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 on a BitLocker-enabled hard disk when Protection...

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...

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...

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...

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 not installed. How do I run in compatibility mode...

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...

We're looking for smart people for various jobs on the Deployment Technology Team! Job Code Position 218272 Software Development Engineer in Test 217222 Software Development Engineer 222180 Software Development Engineer 220716...

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? A. This is really a formality of how we chose...

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...

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...

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