I have a failure to install with one of the .net framework service packs.
I'm running windows XP sp3 - build 2600.xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158 (service
pack 2)    Here the information that I have.
1) Windows update lists an update of:

I had installed VS.Net 2005 Beta (VC#), and tried to install the Beta of Sql
Server 2005 Beta, my aim is try to work on both. I was unable to installed to
Sql Server 2005 Beta as it stated that it has incompatible components between
them.

Is it possible to get the beta1 of Framework 2.0 running under VS 2003 pro?
I get a very rude and curt
"A problem has been encountered while loading the setup components.
Cancelling setup." message titled "Visual C# 2005 Express Edition Beta

During installing my application, one computer has shown the customer
action was not executed (note that most installations are OK). The
customer action is to change a directory during installation by user's
category. What could be the reason to make it not working?

I'm creating an install with Visual Studio .NET and am having trouble
getting the windows media player setup exe to install after detecting
whether it exists or not.
I've added a windows installer search looking for the component

Hi, friends,
I created a .msi to deploy my C#.net Windows app. It works fine. However,
after a new version is created, the new .msi can not be installed. The syste
requires to uninstall previous version first. I will then have to go to

I have created msi using Vs.NET
Is there any way to create a log file and record the events during the
installation? I don't want any command line options.
Double clicking a msi should create a log file in target directory.

Subsequent to upgrading some merge modules, any build I run, crosslinks the
CAB file built during the compile to the MSI that is created for the same
distribution. Following the build, the computer locks up.  This happens every
time unless I build from Safe Mode.  I reinstalled ...

I can't seem to get rid of this Failure Audit, even though Everyone & Users
have full read access to the WINNT folder (the folder in the event doesn't
exist, so I figure it must be a temp folder).
Event Type: Failure Audit

As part of a major update of our application we are switching
installation technology from InstallShield 6 to a VS.NET Setup
Project.
We would like to uninstall the old version (if any) during the new

I am using VS .Net 2003 setup to create a msi to install my service.
I added a predefined TextBox dialog to accept 2 values into properties
LOCATION and RELEASENAME. The names of the propeties were set in the TextBox
Dialog properties.