need to run uninstall tool for RC1? before RTM

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Al - 29 Oct 2005 14:28 GMT

all i have on my machine (besides vs 2003 and .net 1.1) is the vs 2005
RC1 (no betas). should i still run the uninstall tool?

thanks

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Peter van der Goes - 29 Oct 2005 15:01 GMT

> all i have on my machine (besides vs 2003 and .net 1.1) is the vs 2005
> RC1 (no betas). should i still run the uninstall tool?
>
> thanks

I would recommend that you put the RTM DVD in your drive and let it
determine what needs to be uninstalled and guide you. I did that on one
machine with completely satisfactory results. The RTM popped up a dialog
indicating that some uninstalls were necessary and provided a link to an
instruction page giving a list of things to uninstall and the order in which
to proceed. After following the instructions VS 2005 installed fine.
OTOH, on a second machine where I had installed pre-release stuff and
uninstalled it myself (I'm a dumba**), I'm having a heck of a time. I may
well end up wiping the drive and reinstalling the OS to get VS 2005
installed.
Hope this helps.

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Al - 29 Oct 2005 15:43 GMT

helps a lot ... thanks

al

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Kevin Spencer - 30 Oct 2005 04:38 GMT

Right. Be sure to follow the instructions in the readme exactly, and
everything will be well with both platforms.

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Kevin Spencer
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>> all i have on my machine (besides vs 2003 and .net 1.1) is the vs 2005
>> RC1 (no betas). should i still run the uninstall tool?
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> installed.
> Hope this helps.

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