Save Time and Space for VS 2005 SP1 by Disabling the Patch Cache

re: Save Time and Space for VS 2005 SP1 by Disabling the Patch Cache

Norman Diamond — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:00:30 GMT

(1) I think the second "net stop msiserver" should be a start instead of a stop?

(2)

> never kill any msiexec.exe process as this

> can lead to system instability

Sometimes I've killed msiexec.exe processes when they appeared to be hung and I hadn't read your advice yet. In the future should I do a reboot instead, or should there be some other way to retry an install operation?

(Though if I recall correctly I've ended up needing reboots after killing msiexec.exe processes anyway.)

re: Save Time and Space for VS 2005 SP1 by Disabling the Patch Cache

Heath Stewart — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 04:39:46 GMT

1. It should be a stop. When msiexec.exe invokes a client install it will start the service automatically if not already started. So, the script stops the Windows Installer service so that the next client doesn't get the changed value.

2. Msiexec.exe hangs around for 10 minutes and if there's no further activity it will stop the service (the msiexec.exe process that seems to "hang around" running as SYSTEM). If you're doing an install and nothing seems to be happening, you might use something like Process Explorer from SysInternals to see if new threads, handles, etc., are being created and destroyed.

One thing that can - and had, to some people who reported doing it - happen when you kill msiexec.exe is that any clean-up wouldn't happen (if you killed the server process).

re: Save Time and Space for VS 2005 SP1 by Disabling the Patch Cache

Ken Fleming — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 01:01:08 GMT

Do we have any idea when SP1 is released.

Even with the problems I have had with the beta is still an improvement.

Heath Stewart's Blog : Save Time and Space for VS 2005 SP1 by Disabling the Patch Cache

CedarLogic - Shawn Cicoria — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:28:49 GMT

Good pointer for those that can't wait :) Sorely needed SP1 is out soon... Link to Heath Stewart's...

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Lorenzo Barbieri @ UGIblogs! — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 19:34:48 GMT

Split streaming this huge patch

Teoman Soygul — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 02:15:37 GMT

Does anybody know how to split stream / integrate this package into the original installation just like we always do with windows xp or office 2003?

re: Save Time and Space for VS 2005 SP1 by Disabling the Patch Cache

Heath Stewart — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:45:56 GMT

Teoman, read http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2006/12/16/slipstreaming-visual-studio-2005-service-pack-1.aspx just posted.

Thanks!

Bob Sagat — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:12:55 GMT

WOW! Installing it without this, i still wasn't 100% complete after 3+ Hours, using this tip it cut it down to 30 minutes, thanks!

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