Visual Studio 2005 No Web Templates and cannot uninstall

I installed VS 2005 and everything was good until I updated my OS (windows xp pro sp2). When I go to create a new website I have no web templates.

I googled the problem and tried
reinstalling VS.net - no good.
ran devenv /InstallVSTemplates - no good
ran devenv /Setup - no good

So I bit the bullet and tried to uninstall vs.net. NO GOOD!!! I get the error:

Setup Is Unable to Determine a Valid Ordering for the Installation

I tried to uninstall via the CD... no good! same error: Setup Is Unable to Determine a Valid Ordering for the Installation.

I'm totally frustrated with this app. Someone please help me out here. Thanks -E

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Visual Studio 2005 No Web Templates and cannot uninstall

saqib shahab baloo

QuanT wrote:

run msiinv.exe to find out the product code.

then uninstall using:

msiexec /x {product code}

make sure you use the "{". You can get msiinv.exe from:

http://blogs.msdn.com/quanto/archive/2005/06/30/434388.aspx

Holy moly! It worked!! I ran the exe, got the product code and uninstalled via msiexec, ran regedt32 and deleted the whole VS 8.0 tree then deleted Visual Studio 2005 from program files. A re-boot and a re-install later everything is a right as the weather here in San Diego! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you QuanT!

bmgun79

If anyone gets the ERROR 1316A just remove or rename the .msi thats listed in the error then perform the steps outlined by QuanT.

I Removed the reg entry and deleted the Visual studio folder from program files.

Reboot and install - Worked Like a charm.

Thank you QuanT you are the man.

QuanT wrote:

run msiinv.exe to find out the product code.

then uninstall using:

msiexec /x {product code}

make sure you use the "{". You can get msiinv.exe from:

http://blogs.msdn.com/quanto/archive/2005/06/30/434388.aspx

Christophe Desplanches
If go and create a web site in IIS I can up that wesite and add web forms, web config, etc... but I'm still missing my Project Templates for website projects. and I still can't uninstll VS 05.

Any ideas from anyone
LosManos
You're welcome. Glad it worked.
LVGC_guy
run msiinv.exe to find out the product code.

then uninstall using:

msiexec /x {product code}

make sure you use the "{". You can get msiinv.exe from:

http://blogs.msdn.com/quanto/archive/2005/06/30/434388.aspx
Visual Studio 2005 No Web Templates and cannot uninstall

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