMRde section: "2.1.9 Visual Studio 2010 fails to install...

When you think about Aaron Ruckman, what does that make you think, feel, do? Do you like Aaron's Brand? please leave me some comments to tell me how you feel about my brand. I am doing this to prepare for a Marketing MBA Midterm. Any feedback you...

If you evaluated Visual Studio 2010 RC, you will be happy to hear that no reformatting is required simply open the “uninstall Programs” (or previously “Add/Remove Programs”) and uninstall all Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 RC programs Then you are free...

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...

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...

Run the collect tool to collect and gather logs. I use Windows Live TM SkyDrive to post my logs, applications, etc. It is free and easy to use. I've seen others use: http://www.file-upload.net/ Then send me a link to the logs. aaronru(a)microsoft_dot_com

Visual Studio 2010 Beta2 Forum: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/setupprerelease/threads Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Readme: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=166199 Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Installing and maintaining Visual...

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...

Hi everyone, The following will implement preventative measures and will avoid an unusable Visual Studio 2010 on your brand new Windows 7 OS if upgrading from Windows Vista. Please note that .NET Framework 4 Beta 2 has resolved this issue. If you...

Issue We've seen a number of people attempt to install Visual Studio 2010 in compatibility mode on Vista and Windows 7. This results in strange behavior, like setup not installing on Vista/Windows 7 and resulting in messages like: Windows XP SP2 is...

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...

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...

Recently the .NET Framework 3.5 Language packages were released. You can get them by going to the following Microsoft Download center details page. 2.0 x86 -- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5F7F4632-C9C0-4E79-B269-C2AEE9D1962E&displaylang...

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.NET Framework 3.5 Deployment Guide http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc160716.aspx .NET Framework 3.5 Administrator Guide: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc160717.aspx

I've received the following type of question a few times and would like to give the answer with some background: Q. Where is the .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 & 2.0 SP1 for Vista RTM? A. .NET Framework 3.0 & 2.0 released with Vista as OS Windows...

Installing ENU/Core .NET Framework 3.5 on non-ENU Operating System: You can install .NET Framework 3.5 on a non-English machine by providing the following command line: dotnetfx35.exe /LANG:ENU Installing .NET Framework 3.5 with a single Language...

With .NET Framework 3.5 on Vista or LHS you might get one of the following KBs installed. The following table helps to identify which KB matches what Framework version and which language. LCID = Language Code ID. NetFx2.0 SP1 & NetFx3.0 SP1...

I've received the following question enought that I decided it would make a good blog post. Q. Why does the installation process say that it needs to download XX MB when I've either got the packages locally or if I am using the full redist package...

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...

Please follow the official guidelines at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc160716.aspx

.NET Framework 3.0 SP1 & 3.5 released with a small webdownload, which then manages the installation of .NET Framework across all supported OS and architectures. This Blog will explain what they are and how to use them in your role as an end-user,...

Step 1. It would be super helpful if you could provide the following information at the beginning of your post: Version of .NET Framework you are trying to install. Where did you get it (web page, path, application that redistributed the...

If you're having issues installing Visual Studio 2008 RTM and had installed Visual Studio 2008 RC or if you want to remove it. You might want to consider using the following tool, which cleanly removes Visual Studio 2008 RC or RTM. http://msdn2.microsoft...

We are thinking about the next version of Visual Studio's deployment experience. I need your help to make the next version of Visual Studio's installation and deployment as valuable as possible. Please send me your feedback. For example, I am looking...