Can't Install Team Foundation Server

When I attempt to install Team Foundation Server (I've tried both single-server and dual-server install) I get to a dialog which has only one option on it - Uninstall.

Huh I've never had TFS installed on this machine to begin with! I even humored it by running the uninstall, but this didn't help at all. On the next installation attempt I still come to the same impasse. The installer only offers the option to uninstall.

Any idea what might be wrong Thanks for any advice which you can offer!

Here's my server configuration:

Windows 2003 Server SP1
Sharepoint Services 2.0
SQL Server 2005 CTP Version Info:
   Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio: 9.00.1116.00
   Microsoft Analysis Services Client Tools: 2000.090.1116.00
   Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC): 2000.085.1117.00
   Microsoft MSXML      2.6 3.0 5.0 6.0
   Microsoft Internet Explorer      6.0.2900.2180
   Microsoft .NET Framework      2.0.50215.44
   Operating System      5.1.2600
(Any idea which CTP this is, April or June This came as part of a three disk set with my MSDN June shipment; VS 2005 Beta 2, SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition CTP and VS 2005 Team Foundation Server)

Thanks for your help!

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abhi jain
Personally, I've given up. I'm using VS 2005 but I'm going to wait with TFS until the bugs are out.

I feel your pain...
Karthik - MSFT
Those version numbers correspond to the April CTP of SQL Server 2005 (the .NET framework is the beta 2 release, which is what the April CTP of SQL Server 2005 uses).

Be sure to follow the steps in the beta 2 installation guide http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx FamilyId=E54BF6FF-026B-43A4-ADE4-A690388F310E&displaylang=en. It's very difficult to get the installation up and running without following all of the steps in the proper order.

Buck
Brian94
I'm trying to install the June CTP of Team Foundation without much luck (single server install).

My error log is very similar to what Joseph has ie. "SQL Server 9 service is either not started..." etc, when I KNOW it is (as well as Analysis Server, Report Server, etc).

The error file that's generated is a *.log file, but rather the dd_vsinstall80.txt file mentioned earlier.

Does it matter if I'm trying to install on a VM of Windows 2003

I've literally spent days on this, and beginning to wonder if I'm better off just waiting until all the bugs are worked out.....
Gary Demi
I have the same issue. I have a fresh install running under VPC, and everything goes along very well, until I get to the point of installing the Data Tier, and I only get one option, and that is to uninstall. If you do choose to do that step, you will get it again and again. I am stuck.
NormM
The dialog doesn't state explicitly that it is not allowing me to proceed with the installation. However, the wizard brings me to a dialog which provides one, and only one option - to Uninstall. So effectively, it's the same thing; I can't install.

And yes, I am using the April CTP. 9.00.1116.00

I don't have any such log files on my machine. After attempting to run Setup, what I do find are:

BurtonLauncher_a_UI0DDE.txt
dd_depcheck80.txt
dd_vserror80.txt
dd_vsinstall80.txt
MSI2e291.LOG
msinterr.txt
uxeventlog.txt

Is there some way I can upload the log files as attachments, or should I just paste them inline Some of these are pretty large.

Thanks,
KentT

Some different thoughts/comments ...

One of the key logs that we look at is VSMsi*.log file where * is a number. This log comes into being once the MSI part of setup is running.

The fact that you are seeing the option to Uninstall tells me that the system thinks that at some prior point TFS was already installed on this box and was never uninstalled. This is MSI doing its magic.

If you look at Brad Abrams blog (http://thedotnet.com/blogs/brad_abrams/archive/2005/06/24/438823.aspx) he mentions where you can download the MSIINV utility. This tool will take an inventory of your system and not everything that is installed. Its a command line tool and I suggest capturing the output to a log file. Take a look thru and make sure TFS isn't somewhere in the list.

If you do see it, you'll want to make sure it is uninstalled before you try again. You might be able to use Add/Remove programs or MSIZAP to delete the product from the MSI database.
caena
Hi Buck,

OK, April CTP makes sense. I understand that the April SQL Server CTP is required to support the latest VS Team Foundation Server.

I followed the documentation and I don't see anything which is obviously missing. On the other hand, there must be something fundamentally and radically wrong since the installer log files show that EVERY pre-requisite seems to be missing (see below).

Basically, the installer reports that all SQL Server services are missing, IIS is missing, Sharepoint Portal is missing and Sharepoint Web Extensions are missing. (Other than that, the platform's ready for TFS! :-)

This is ridiculous. These services are absolutely installed and running. What could be so fundamentally wrong that all of these freshly installed SQL Services are reported as missing, IIS 6 is reported as missing, although I've got a web site up and running on this very box. (You can verify this at http://www.fpsnow.com.) Sharepoint is also installed and running (although you can't see this site from the outside).

Any ideas

Thanks!

[06/28/05,22:58:02] Microsoft SQL Server 9 service is either not started or not installed: Return type:
[06/28/05,22:58:02] Microsoft SQL Server 9 service is either not started or not installed: IeReturnCheck
[06/28/05,22:58:02] Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0: Return type:
[06/28/05,22:58:02] Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0: Win32ReturnCheck
[06/28/05,22:58:02] Microsoft SQL Server 9 Analysis Services is either not started or not installed.: Return type:
[06/28/05,22:58:02] Microsoft SQL Server 9 Analysis Services is either not started or not installed.: IeReturnCheck
[06/28/05,22:58:02] Microsoft SQL Server 9 Report Server service is either not started or not installed.: Return type:
[06/28/05,22:58:02] Microsoft SQL Server 9 Report Server service is either not started or not installed.: IeReturnCheck
[06/28/05,22:58:03] Microsoft Internet Information Services 6 is either not started or not installed: Return type:
[06/28/05,22:58:03] Microsoft Internet Information Services 6 is either not started or not installed: IeReturnCheck
[06/28/05,22:58:03] Sharepoint Portal Server is not compatible with Visual Studio Team Foundation: Return type:
[06/28/05,22:58:03] Sharepoint Portal Server is not compatible with Visual Studio Team Foundation: IeReturnCheck
[06/28/05,22:58:03] Sharepoint Web Server Extensions is not compatible with Visual Studio Team Foundation or is not installed: Return type:
[06/28/05,22:58:03] Sharepoint Web Server Extensions is not compatible with Visual Studio Team Foundation or is not installed: IeReturnCheck
Jay Shrestha
The June CTP cannot be installed using a single server. The framework used by SQL and the one used by VS are different. The same is true of the upcoming July CTP. You can read some more about it on my blog.

A Virtual PC image with a complete beta2 single-server installation has just been posted to the MSDN subscriber downloads. See Rob Caron's blog post about it here: http://blogs.msdn.com/robcaron/archive/2005/07/20/441538.aspx.

Buck
Justin Marshall
I understand that the log says this, but did you get a dialog box telling you that you were blocked from setting up TFS

Can you provide us with the VSMsi*.log file from this machine

And, please note that if you are using the June CTP of TFS then you cannot install on 1 box. There are some version # conflicts that require a 2 box installation.

marc
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