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BUG: You may notice the installation process start for an unrelated program when you run the Visual Studio .NET 2003 Setup program or the Visual Studio 2005 Setup program installation
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Description of the Microsoft Windows registry
You run the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Setup program or the Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Setup program
and then click one of the following options:
- You click Step 1 to install the Windows
Component Updates/Pre-Requisites.
- You click Step 2 to install Visual Studio
.NET 2003 or Visual Studio 2005.
If you do this, the Visual Studio .NET 2003 Setup program or the Visual Studio 2005 Setup program do not start. However, you may see the installation process start for an unrelated
program.
This problem occurs because of a registry key that was left
behind by the installation of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
(SP2).
To resolve this problem, follow these
steps.
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.
- Click Start, click Run,
type regedit, and then click
OK.
- Locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\setup.exe
- Right-click Default, and then click
Delete.
- In the Confirm Value Delete dialog box,
click OK.
- Click File, and then click
Exit.
- Run the Visual Studio .NET 2003 Setup program or the Visual Studio 2005 Setup program.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are
listed in the "Applies to" section.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition
- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0
- Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
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