For your information, the following is the current configuration of my PC:
1. Windows XP Service pack 2 with latest windows updates (including .NET
framework 1.1 sp1)
2. I recently installed then unsinstalled the following: visual basic
express 2005 beta, visual web developer 2005 beta, msdn for visual studio
.net 2003
3. Currently installed are the following: sql server 2005 beta 1, sql server
2005 express beta 1

When trying to install visual studio .net 2005 beta, i received the
following errors:
(from dd_vserror80.txt)

[09/09/04,11:03:29] Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English: [2] ERROR:Error
1303.The installer has insufficient privileges to access this directory:
I:\Config.Msi.  The installation cannot continue.  Log on as administrator or
contact your system administrator.
[09/09/04,11:43:00] Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English: [2] ERROR:Error
1935.An error occurred during the installation of assembly
'Microsoft.VC80.DebugCRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",version="8.00.0.0",type="win32"'.
Please refer to Help and Support for more information. HRESULT: 0x80070091.
[09/09/04,11:43:06] Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English: [2] ACTION
FAILURE:Action ended 11:43:06: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.See MSI log
for details.
[09/09/04,11:51:23] Visual Studio 2005 Beta - English: [2] ACTION
FAILURE:Action ended 11:51:22: INSTALL. Return value 3.See MSI log for
details.
[09/09/04,11:53:53] setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install()
failed in ISetupManager::InstallManagerHelper() with HRESULT -2147023293.
[09/09/04,11:53:53] setup.exe: [2] Component error string not specified in
ISetupManager::AddToActionResultCollection()
[09/09/04,11:54:16] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Visual Studio 2005 Beta
- English is not installed.
[09/09/04,11:54:16] VS70pgui: [2] Unknown component status forMicrosoft
Device Emulator version 1.0