Microsoft Visual Studio/.Net Framework Setup & Deployment Tips & Tricks

When we try to deploy Visual Studio 2008 through SCCM, Setup.exe process does not end after the installation of Visual studio 2008. From the log: ===================================================== Info 1603.The file C:\Program Files\Common...

When we tried to install .NET framework 2.0 on Windows server 2003 enterprise edition x86, It crashes with the message saying, .NET framework 2.0 has encountered a problem and needs to close. From the verbose log: ===================== Verbose...

Open the registry editor. Start-> Run-> type “Regedit” without quotes. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Visual studio\9.0\Registration When you select “Registration”, at the right hand side, you would see “PIDKEY” that has 25 alphanumeric...

When we tried to update the web references in a web application, Received an error message: ================================================== Microsoft visual Studio Failed to update web reference ‘membership_services.member'. Error: The components...

To know more about this issue/error and to fix it, please refer to the link http://blogs.msdn.com/smondal/archive/2009/12/22/setup-exe-has-encountered-a-problem-and-needs-to-close.aspx Content by – Soumitra Mondal

When we tried to install Visual FoxPro 9.0, we received an error message : Error 1327.Invalid Drive:< mapped drive name>:\ From the MSI log file: ========================================================== MSI (s) (5C:B8) [14:35:08:206...

5.938: LoadFileQueues: UpdSpGetSourceFileLocation for halaacpi.dll failed: 0xe0000102 5.985: Num Ticks for Backup : 2172 6.328: Num Ticks for creating uninst inf : 343 6.328: Registering Uninstall Program for -> WIC, WIC , 0x0 6.344: Unable...

Visual Studio(2005/2008/2010) SP1 Installation never completes and in the MSI log it shows the bellow information: MSI (s) (3C:D4) [20:10:57:165]: Executing op: ShortcutCreate(Name=0aszr6bc.s_v|Visual Studio 2010 Remote Debugger Folder,,,FileName=C...

Recently MS11-049 (KB2251481) patch was re-released (9th August, 2011) and it is re-offered through Windows Update for the scenario where users have both Visual Studio 2005 SP1 and Visual Studio 2005 Premier Partner Edition SP1 installed on their systems...

While installing .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 / .Net Framework 2.0 SP2, it may fail with the following error message: Error 25015.Failed to install assembly 'C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\IEExecRemote.dll' because of system error: Access is...

.Net Framework 4.0 fails on a Win 2003 system. From the MSI log, it fails while executing the Custom Action ExecSecureObjects and it rolls back. MSI (s) (B4:AC) [11:21:32:639]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=ExecServiceConfig,,) MSI (s) (B4:AC) [11...

While installing a .Net Framework patch, it may fail with the following error message: DDSet_Error: Failed to install assembly 'c:\WINNT\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\System.Web.dll' because of system error: Access is denied. From...

While installing .Net Framework 3.5 / .Net Framework 2.0 /any other patches, it may fail with the following error message: DEBUG: Error 2769: Custom Action CA_InstallAssemblyDef.3643236F_FC70_11D3_A536_0090278A1BB8 did not close 2 MSIHANDLEs. From...

Issue: The below error message is shown when we try to create ' Office' projects in Visual Studio 2010. Experiencing this issue on machines where we have both " Visual Studio 2010" and "Office Pro plus 2010" installed. “Cannot create the project...

Issue: W hen we launch an application on on a "Windows S erver 2000" the below error message pops up. “Entry Point Not Found : The procedure entry point FindActCtxSectionStringW could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll”...

Issue: MSI developed on Visual Studio installs to 'C:' instead of 'C:\ProgramFiles' Folder even after the " TARGETDIR" is set to [ProgramFilesFolder][Manufacturer]\[ProductName] by the Custom Action " DIRCA_TARGETDIR" . Solution: 1. This issue...

When your environment needs DEP to be on on your XP SP3 machine and you want to install .Net framework 4.0, we need to ensure that Handwriting recognition is removed. Symptoms When you try to install .Net framework 4.0 on windows XP SP3 with DEP turned...

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You may receive an error "Could not load type 'System.Security.Authentication.ExtendedProtection.ExtendedProtectionPolicy'" after you install the update KB976769v2. WCF service may stop working also. From the logs, we saw that one of the features containing...

The following steps could be tried: Please verify that Framework 2.0 is installed properly. You might want to start with .NET Framework setup verification tool. The .NET Framework setup verification tool is available for download at the following location...

After installing KB2416473, while launching MMC it may throw the following error: Here is the complete workaround: 1) If 3.0 is installed ("C:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\ServiceModelReg.exe" exists...

ISSUE: Unable to install .Net Framework updates kb 2539631 kb 2518864 kb 2418241. Cause: Checked the log files and discovered the following : =============================================== MSI (s) (F4:94) [11:52:07:212]: Feature: Servicing_Key;...

Issue : a) Error entry in Event Viewer: EventType vssetup, P1 setup, P2 unknown, P3 10.0.30319.1, P4 1, P5 , P6 none_ui_interactive_crash, P7 0xe06d7363, P8 0, P9 , P10 NIL. b) Error entry in log file: c) Error Message: CAUSE...

ISSUE DESCRIPTION: Missing .Net Framework 2.0/3.0/3.5/4.0 option(s) in the dropdown list when creating a new project in Visual Studio 2010 on any Windows system ENVIRONMENT: This is applicable to both 32 bit and 64 bit machines, running Windows...

Recently this patch MS11-028 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2484015 (msu update) was released and after applying the patch you may find issues such as MMC crashes on startup and couple of exceptions involving mscorwks.dll version 2.0.50727.5653 in the...