I got VB.NET Academic, and from what I can tell, you are
able to download Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine to
work as a local host.  I downloaded per instructions, and
tried to get it set up, but I can't get anything.  In the

I have installed VB.NET 2003 on a XP Pro system which
also had VB6 installed on it.
Now, every time I start VB6, I get a message from the
windows installer saying "Preparing to install" - it goes

I'm trying to install VS .Net, particularly the VB elements, but no matter
what i select, i get an error at the end of the process simply saying that
an error occurred. This happens at the end of Stage 2, Stage 1 works fine.
The installlog.txt file contains these lines;

Hello Im trying to install Visual Studio 6.0 Enterprise
Edition but I recieve an error message "couldn't find Acme
setup" immediately after the cd fails. I have also tried
to run setup from manually and I recieve the same error.

I just installed Visual Studio .net 2003 Enterprise Architect, the
installation wen alright, and when I start it it crashes.
I had already installed it on desktop machines with no problem, and now I
installed it on a laptop and it crashed. The laptop uses Windows XP (in

..

I have tried setting up VS.NET. But the window component
update reports errors while installing .net framework. I
am using Window server 2003 and it is preloaded with .net
framework 1.1. How can I solve this problem?

Can I put both vstudios (and frameworks) on the same machine without issue?
I'm especially concerned that after i add 2003 to my system, that my 2002
install will behave as it always has.

Hi All,
I've got a question that I would like someone from
Microsoft to answer, about the way the EULA reads.  I've
just got my copy of Visual Studio 2003 .Net Pro today and

I recently used a hard drive imaging program to duplicate some computers
which included an installation of Visual Studio .NET.  The program would
work correctly on the original machine but not on the clones.  Whenever a
user would try to run a program in VS he would get an error ...

I install vs.net 2003,
but in selecting component page, I can not change install direcoty,
it is only installed in "C:\program files\visual studio .net\"direcoty
The "change install directory" button is enable.

Whenever I try to install VS .NET 2003 I get an error, after a while, saying
(I looked it up in microsoft's help center) my company name contained
symbols that are not allowed. Indeed it contained an @, which I deleted from
the registry, as explained in the help document. I rebooted ...

I'm attempting an administrative install of the MSDN
Library July 2003 on a Windows 2000 Server.  I'm using the
msiexec /a e:\msdn.msi command and the installation
starts.  It looks like it is just about to start

I'm doing an on-site contract and am trying to use the
MSDN Library that came with the Visual Studio 6.0 that is
installed on my client's machine. For some reason, half
the document links in the pages seem to be missing (e.g.