Hi, and help!!! Been trying to install VS.NET 2003 Ent
Edition for over a week now!

I have a problem installing on a Dell 8100 with Win2000
Pro. I get the "ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install"
and "ISetupManager::AddToActionResultCollection" error
messages in the setup log (see below). I consulted
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;326027 which asked me to fix my company name. I did
have an ampersand (&) there, so I removed it, restarted
the server, and re-tried the install. However, I still
get exactly the same error. What else could it be? FYI
below are excerpts of several files: vserror71.txt,
VSMsiLog2361.txt, setup.log, msinterr.txt files,
DepCheck71.txt (extraneous info deleted).

This seems to be a very common problem; I see it in
dozens of newsgroup postings, but don't see a good
solution anywhere.

Thanks for any help you can give!!!

RickMcQ -- rmcquillin@mcqcorp.com

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vserror71.txt (entire file):
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[04/06/04,22:34:13] setup.exe: [2]
ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install() failed in
ISetupManager::InstallManagerHelper()
[04/06/04,22:34:13] setup.exe: [2] Component error string
not specified in
ISetupManager::AddToActionResultCollection()

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VSMsiLog2361.txt file (last several lines):
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MSI (s) (04:90): Cleaning up uninstalled install
packages, if any exist
MSI (s) (04:90): MainEngineThread is returning 1603
MSI (c) (CC:74): Decrementing counter to disable
shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied.  
Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (c) (CC:74): MainEngineThread is returning 1603

=== Verbose logging stopped: 4/6/2004  22:34:13 ===

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setup.log file (top of file):
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[Setup run at 22:01:05 on 04/06/04]
Component Name: Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer
2003 - English
           Version:                        NA
           Installation Status:         Failure
           Error Message:              An unspecified
error has occurred.

Component Name: Visual Studio .NET Enterprise Developer
           Version:                        NA
           Installation Status:         Success
           Error Message:              NA
.

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msinterr.txt file (entire file):
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[Event]
Event1=Setup.exe:RunUnLoadSetup()
Event2=Setup.exe:UnloadSuiteComponents()
Event3=Setup.exe:GetGlobalCustomProperty({1B3F6DC3-205F-
11D3-A824-00C04FB1799F})
Event4=Setup.exe:GetGlobalCustomProperty({383F0141-C682-
4665-A69B-756E719C968D})

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vsinstall71.txt file (end of file):
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Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({710A502B-4669-405C-
A985-BA21545509BA})
vs70uimgr: ISetupManager::GetGlobalCustomProperty()
failed to find global prop in CUIMgr::GetGlobalProperty()
Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({47EAF7DE-458C-4C05-
B3E1-82B9C563679B})
vs70uimgr: ISetupManager::GetGlobalCustomProperty()
failed to find global prop in CUIMgr::GetGlobalProperty()
Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({0DA26FFA-E386-4638-
B01C-F9E71776E985})
vs70uimgr: Entering Exit() method.
Setup.exe: SetupManager::RunPostSetupLaunch() starting
Setup.exe: SetupManager::RunPostSetupLaunch() ending
Setup.exe: Exiting RunInstall
Setup.exe: UnloadSuiteComponents()

(end of file)

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depcheck71.txt file (excerpt):
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Installation Summary

====================

TailorListForSetup()
Windows 2000 Service Pack 3    Component to be removed
from installation list because it is marked "not to be
installed".
Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Web Extensions Client Component
to be removed from installation list because a later
version is on the machine.
Setup Runtime Files       Component to be removed from
installation list because a later version is on the
machine.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1        
Component to be removed from installation list because a
later version is on the machine.
Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7 Service Pack 1    
Component to be removed from installation list because a
later version is on the machine.
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1    Component to be removed
from installation list because a later version is on the
machine.
Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package
1.1       Component to be removed from installation list
because a later version is on the machine.
Components to be installed:

.