Install errors during a Fix install

21 Nov 2006 2:39 PM

Michael

Hi Everyone,
I need a little help. I installed the new patch the other day for VB slow
performance and since then I stated having more problems, like the IDE
compiler locking up. Anyways, today every form I tried to open would not open
without an error, and it would not show the form. So I decided to reinstall
VS 2005. When I run the Repair install on my machine It could not find the
main setup after getting the Maintenance Mode screen. Then I got this error:
Setup is looking for file WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe. Please
insert MS VS 2005 Professional Edition - ENU disk 1.
I found the file on the cd, so I pointed it to that dir on the install cd.
When I select OK to continue, I get the following error:
The chosen path is invalid. Choose OK to select a different folder.
What is happening, I've never seen an install from microsoft act this way.
Can anyone please help. Thanks for any info.
Michael

21 Nov 2006 7:18 PM

Ken Tucker [MVP]

Michael,

I would try and clean cd first but here is an article which shows
how to troubleshoot vs 2005 install problems.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904732/

Ken
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"Michael" wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
> I need a little help. I installed the new patch the other day for VB slow
> performance and since then I stated having more problems, like the IDE
> compiler locking up. Anyways, today every form I tried to open would not open
> without an error, and it would not show the form. So I decided to reinstall
> VS 2005. When I run the Repair install on my machine It could not find the
> main setup after getting the Maintenance Mode screen. Then I got this error:
> Setup is looking for file WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe. Please
> insert MS VS 2005 Professional Edition - ENU disk 1.
> I found the file on the cd, so I pointed it to that dir on the install cd.
> When I select OK to continue, I get the following error:
> The chosen path is invalid. Choose OK to select a different folder.
> What is happening, I've never seen an install from microsoft act this way.
> Can anyone please help. Thanks for any info.
> Michael

22 Nov 2006 9:36 PM

Michael

Hi Ken,
Thanks for the reply. I'll check out the article. I ended up running a clean
install. Part of my problem was that I tried to wrap a Namespace around the
form class and that seemed to have caused the problem with the form. Can't we
use a namespace like that, or is that a bug. Thanks again for the reply.
Michael

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"Ken Tucker [MVP]" wrote:

> Michael,
>
> I would try and clean cd first but here is an article which shows
> how to troubleshoot vs 2005 install problems.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904732/
>
>
> Ken
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> "Michael" wrote:
>
> > Hi Everyone,
> > I need a little help. I installed the new patch the other day for VB slow
> > performance and since then I stated having more problems, like the IDE
> > compiler locking up. Anyways, today every form I tried to open would not open
> > without an error, and it would not show the form. So I decided to reinstall
> > VS 2005. When I run the Repair install on my machine It could not find the
> > main setup after getting the Maintenance Mode screen. Then I got this error:
> > Setup is looking for file WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe. Please
> > insert MS VS 2005 Professional Edition - ENU disk 1.
> > I found the file on the cd, so I pointed it to that dir on the install cd.
> > When I select OK to continue, I get the following error:
> > The chosen path is invalid. Choose OK to select a different folder.
> > What is happening, I've never seen an install from microsoft act this way.
> > Can anyone please help. Thanks for any info.
> > Michael