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Saturday, August 16, 2008 7:52 AM

VS 2008 SP1 fails to install because of missing packages from the cache

Some customers are reporting that Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 is failing to install with the following error in the HTML log you can view from the error dialog. Patch (C:\Users\heaths\AppData\Local\TEMP\WebDesignerCore_KB950278.msp) install failed
Posted by Heath Stewart | 0 Comments
Monday, August 11, 2008 10:53 AM

Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Released

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1, Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, and Team Foundation Server 2008 Service Pack 1 have been released . This is a big release on the heals of SQL Server 2008 which has a dependency on .and includes NET Framework
Posted by Heath Stewart | 11 Comments
Monday, July 07, 2008 4:43 PM

Enable BITS Logging

Enable BITS logging for diagnostic information about download failures using BITS.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 0 Comments
Attachment(s): http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/attachment/8704350.ashx
Monday, July 07, 2008 2:34 PM

BITS Logging

Scripts to enable and disable BITS logging.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 1 Comments
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Attachment(s): BITSLogging.zip
Friday, May 16, 2008 2:02 PM

KB944899 Should be Removed before Installing Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Before installing Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 , you should first uninstall KB944899 , a hotfix which improves performance when stepping through source downloaded from a source server. If KB944899 is not removed prior to Visual Studio 2008 SP1, sometime
Posted by Heath Stewart | 14 Comments
Monday, May 12, 2008 10:53 AM

Changes for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (Beta) has been released to web , along with Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 (Beta). Included as part of .NET 3.5 SP1 are Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (Beta) and Microsoft .NET Framework
Posted by Heath Stewart | 14 Comments
Friday, May 09, 2008 9:41 PM

Visual Studio and .NET Log Collection Utility

How to obtain and use the Visual Studio and .NET Framework log collection utility, and how to provide logs and feedback.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 13 Comments
Attachment(s): Collect.exe
Friday, March 07, 2008 12:05 AM

Installing Silverlight 2 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008

While attempting to install Microsoft Silverlight Tools Beta 1 for Visual Studio 2008 , you may get a prompt for source that looks like the following screenshot. This problem commonly occurs if you have not installed one or more of the features Visual
Posted by Heath Stewart | 3 Comments
Tuesday, February 19, 2008 3:45 PM

Another Workaround to Add New Components to Existing Features

Yesterday I described an issue when adding new components to existing, not-installed (absent) features the feature tree is installed. This can lead to prompts for source or failed installations. One workaround is to add new, top-level hidden features.
Posted by Heath Stewart | 2 Comments
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Attachment(s): Example.zip
Monday, February 18, 2008 1:40 PM

Adding New Components to Existing Features Installs the Feature Tree

As Developer Division starts to ship patches for the Visual Studio 2008 , some users are being prompted for installation source media. This is a resulting of Windows Installer needing the original source files if, for example, files are missing from disk
Posted by Heath Stewart | 7 Comments
Attachment(s): Example.zip
Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:19 PM

Debugging Custom Actions: Leaked Handles

Debugging custom actions isn't exactly the easiest action to do; Windows Installer spawns separate processes - remoting servers - to run in-process custom actions. Any opportunity to diagnose issues without debugging can be helpful. For example, an issue
Posted by Heath Stewart | 3 Comments
Tuesday, January 15, 2008 12:42 AM

Different Packages are Required for Different Processor Architectures

A common question is how to create a Windows Installer package that installs 32-bit binaries on 32-bit platforms, and both 32- and 64-bit binaries on 64-bit platforms. If you're actually trying to install 64-bit binaries to appropriate directories and
Posted by Heath Stewart | 6 Comments
Friday, December 14, 2007 6:29 PM

How to Workaround Error 1330 During Visual Studio 2008 Installation

When installing Visual Studio 2008, you might run into an error dialog that reads, Error 1330.A file that is required cannot be installed because the cabinet file D:\msdn\cab2.cab has an invalid digital signature. This may indicate that the cabinet file
Posted by Heath Stewart | 22 Comments
Tuesday, November 06, 2007 5:33 PM

AppCompat in Windows Installer

The Application Compatibility (AppCompat) platform in Windows is a powerful feature that allows for fixes on practically any program or package to be loaded on Windows. Windows Installer takes advantage of a protected database full of fixes in the form
Posted by Heath Stewart | 1 Comments
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Thursday, October 25, 2007 5:37 PM

ResolveSource Requires Source

It might be tempting to schedule the ResolveSource action , but ResolveSource actually requires that the original installation source is available whenever it is called. If your installer package is authored correctly, source must only be resolve in cases
Posted by Heath Stewart | 4 Comments
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