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Question

I can't  install Visual studio 2008 professional because I have installed  Express Edition 2008 previously?

I have tried to install .net 2008 recently after using Express Edition 2008 ,i used VS2008-PatchRemovalTool-x86 to help remove .net files,but do not work ,either after deleting all folders which belong to it , each time i try Visual studio 2008 professional state "the following componet failed to install " ex" microsoft document explorer 2008 or net framwork 3.5,

are there any files i may have forgotten to delete when i unstall Express Edition ? and How can i reslove the issue as it so important to do a.s.a.p?


log file

[10/27/09,20:19:47] Microsoft Document Explorer 2008: [2] c:\softwares\vb\vb08\setup\..\wcu\dexplore\dexplore.exe could not be unpackaged because it is not a cabinet.



[10/27/09,20:19:47] setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install() failed in ISetupManager::InternalInstallManager() with HRESULT -2147467259.



[10/27/09,20:19:48] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 is not installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:48] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition - ENU was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:48] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:48] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:49] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office system (version 3.0 Runtime) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:49] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the 2007 Microsoft Office System Runtime was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:49] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 For Devices was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:49] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK R2 for Pocket PC was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:49] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK R2 for Smartphone was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:50] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Device Emulator version 3.0 was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:50] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Crystal Reports Basic for Visual Studio 2008 was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:50] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Tools (x86) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:50] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Win32 Tools (x86) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:50] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 .NET Framework Tools (x86) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/27/09,20:19:50] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SDK Reference Assemblies and IntelliSense (x86) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:36] Microsoft Document Explorer 2008: [2] c:\softwares\vb\vb08\setup\..\wcu\dexplore\dexplore.exe could not be unpackaged because it is not a cabinet.



[10/28/09,14:22:37] setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install() failed in ISetupManager::InternalInstallManager() with HRESULT -2147467259.



[10/28/09,14:22:37] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Document Explorer 2008 is not installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:38] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition - ENU was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:38] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:38] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft .NET Compact Framework 3.5 was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:38] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office system (version 3.0 Runtime) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:38] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the 2007 Microsoft Office System Runtime was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:38] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 For Devices was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:38] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK R2 for Pocket PC was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:38] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK R2 for Smartphone was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:39] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Device Emulator version 3.0 was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:39] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Crystal Reports Basic for Visual Studio 2008 was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:39] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Tools (x86) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:39] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Win32 Tools (x86) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:39] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 .NET Framework Tools (x86) was not attempted to be installed.



[10/28/09,14:22:39] VS70pgui: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SDK Reference Assemblies and IntelliSense (x86) was not attempted to be installed.

Answer 1

Hello,

As I know, Express Edition and Professional Edition could work side by side.

Based on your description, follow the below steps to see if the issue still exists:

1. You may utilize the tool mentioned in this article to uninstall all components installed with visual studio 2008 products.

2. If your OS is vista or later, check whether you have turned on the windows feature of .NET Framework, if not, check the box and click ok. (Please go to Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Turn Windows features on or off -> Check the box next to Microsoft .NET Framework). Then use Verification Tool to verify .Net Framework. If .Net Framework cannot be verified on your computer, you can try to follow the steps mentioned in the following blog to repair them. See: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2007/03/26/how-to-repair-the-net-framework-2-0-and-3-0-on-windows-vista.aspx

3. Reinstall Visual Studio 2008 Professional.

If the installation still fails, I think we need to collect the logs for further troubleshooting. After collecting logs, you may upload vslogs.cab file to SkyDrive and post the link back here.

The steps to collect the log:
- Try to clean your "%temp%" folder (Start Menu >> Run >> Type "%temp%")
- Install Visual Studio 2008 Professional
- Collect the logs from "%temp%" folder
   Collect tool: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/09/visual-studio-and-net-log-collection-utility.aspx
- Upload vslogs.cab file to SkyDrive and post the link back here

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Answer 2

Thank you for reply ,I follow your instructions .Howver ,I still face the same issue ,could you please help me as it's urgent,becuse I have to finish my projects.I have upolad log file on thw following link .Thanks




http://cid-13557bcf8b25ff4b.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/.Public

Answer 3

Hello,

Sorry for the delay, we just have a weekend before. As I can see from the log file:

[10/31/09,14:29:37] DepCheck: gencomp320
[10/31/09,14:29:37] DepCheck_Result: 1
[10/31/09,14:29:37] Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition - ENU: Install(): bAttemptInstall: 0
[10/31/09,14:29:37] Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition - ENU: Install(): Not attempting to call MsiInstallProduct()!!!! Baseline not met!
[10/31/09,14:29:37] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[10/31/09,14:29:37] Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition - ENU: CRootComponent::Install(): Setup Failed; MSIInstallProduct return value either ERROR_INSTALL_FAILURE or default.

This log snippet indicates that setup is not going to try to install the main VS product because it has detected that a prerequisite package has not been correctly installed. The package that is not correctly installed is represented by gencomp320, which is described in the file baseline.dat in the Setup subdirectory on a VS installation disc. Looking in that file, you can see that gencomp320 represents the Microsoft Web Designer Tools package.

you can use the following steps to locate and remove the Microsoft Web Designer Tools package:

1. Go to the Add/Remove Programs control panel by clicking on the Start menu, choosing Run, typing appwiz.cpl and clicking OK
2. Locate the item named Microsoft Visual Studio Web Authoring Component and choose to uninstall it
3. Try to run VS 2008 setup again

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Answer 4

Thanks for reply,I went i follow you steps ,However therei is not on Add/Remove Programs control regarding to Microsoft Visual Studio Web Authoring Component aor anything belong to it ,the problem is even i installed NET Framework seperataly but again it stats that it
failed because of the ducment Explore 2008 ,which i think is MSDN ,all i am seen i the message is the same regardless what's the exact thing ,so I am confuse what's the real problem and how can relsoved ,so please help me out ,I have attached another vslog on sky drive ,thanks again


http://cid-13557bcf8b25ff4b.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/.Public/log?uc=1

Answer 5

Hello,

[11/02/09,20:02:18] Microsoft Document Explorer 2008: [2] c:\softwares\vb\visual_studio_2008_professinal\setup\..\wcu\dexplore\dexplore.exe could not be unpackaged because it is not a cabinet.

This seems to be the root cause. The installtion files is most probably corrupted during downloading or unpackaging, where do you get the installaiton files? If you download it, try using a download manager to download it again and reinstall.

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Answer 6

Hi there

Thanks for reply, well your right  in some way becuse i download and  run DExpoler.exe seperatley but i could not installed it ,what i did althernatvely  i install one component of VS2008.NET Edition express then   surprisely  the problem has been partly resolved,i installed VS2008.NET PRO only visual studio,But the insallation stop when it's install NET compact 3.5 Framwork , and i try to install Msdn but states that unable to launch  step.exe . i have attached new vslog .thank you for giving me your time

http://cid-13557bcf8b25ff4b.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/.Public?uc=1

Answer 7

Hello Elasamelghi,

About the issue about installing .net framework, you may refer to this post, if this issue still exists, I suggest you open a new post for getting more concern so you can get better and quicker response.

About the issue about installing msdn, you may post it on Developer Documentation and Help System Forum as this forum is for the setup and installation of visual studio.

Thank you for your understanding.

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