Deployment Technology Group Blog https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/feed.xml Wed, 17 Apr 2019 03:21:57 GMT en-US hourly 1 Visual Studio 2010 RTM Uninstall Utility is now available https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/visual-studio-2010-rtm-uninstall-utility-is-now-available Fri, 07 May 2010 10:16:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/05/07/visual-studio-2010-rtm-uninstall-utility-is-now-available/ You can use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Uninstall Utility to remove/clean up all the products installed with Visual Studio 2010 RTM (English) from your computer.
Check out the link https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2010uninstall for instructions on how to run the tool. If you have multiple Visual Studio 2010 products installed on your machine (Professional and C# Express for example), this utility will uninstall both.

Note: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Uninstall Utility will uninstall only English versions of the Visual Studio 2010 release. It will not remove pre-release versions of Visual Studio 2010 or older releases of the product. For more information about uninstalling other versions of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, please visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=151208.

]]> InstallShield Limited Edition is available for download in Visual Studio 2010. https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/installshield-limited-edition-is-available-for-download-in-visual-studio-2010 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:25:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/04/20/installshield-limited-edition-is-available-for-download-in-visual-studio-2010/ The InstallShield 2010 Limited Edition is a free version of InstallShield for Visual Studio developers that replaces the functionality provided by the Visual Studio setup and deployment projects.

 

Here are some highlights of the product:

•         Use Visual Studio to create installation projects for applications built with Visual Studio.

•         Build your installation projects with MSBuild

•         Jumpstart projects with a simple design environment and Project Assistant.

•         Take advantage of Installation Prerequisites and Custom Actions.

•         Digitally sign your installers.

 

Need a feature that is not supported in the Visual Studio deployment projects? Try the InstallShield Limited Edition. You can easily migrate your existing Visual Studio deployment projects into InstallShield Limited Edition installation projects with a few clicks. The installation projects created with the InstallShield Limited Edition are compatible with other versions of InstallShield products. This enables you to upgrade to higher version of InstallShield with a more advanced feature set.

 

To obtain the InstallShield 2010 Limited Edition, complete the following steps:

1.       On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.

2.       Expand the Other Project Types node.

3.       Expand the Setup and Deployment node.

4.       Click InstallShield LE.

5.       Click Enable InstallShield Limited Edition, and then click OK.

6.       Click Go to InstallShield.

Note: You must register by using your email address before downloading the product.

]]> Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 RTM released! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/visual-studio-2010-and-net-framework-4-rtm-released Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:18:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/04/13/visual-studio-2010-and-net-framework-4-rtm-released/ We are proud to annouce that Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 have RTMd!

Available links:

The are ISO images and web installers available for download. After your download is complete it's recommended that you check the CRC and SHA1 hash values for the file (free tools are available on-line to calculate this values) to make sure your download is correct and not corrupted.

We hope you enjoy this fantastic release!

]]> When installing or repairing Visual Studio from ISO file, a prompt for source or an error may occur due to files not being accessible after a reboot in the middle of setup https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/when-installing-or-repairing-visual-studio-from-iso-file-a-prompt-for-source-or-an-error-may-occur-due-to-files-not-being-accessible-after-a-reboot-in-the-middle-of-setup Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:07:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/04/07/when-installing-or-repairing-visual-studio-from-iso-file-a-prompt-for-source-or-an-error-may-occur-due-to-files-not-being-accessible-after-a-reboot-in-the-middle-of-setup/

If you are installing or repairing Visual Studio from ISO file, the tool you are using to mount the image may not automatically mount it again after a reboot, if this is the case setup won’t be able to find its files and will prompt for them or fail. To complete your installation:

·        You can re-mount the ISO image right after the machine reboots, so setup can find the files.

·        If you receive a prompt for source, re-mount the image and continue.

·        If installation fails, re-mount the ISO, restart installation and continue.

·        Burn a DVD and start setup from the actual DVD.

·        Copy the contents of the image locally and start setup from local folder.

]]> Trying to repair or uninstall VS2008 gives an error message “A problem has been encountered while loading the setup components. Cancelling setup” https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/trying-to-repair-or-uninstall-vs2008-gives-an-error-message-a-problem-has-been-encountered-while-loading-the-setup-components-cancelling-setup Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/03/26/trying-to-repair-or-uninstall-vs2008-gives-an-error-message-a-problem-has-been-encountered-while-loading-the-setup-components-cancelling-setup/ If launching VS2008 Maintenance Mode is showing the following error dialog “A problem has been encountered while loading the setup components. Cancelling setup” please check out this article written by Heath (DTG team member) https://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/10/06/adding-features-to-visual-studio-2008-may-fail-to-load-setup-components.aspx

Please make sure you start VS setup from Add/Remove Programs (ARP) instead of your DVD, this is because the patch to fix the issue will update the cached version of the setup files on your machine, the original media will not contain the fix and therefore will continue pop up the error message.

]]> Going from VS Beta to VS RC or to VS RTM https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/going-from-vs-beta-to-vs-rc-or-to-vs-rtm Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:54:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/03/16/going-from-vs-beta-to-vs-rc-or-to-vs-rtm/ Some people have asked me and I've also seen this question in the MSDN installation forums (Visual Studio 2010 Install and Setup):

Q: What's the setup experience if I have a pre-release version of VS on my machine and I'd like to upgrade to the newest released version?

Answer: You will need to go through the uninstall of the VS pre-release version and then install the newest VS version. The installation of the newest version will show up a block message on the pre-release version of components that are installed on your system and need to be uninstalled in order to get the newer bits.

]]> Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 log collection utility https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/visual-studio-2010-and-net-framework-4-log-collection-utility Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:26:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/02/23/visual-studio-2010-and-net-framework-4-log-collection-utility/ Hi all,

If you are experiencing any issues installing Visual Studio 2010 or .Net Framework 4, please use the Collect tool to gather your setup logs and send us a link to the generated cab file for us to investigate.

Thanks!

]]> Visual Studio 2010 RC setup UI disappears or gives an error on Windows XP https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/visual-studio-2010-rc-setup-ui-disappears-or-gives-an-error-on-windows-xp Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:51:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/02/16/visual-studio-2010-rc-setup-ui-disappears-or-gives-an-error-on-windows-xp/ We've seen some people reporting issues on VS2010 RC setup UI disappearing or giving an error after clicking Next on Welcome page or Options page. If you are experiencing this issue, please check out https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/setupprerelease/thread/dbcdcd52-d162-4460-9920-33c9ab54b36f which may help you workaround the problem.

This issue has been mostly manifesting on Windows XP SP3 systems with handwriting recognition enabled. If you are experiencing this issue under other system configuration, please leave us a comment, we are investigating on the problem.

Thanks!

]]> Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release Candidate available! https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/visual-studio-2010-and-net-framework-4-release-candidate-available Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:43:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2010/02/12/visual-studio-2010-and-net-framework-4-release-candidate-available/ Hi everyone!

Visual Studio 2010 RC and .Net Framework 4 RC have been released this week!!!

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/dd582936.aspx

Here are the direct links you need to get any of the Visual Studio 2010 RC editions:

  • Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate
  • Visual Studio 2010 Premium
  • Visual Studio 2010 Professional

    • These are available in ISO format, after your download is complete it's recommended that you check the CRC and SHA1 hash values for the file (free tools are available on-line to calculate this values) to make sure your download is correct and not corrupted.

    You'll need to burn the ISO to a DVD or mount it, after that you should be ready to double click on setup.exe and install!

    If you are interested in the runtime here are .Net Framework 4 links:

  • .NET Framework 4
  • .NET Framework 4 Client Profile

    • If you have any comments or encounter any issues regarding your installation experience, we are here to listen, so please send us your feedback.

    Enjoy!

     

     

     

    ]]>         .NET Framework 3.5 Beta2 available for download https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/deployment_technologies/net-framework-3-5-beta2-available-for-download Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:39:00 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deployment_technologies/2007/08/07/net-framework-3-5-beta2-available-for-download/ .NET Framework 3.5 Beta2 is available for download from MSDN.  You can acquire it by going to the following link:

    https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=d2f74873-c796-4e60-91c8-f0ef809b09ee&displaylang=en

    Additionally, Daniel Moth has a good post describing .NET Framework 3.5... I though i'd share part of it here as it is likely better than one I could do... thanks Daniel.

    For help with troubleshooting the installation please post on the .NET Framework Setup Forum.

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