Problems Installing VS.NET

[eamonw]

Hi All,

 

I having real problems installing VS.NET, specifically the Component Update. The Framework goes on OK but the Frontpage 200 Web Extensions Client exits with error code 1603. I gather from the MS Knowledgebase that this is a general error code. I switched on all logging for the MSInstaller but it doesn't tell me much either. I tried stopping all services and running the VS.NET install bypassing the component setup but the installation errors out then. I also tried installing the full frontpage 2000 app but I get the same error code.

 

I'm running XP Pro SP1 on a Toshiba Satellite Laptop with 256MB Ram and a P4 1.7Ghz processor.

 

My problems seem to have started when I aborted a previous install due to a damaged CD. I removed all components I could from the control panel after that.

 

If anyone has any ideas to keep me from pulling my hair out or embarking on rebuild I'd be EVER so grateful!

 

Cheers,

 

Eamon.

[divil]

I assume you actually have IIS installed?

[eamonw]

Yeah...IIS is installed and seems to be running fine.

[divil]

I'm sorry, I'm out of ideas then. As far as I recall you could install VS.NET without installing the Frontpage Extensions, but ASP.NET wouldn't work right. Maybe you could look in to command-line switches for the installer and see if there's a way to skip the check.

[eamonw]

Thanks Divil,

 

You can install without the front page extensions using the command line switches but it still errors out on the VS install so I'm figuring I 've got some sort of corruption in my registry.

 

Looks like a rebuild might be the only way out....pity cause everything else is running fine.

[Dodgeram01]

Uninstall everythign that you can. Then run a program such as Regcleaner and remove all the little left behinds. Then try it again.

[Cassio]

Try to get another CD. My third CD was damaged, it took me three days to find it out cause the error didnt give me any clue about the problem and it accoured when the fourth CD was in. When I tried to install with a friends CD it worked out just fine.

 

Hope i could help

[eamonw]

Thanks Cassio & Dodgeram01,

 

The problems seemed to start when I had a damaged CD as Cassion described. I had to cancel the uninstall and thought I was left with a clean system. I got my hands on a good CD and tried the reinstallation but I got problems on the component setup. At that point I deinstalled everything and ran regclean but still have had no success. What ever is in there from the first component install seems to be screwing everything up.

 

Thanks for your input guys.

 

Eamon.

[max1mum0v3rdr1v]

You are using XP. Why not do a System Restore to restore your environment to a point before the first bad installation?

 

This can be accomplished by going to Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->System Restore while you are logged in with an account that has Adminstrator priveleges. This should restore your environment to a point before the corrupt installation without losing any actual data you have accumilated since.

[eamonw]

Tried that but the space I had allocated to the checkpoints was too small and I didn't get to it in time.

[PhilBayley]

Not very helpfull but it sounds like a fdisk moment and a clean install.

 

I had problems with Norten Firewall and VS so you could try disabling that (if ur using it).

 

Best of luck though

[Thinker]

You said (much earlier) that you were stopping all services. Did

this include all IIS services?

[Nerseus]

For reference, stop IIS from command line with "iisreset /stop"

 

To restart, use "iisreset" by itself or use another switch. I would hope the install stops it, but maybe it's having troubles.

 

As an alternative, try removing IIS through Control Panel (window options). I believe it's optional in XP.

 

-Nerseus

[Robby]

If you do uninstall ISS, then you shoud also uninstall the Framework as well, then re-install ISS and the Framework in that exact order. Otherwise you will not succeed in running ASP pages.