hey all,
i downloaded visual studio 2005 from msdn subscriptions and burned the image
to my dvd. i have a 2 month old pc duo core xp pro windows media center...
and i'm trying to install it on my virtual pc. but i'm getting the following

I am trying to install Visual Studio 2005. After starting the install
process, I get an error message that the file "vs_setup.msi could not be
opened".  I can read the CD fine, and it will install on another computer, so
i don't think that it is a media problem. The computer that ...

I developed a ISAPI using ATL Server and need to use a web setup project
to deploy it to IIS 6.
But I have to do three things manually to get it work.
  1. Grant permission to Internet Guest Account for the virtual

There are some VS2003 features that I grew used to but I cannot find them in VS2005 (SP1).
1) I'd like to hide the "Scopes in" and "Functions in" dropdowns.
I use Visual Assist instead.
2) The tabs bar had right/left arrows that allowed me to have more than a screenfull of tabs.

I had Office XP 2002. I upgraded to Office 2007 Pro. While trying to install
VSTO, I get the message, "Installation cannot proceed without Office 2003 SP2
installed" Seriously???

My tablet PC battery ran out while installing this service pack, which has
known problems with rollback. I had to jump through a lot of hoops to get it
to uninstall and leave me in a state where I could reinstall.
One thing that did not recover is the tablet ink. I no longer have ...

If i uninstall VS2005 Pro from a WIN XP Pro standalone computer, will it
delete the projects and solutions already created?
I will have a backup just in case.  Just wondering if that will happen.
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

I have recently purchased a new computer for development with Windows Vista
Ultimate 64-bit on board. It also has MS Office 2007 Pro installed.
I have just tried to install Visual Studio 2005 Pro and keep getting an
error message:

I want to run an exe (Uninst.exe) when my software is uninstalled. I have
added the file to the Application Folder in the File System Editor and added
it as a Custom Action under the Uninstall phase in the Custom Action Editor,
but it does not get executed when my software is ...

When Using VS 2005 SP1, I try to Show XSLT Output and get:
TypeLoadException
-----------------
Method 'Execute' in type 'Microsoft.Xsl.XslPlugin' from assembly

-i need to desinstall visual studio because the installation seems
incomplete( sql server mobile missing and not been able to update the
installation)
the desintallation does not work ans stops immediatly with a message saying

My setup contains custom action(.net exe) to be launched on uninstall.
If after installation exe containing custom action is removed
uninstall failed with file not found exception.
I suggest that i have to add condition that checks existing of custom

My installer is giving me a host of warnings and failing on an error
about a .licenses file:
Building file 'C:\working\DM\Deployment\Release\DataMonitor.msi'...
WARNING: Two or more objects have the same target location

I want to use a Visual Studio 2005 license key to setup VS 2003. I thought
that this was supported.

Where are the tool chains for AMD processors?  for Vista targets?  
What do I need to tell Visual Studio 2005 to  build 32 and 64 bit programs
for  Vista?