Hey Max

Give this a try:

This problem is being caused by not having a share on wwwroot folder.
To add the share follow the steps below

1. Goto Start|Settings|Control Panel|Administrative Tools|Computer Management.
2. Expand Shared Folders and click on Shares.
3. Under the Action menu select the option to add a New File Share..
4. In the Create Shared Folder wizard browse to the [drive]:\Inetpub\wwwroot
folder.
5. In the Share Name: box enter wwwroot$
6. Optional: enter a Share description.
7. Click Next and you will go to a window asking for share and folde
permissions. Select Custom permissions and add the Administrators and VS
Developers group. Give both full control

You may also want to try and reregister the IIS using: aspnet_regiis -

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/Nic
    ----- Max Palmer wrote: ----
   
    Reposted here as it seems more appropriate
   
    Due to a hard drive failure, I've had to rebuild my PC
    from scratch over the past few days. One of the last items
    I have left to install is the upgrade to VS .NET 2003, as
    I require it to continue developing some projects which I
    had a recent backup for. I have tried using the upgrade
    CDs to install it (these previously worked when I last set
    up my PC), but every attempt fails, often with a different
    result. I must hawe tried at least ten times already
   
    The most common failure is due to the system reporting a
    corrupt cabinet file. The file in question is often not
    the same one, and I have tried the CD in different DVD
    drives. Once, the installer made it all the way to the end
    and then reported a failed HRESULT (after 90 minutes!). In
    this case the error log contained the following
   
    "[05/31/04,21:53:09] Visual Studio .NET Professional 2003
     English: [2] ERROR: Error 1935.An error occured during
    the installation of assembly component {8C096959-853C-4637
    BC9B-E3C610B1A71F}. HRESULT: -2146234299.
    [05/31/04,21:53:10] Visual Studio .NET Professional 2003 -
    English: [2] ACTION FAILURE: Action ended 21:53:10:
    InstallFinalize. Return value 3. See MSI log for details
    [05/31/04,21:53:58] Visual Studio .NET Professional 2003 -
    English: [2] ERROR processed; exception was thrown for
    retail buil
        Developer Comment:  Action Start message out of
    orde
        Build Time:  Thu Feb 15 17:56:18 200
        HRESULT:  -214746725
    [05/31/04,22:00:42] Visual Studio .NET Professional 2003 -
    English: [2] ERROR processed; exception was thrown for
    retail buil
        Developer Comment:  Action Start message out of
    orde
        Build Time:  Thu Feb 15 17:56:18 200
        HRESULT:  -214746725
    [05/31/04,22:00:55] Visual Studio .NET Professional 2003 -
    English: [2] ACTION FAILURE: Action ended 22:00:55:
    INSTALL. Return value 3. See MSI log for details
    [05/31/04,22:00:57] setup.exe: [2]
    ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install() failed in
    ISetupManager::InstallManagerHelper(
    [05/31/04,22:00:57] setup.exe: [2] Component error string
    not specified in ISetupManager::AddToActionResultCollectio
    ()
   
    Has anyone got any advice? Perhaps the CDs are now faulty
     although they certainly used to work and show no obvious
    signs of damage. If so, is it possible to download the
    installer from anywhere? Alternatively, who should I
    contact to get a replacement set of disks in the UK?
    (There is a knowledge base article on this, but it only
    gives contact details for customers in the US and Canada)
   
    I am running on Windows XP, with SP1 and have all recent
    hotfixes installed. Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional
    has already been installed on the system without any
    problems
   
    I'm hoping to make some progress soon - I'd quite like to
    find out how much work I lost when the drive failed

I've got the same problem on two different PC's.. I don't know what I have to do with it. I tried to install from DVD and after I copied dvd content do HDD, and nothing... My OS's are XP Pro PL without SP1 and XP Pro EN with SP1. Maybe it is something with IE? I don't know...
Please help.

I have the same problem, only with VS .NET 2002.
The last post to this topic was 6/16/04, and I was wondering if any one had gotten it to work since then.