Hi,
I try a manual installation of C# 2005 Express on my notebook with following configuration:
AMD Turion64, 512MB RAM, Windows XP Home 32bit (Greek edition).
The installer and .NET Framework 2.0 install successfully and then my PC is restarted.
Subsequently, I get the following error:
The following component failed to install:
Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU
The following components were not attempted:
MSDN 2005 Express
SQL Server 2005 Express x86
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I have tried restarting the installation several times, with my antivirus and firewall OFF but with no luck.
In my desktop PC where I have a Pentium processor and English version of Windows, the installation succeeds with no problem (so no problem with the image file).
Is there an incompatibility with my AMD Turion64 processor or possibly the Greek version of Windows
If there is no incompatibility issue, is there a workaround to this problem
Visual C# 2005 Express Fails to Install
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Visual C# 2005 Express Fails to Install
sweetCoder
I have tried following installations:
1. I installed from a CD, which I had burned from a .img image
2. I extracted the files in a folder from an .iso image using IsoBuster, and then run setup from that folder.
In both cases the installation failed.
I always get the same error.
I don't know which error logs I should look. Are there any specific logs created during installation that I might check
I checked the Event Viewer and the only curious thing I noticed is that -after my installation attempts- MSI Istaller reported: "Product: Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU -- Installation completed successfully."
This is in contradiction to what is really happenning with the installation of this component.
Both the Windows Installer and .NET Framework seem to have been installed OK. I found article KB908077 very useful in verifying that. Nevetheless, even after repairing the installation of MSI installer and .NET per the above article, I still get the error.
So, I downloaded the redistributable files for these from Microsoft site. I then removed .NET then MSI Installer from Add/Remove Programs and reinstalled these 2 components from the downloaded files. The error still persists.
I am completely stuck. Is there something else I should try
anthony boudouvas
What installation are you using Online or from image/CD
Do you have any error log There might be additional info of interest in the event viewer.
If you retry to install, you get the same error
Does windows installer and .net framework seem to be installed ok Try to install them separatly via windows update otherwise.
ajit patra
I solved the problem and installed successfully all Visual Studio components I needed. So, I am only including the following for the benefit of other users that may have the same problem. Also since the problem appears to be attributed to a bug in a component of the installer, Microsoft may want to look into it.
I found the log files in C:\Documents and Settings\AccountName\Local Settings\Temp
The contents of dd_vserror80.txt indicated:
[04/23/06,20:34:01] setup.exe: [2] ISetupComponent::Pre/Post/Install() failed in ISetupManager::InstallManagerHelper() with HRESULT -2147024893.
[04/23/06,20:34:01] setup.exe: [2] Component error string not specified in ISetupManager::AddToActionResultCollection()
[04/23/06,20:34:03] ExpressUI: [2] DepCheck indicates Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU is not installed.
My research indicated that HRESULT -2147024893 signifies that a path is not found.
Looking in the install log dd_vsinstall80.txt I found that just before the error occured there was an entry:
[04/23/06,20:33:58] Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU: MsiInstallProduct initiated with command line: VSEXTUI="1" SETUPWINDOW="65934" INSTALLLEVEL="2" USERNAME="ΠΛΑΙΣΙΟ" REBOOT="ReallySuppress" ALLUSERS="1" REINSTALLMODE="omus" ADDLOCAL="VCS_EXP_ENU_x86_IXP_SETUP,CSharp_Express,Servicing_Key,VCSExpress_PID_regkey" ARPINSTALLLOCATION="C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\"
and subsequently (a few lines down):
[04/23/06,20:33:58] Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU: CreateProcess launched with cmd line: d:\visual c# 2005 express\.\.\Ixpvcs.exe "d:\visual c# 2005 express\.\.\Ixpvcs.exe" /Q:a /T:"C:\Documents and Settings\DEAEOEI\Local Settings\Temp\SIT42342.tmp\" /C
This pointed out that the problem is how UNICODE characters are treated (a bug ).
i.e. in the first line the USERNAME = "ΠΛΑΙΣΙΟ", which is correct. In the second line lxpvcs.exe is passed -as a parameter- the path of the Temp Directory: "C:\Documents and Settings\DEAEOEI\Local Settings\Temp\SIT42342.tmp\". However, instead of indicating correctly the Folder corresponding to Username "ΠΛΑΙΣΙΟ", it indicates, the non-Unicode representation of this, as the illegible characters "DEAEOEI".
This seems to be a bug in one of the components of the installer.
I proceeded to create a user account with Latin Characters for Username, logged into this account, and the installation of C# Express and all optional components succceded with no problem.