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Express install lockup

Hello!

I've downloaded the visual c++ express installer only to find that it locks up during its "Setup is loading installation components, this will take a minute or two" part. Keep in mind that I have no proir 'beta' versions installed on this machine. In fact it's a fresh install of winxp pro with all the updates.

Machine:
Amd64 3000+
1024meg ram
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro
and a pathetic keyboard w/out the space bar :)

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Express install lockup

  • D.O.

    Hi. That is the location where I originally downloaded the installation file and opens fine in the browser. I also made sure that it was not a firewall-related problem by disabling it completely before the installation.

  • Kurre A

    are you using internet explorer as browser

  • D Berrett

    yes we use BITS to get files.

  • Jesús López

    Nik it looks like setup is having problems accessing http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ LinkId=51411&clcid=0x409 . Can you try to open it in internet explorer

  • Secuel

    I considered it, but 400meg is almost half my monthy d/l allowance, so it'll have to be used only as a last resort.

    It's strange, i've been working with windows applications for what seems like centuries now and have never had a problem like this, where an app simlpy freezes on install - looks like I used to be lucky :)

    I imagine there to be a conflict on my machine that the installer cannot resolve - either something important isn't present, or the uninstall procedure didn't remove all that it was supposed to.

    I even thought about tinkering with shared dll's, but that could get messy.

  • rgbigel

    can you post last 50-100 lines of dd_vsinstall80.txt and dd_depcheck80.txt from your %temp% directory.

  • Turbo_Tail

    Same problem here. A crystal-clean install of Windows with SP2 with all updates. Setup freezes almost at the end. Tried uninstalling Windows Installer V3.1 and tried the VS Express 2005 installation with Windows Installer V2.0 but still same problem, so definitely the problem is not with Windows Installer. I hope Microsoft staff look into this thread in the near future as this seems to be a serious bug with the VS C# Express installer.

    Here are the last few lines from:

    dd_vsinstall80.txt
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: CUIMgr::LoadPages(): Parsing SDB and Loading pages
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering AddPageToList() method. Loading: expressui.dll : {52d42507-0e98-463a-83de-1fee13073ecc}
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({B8A13F14-4BDE-4EC4-A53C-8E51FBB8261F})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering AddPageToList() method. Loading: expressui.dll : {bb81d810-3f9b-11d3-a50c-00c04f5e0ba5}
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({B8A13F14-4BDE-4EC4-A53C-8E51FBB8261F})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering AddPageToList() method. Loading: expressui.dll : {9fe307c0-3646-11d3-a508-00c04f5e0ba5}
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({B8A13F14-4BDE-4EC4-A53C-8E51FBB8261F})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering AddPageToList() method. Loading: expressui.dll : {ebc02112-5992-48b7-b365-a2ba35afe3cf}
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({B8A13F14-4BDE-4EC4-A53C-8E51FBB8261F})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering AddPageToList() method. Loading: expressui.dll : {bb81d811-3f9b-11d3-a50c-00c04f5e0ba5}
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({B8A13F14-4BDE-4EC4-A53C-8E51FBB8261F})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering AddPageToList() method. Loading: expressui.dll : {1920cc5d-5be5-45d4-9c1c-3513d334c71c}
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({B8A13F14-4BDE-4EC4-A53C-8E51FBB8261F})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: CUIMgr::LoadPages(): Adding Global Property: CustomCoreProp_AutoLoginAvailable
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: CUIMgr::LoadPages(): Finished adding Global Property: CustomCoreProp_AutoLoginAvailable
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: CUIMgr::Start(): Finished loading Pages
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: CUIMgr::Start(): Creating Main Thread Events
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering DisplayStartup() method. - not custom implemented
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: ISetupManager::ResetBaselineActions() : SMP_SUITEBASELINE
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: ISetupManager::GetBaslineComponents()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: ISetupManager::ResetBaselineActions() : SMP_SUITEBASELINE
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: ISetupManager::GetBaslineComponents()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering ThreadUI() method.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: ISetupManager::ResetBaselineActions() : SMP_SCENARIOBASELINE
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetCustomProperties()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: CUIMGr::SetWindowTitle(): Getting Property Value for: VS Custom;ProdDesc
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: get_CustomProperties()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: CUIMGr::SetWindowTitle(): Finished getting Property Value for: VS Custom;ProdDesc
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] VS Scenario: IVSSetupScenarioImpl::GetBaslineComponents()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering SelectScenario() method. - not custom implemented
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetCustomProperties()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: get_CustomProperties()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: ISetupManager::RunIntro() : CheckBaselines
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: MoveLoadProgress()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: ISetupManager::RunIntro() : StartUIManager
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: MoveLoadProgress()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: StartUIManager()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: Entering RunScenario() method.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] vs70uimgr: CUIMgr::RunScenario(): Starting the active scenario
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({67B9D8C0-14B7-4F7C-B769-A05F51E4417A})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({AA62DF98-3F2C-11D3-887B-00C04F8ECDD6})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({340F7930-0E41-11D3-ACE2-00C04F8EEBA1})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({B8A13F14-4BDE-4EC4-A53C-8E51FBB8261F})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({0824BE13-FAD6-49EE-BA6B-5CC9C874615B})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({9AB7F66B-DBC6-4D44-8C09-E16F0EB162E7})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] VS Scenario: Validating system requirements
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] VS Scenario: Running warn and block checks
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({8297A38B-6431-4F1D-9F6E-C3D371CEA383})
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] VS Scenario: Checking if new setup is available. Url=
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] VS Scenario: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ LinkId=51411&clcid=0x409

    dd_depcheck80.txt
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]


    [11/13/05,22:02:15] =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Begin DepCheck Data session
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] ===========================
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Entering VSCompsToInstall()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] DataFile Summary
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] =================
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Component Data File:    F:\Documents and Settings\MYUSERNAME\Local Settings\Temp\SIT16558.tmp\baseline.dat
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Dependency File:    F:\Documents and Settings\MYUSERNAME\Local Settings\Temp\SIT16558.tmp\vs_setup.pdi
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Product to install:    Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Component Set:    128
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Component    Version    Summary
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] =========================
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] IA64 blocker
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Windows XP Service Pack 2 Update Information
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegDwordCheck version check method. It will compare a DWORD against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows; Value: CSDVersion; Version: 512.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    512.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    512.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Update Information
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegDwordCheck version check method. It will compare a DWORD against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows; Value: CSDVersion; Version: 1024.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    512.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    1024.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 1 Update Information
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the FileRegVerCheck version check method. It will compare a given version against the version of a regkey on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows; Value: CSDVersion; Version: 256.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    512
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    256
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the FileVersionCheck version check method. It will compare a given version against the version of a file on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     The file to be verified is F:\WINDOWS\system32\msi.dll.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    3.1.4000.2435
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    3.1.4000.2435
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Internet Explorer Version 6.0 Service Pack 1 Update Information
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the FileRegVerCheck version check method. It will compare a given version against the version of a regkey on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer; Value: Version; Version: 6.0.2800.1106.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    6.0.2900.2180
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    6.0.2800.1106
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegDwordCheck version check method. It will compare a DWORD against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v2.0.50727; Value: MSI; Version: 1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    0.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (x64)
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegDwordCheck version check method. It will compare a DWORD against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP\v2.0.50727; Value: MSI; Version: 1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    0.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Remote Debugger Light (x64)
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegDwordCheck version check method. It will compare a DWORD against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Remote Debugger Lite Setup\v2.0.50727\1033; Value: Install; Version: 1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    0.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Remote Debugger Light (IA64)
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegDwordCheck version check method. It will compare a DWORD against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Remote Debugger Lite Setup\v2.0.50727\1033; Value: Install; Version: 1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    0.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegDwordCheck version check method. It will compare a DWORD against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM, SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Setup\Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU; Value: InstallSuccess; Version: 1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    0.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft MSDN 2005 Express Edition
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Entering ReadCheckTerms
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Leaving ReadCheckTerms, result: 1
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Entering CMSIProductCheck::Check
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Initialized properly: 1
    RequirementsMet: 0
    AtLeastOneProductInstalled: 0
    AtLeastOneFeatureInstalled: 0
    AllProductsInstalled: 0
    AllFeaturesInstalled: 0
    AllFeaturesForAllProductsInstalled: 0
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Leaving CMSIProductCheck::Check
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] BITS Service
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the BitsCheck version check method. It will check if the BITS service is enabled.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     BITS Service Enabled:    1.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x64
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegSSEVersion version check method. It will compare a version string against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names\SQL; Value: SQLEXPRESS
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry hop key being interrogated: ; Value: CurrentVersion;
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    0.0.0.0.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    9.00.1355.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     This component uses the RegSSEVersion version check method. It will compare a version string against registry data on your machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry key being interrogated: HKLM,SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\Instance Names\SQL; Value: SQLEXPRESS
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Registry hop key being interrogated: ; Value: CurrentVersion;
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version on user's machine:    0.0.0.0.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]     Version to be installed:    9.00.1355.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Installation Summary
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] ====================
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] TailorListForSetup()
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] IA64 blocker    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because it is marked "not to be installed".
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Windows XP Service Pack 2 Update Information    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because a later version is on the machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Update Information    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because it is marked "not to be installed".
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Windows 2003 Server Service Pack 1 Update Information    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because it is marked "not to be installed".
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because a later version is on the machine.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Internet Explorer Version 6.0 Service Pack 1 Update Information    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because it is marked "not to be installed".
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be installed.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (x64)    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because it is marked "not to be installed".
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Remote Debugger Light (x64)    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because it is marked "not to be installed".
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Remote Debugger Light (IA64)    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because it is marked "not to be installed".
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft Visual C# 2005 Express Edition - ENU    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft MSDN 2005 Express Edition    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be installed.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] BITS Service    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because same version already installed.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x64    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be removed from installation list because it is marked "not to be installed".
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition x86    Component to be removed from list as it does not match requested set.Component to be installed.
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] Components to    be installed:
    [11/13/05,22:02:15]
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] ===========================
    [11/13/05,22:02:15] End DepCheck Data session
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  • Chris Donnelly

    Sounds reasonable. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see how many people report this particular issue. If it's widespread enough, maybe somebody will look into it further.

  • Marcus

    I've found a 'solution'. What I did was I just downloaded the img files from the manual instructions link on the C#/C++/VB Express download page.

    It's a lenghtly download (if your on a low bandwidth connection) at 400+ megs. However the install seems to work just fine. Hope that helps..

  • --fantomF--

    Let's keep this one going and see if anyone comes up with a solution. I'm getting exactly the same problem with both Visual Basic AND C++ Express installs.

    Basically, the progress bar gets as far as the 'p' in the word 'component' and then appears to freeze. On looking at the task manager though, it's running at 50% cpu, so it's probably stuck in a loop or something.

    Now, I DID have the Beta 2 version installed (not Beta 1 though) and used the uninstall tool, as recommended, to remove it, but still got this problem. I've cleared all files I could find relating to .NET and Visual Basic as well as clearing the registry (as much as I dared), all to no avail.

    Beta 2 worked fine, but not the Express release it seems!

    Hardware:
    P4 3400
    1 gig RAM
    200 meg hd (150 free)

  • tcorrigan

    I tried changing the default browser back to IE => Still Same failure
    I tried to diasable both the firewall and the virus scanner => Still Same Failure
    I downloaded the .img files and extracted them => Still Same Failure

    Then I started the background intelligent transfer service and then it continued. I do not know if this was the reason but I know BITS can be needed sometimes (like for windows update).

    Hope this helps

    LFW

  • raj_p_1981

    I believe it's got something to do with the installer. On my system, when I tried to install from the web installer it stopped and hung. I looked at my process and it showed that the setup.exe was using up 95% to 99% CPU. I'm not quite sure why it's hanging.. Seems to be hitting a loop. I don't believe it has anything to do with your system configuration. So I'd leave it be until someone with knowledge of what exactly is going on responds.

    I remember when they released the beta I had exactly the same problem as I had when installing the web installer. Within a week of release it was fixed. So, my guess is they haven't 'updated' the installer properly for all machines to run it. Then again.. I don't know the exact issue.

    Peace

  • Uli1962m

    I too have this lockup issue. My PC has a new copy of XP installed 2 days ago so I know its pretty clean.

    The 400 Meg download is pretty daunting as I only have a 1Gb cap on my connection.

    Lets hope we have a solution soon!

  • Jscratch

    Hi, I have the same problem... hope someone (Microsoft) will fix it soon... I installed it yesterday on my NB and had no problem at all. Today - another PC, same WinXP SP2 - and it hangs.

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