Visual Studio 2005 WPF Extensions Problem

Question

 

I am attempting to install the WPF Extension for Visual Studio 2005 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=f54f5537-cc86-4bf5-ae44-f5a1e805680d&DisplayLang=en) and it will not run.  It says that I need to have the .NET Framework 3.0 installed for it to work.  I have the .NET Framework 3.0 SP1 installed (installed 3.0 from Windows Update and then updated to SP1 also from Windows Update).  Anyone know how I can get this to work without having to upgrade to 2008?

Answer 1

If you want to install the "Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (WCF & WPF), November 2006 CTP" *after* you have installed .NET 3.0 Service Pack 1 you will receive a message saying

"Setup has detected that a prerequisite is missing.  To use Visual Studio 2005 extensions for .NET Framework 3.0 (WCF & WPF), November 2006 CTP you must have the .NET Framework 3.0 runtime installed.  Please install the .NET Framework 3.0 runtime and restart setup."


In this you either need to

1) uninstall 3.0sp1, reinstall 3.0, install vsexwfx, reinstall 3.0sp1

or

2) or add the following value to your registry

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{15095BF3-A3D7-4DDF-B193-3A496881E003}]
"DisplayName"="Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0"

to "emulate" the presence of 3.0


.NET Framework 3.0sp1 does not *update* 3.0 - it *replaces* 3.0 which causes installers checking for the presence of 3.0 to fail.

cheers,
Erich

Answer 2

 

Thank you Enrich.  That is exactly what I needed.

 

Cheers,

Mike

Answer 3

Hi,

 First of all the registery key number is different. But i found the exact registery key. Changed the display name. Restarted the system but still getting the same issue.

 

Can you still help on this.

 

Regards

Rashid

Answer 4

 

yup I also have the same problem.

Any help guys?

 

THX very2 much. I want to learn the WPF things. They are coolll!

Answer 5

RashidQuamar wrote:

Hi,  First of all the registery key number is different. But i found the exact registery key. Changed the display name. Restarted the system but still getting the same issue.   Can you still help on this.   Regards Rashid

 

The key is one that doesn't currently exist in the registry. You have to add it yourself.

 

They key was removed when installing sp1 so adding in that key again makes the installation believe .net 3 is installed and not .net 3 sp1

 

Answer 6

RashidQuamar wrote:

... First of all the registery key number is different. ...

...

And:

Erich Eichinger wrote:

... 2) or add the following value to your registry ...

 

Any questions?!

 

I didn't have one...

 

 

greetz mhb

Answer 7

 

Just wanted to chime in and say I had the same issue.

 

Adding the key mentioned above solved the issue.

 

Thanks

Answer 8

Hi,

 Even after adding the registry key I first restarted the system then tried to install. But still same problem.Installation fails.

 

Regards

Rashid

 

Answer 9

I am having the exact same problem. I added the key and string, tried to install, but it still failed. Restarted the system tried again and it still fails. It also won't let me uninstall it.

Answer 10

I found a solution here (http://blog.tfanshteyn.com/2008/01/fixing-wcfwpf-vs-2005-extensions.html) that work's for me:

Simply run the installer from the command line with the following:

msiexec /i vsextwfx.msi WRC_INSTALLED_OVERRIDE=1

Answer 11

Hi,

Thanks a lot Juan. This command line thing worked for me.

Deepa

Answer 12

Thank you very much. Your solution rocks.

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haresh

Answer 13

Thanks guys.. The command-line did the trick

Answer 14

 Juan,

Thnk for your posting. This works for me.

 

Answer 15

Thanks for this help.
After many times finding the solutions to install VS 2005 extensons for WPF.
I added new key value in registry and it works ok.
Now i can develop with WPF.
cheers,

Answer 16

hey another prob...i wnt to discuss with u...???  i m having 2.0 in vs 2005, culd i go for 3.5 or 3.0..??  will vs2005 recognize the newer versions of .net..???  guys plz help me out....i want to upgrade...to wcf, wpf....etc....