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    Removing Visual Studio components left behind after an uninstall
    Removing Visual Studio components left behind after an uninstall
    AvatarHeath StewartJuly 17, 2015Jul 17, 201507/17/15
    When you install Visual Studio and related content like Windows Kits or some add-ons, most packages that comprise those bundles are reference counted to make sure they are not removed prematurely. Uninstalling Visual Studio and related content should eventually remove those packages (i.e. last one out the door turns off the light). Contrast ...

    Comments are closed.0FAQInstallation
    Visual Studio 2010 uninstall utility back online
    Visual Studio 2010 uninstall utility back online
    AvatarHeath StewartAugust 20, 2014Aug 20, 201408/20/14
    Four years ago I published a utility to help perform a clean uninstall of Visual Studio 2010. Before we added package reference counting and related bundles to Visual Studio setup, we couldn’t always be sure which products were still required so not everything was removed. This utility will remove everything provided one of a few command...

    Comments are closed.0ScriptUninstall
    How Visual Studio 2012 Avoids Prompts for Source
    How Visual Studio 2012 Avoids Prompts for Source
    AvatarHeath StewartJuly 26, 2012Jul 26, 201207/26/12
    Requiring source packages during installation, repairs, and even uninstall are common occurrences for some customers. The core issue is that Windows Installer needs the source location of the package and its files to install - and can't find them automatically - when attempting to restore the machine to the state it should be in (according to ...

    Comments are closed.0InstallationNews
    Introducing Package Reference Counting
    Introducing Package Reference Counting
    AvatarHeath StewartFebruary 21, 2012Feb 21, 201202/21/12
    These days it’s more common to install products composed of more than one installer package. Modern applications are often a loose fitting of localized components and being authored into a single package just isn’t practical.For example, a localized application will undoubtedly have neutral or single-language binaries while using ...

    Comments are closed.0UninstallWiX
    Downgrading Shared Components
    Downgrading Shared Components
    AvatarHeath StewartSeptember 8, 2010Sep 8, 201009/8/10
    Shared components define shared resources. It might seem obvious, but it’s important to understand that whatever you do to a shared resource during the installation of one product affects those same resources for any other product. For example, when upgrading one product to update files shared with another product, that other product ...

    Comments are closed.0MailbagMSI4.5
    Visual Studio 2010 Uninstall Utility
    Visual Studio 2010 Uninstall Utility
    AvatarHeath StewartAugust 23, 2010Aug 23, 201008/23/10
    While we hope you’ll love Visual Studio 2010 for all the application development it enables with powerful features and a robust extension model that enables great extensions like the Productivity Power Tools, if you ever need to uninstall Visual Studio it can be difficult. If you’ve ever tried to remove Visual Studio you already ...

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    Major Upgrades with Shared Components
    Major Upgrades with Shared Components
    AvatarHeath StewartApril 9, 2010Apr 9, 201004/9/10
    Major upgrades are Windows Installer products that can be installed like any other product with the added benefit of removing one ore more related products. For example, version 2 of a product can be installed on a clean machine, or on a machine with version 1 already installed and will remove version 1.When another version of a product is ...

    Comments are closed.0InstallationServiceability
    VS 2008 SP1 Beta must be removed prior to installing the release of VS 2008 SP1
    VS 2008 SP1 Beta must be removed prior to installing the release of VS 2008 SP1
    AvatarHeath StewartAugust 11, 2008Aug 11, 200808/11/08
    When I announced that Visual Studio 2008 SP1 RTM will install over SP1 beta, we were on track to make that reality. However, when SP1 beta shipped we found that adding new components into existing features was causing a prompt for source for non-default installations of Visual Studio 2008. To fix this, we would have to remove those components ...

    Comments are closed.0InstallationSilverlight
    MSIZap is not Uninstall
    MSIZap is not Uninstall
    AvatarHeath StewartApril 22, 2008Apr 22, 200804/22/08
    The tool msizap.exe that is available in the Windows SDK and elsewhere on the web (remember to always download from a trusted source) is a powerful but dangerous tool that is often used to quickly and casually, and can leave your machine in a corrupted state if not used correctly. The same is true for the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility ...

    Comments are closed.0DiagnosingInstallation
    Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 Fails to Install
    Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 Fails to Install
    AvatarHeath StewartApril 18, 2008Apr 18, 200804/18/08
    A lot of customers have recently started seeing the following errors, all stating in various ways that Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 failed to install. You may also see this when attempting to install other updates on top of .NET 2.0 SP1. The error you will see depends on how you are applying updates. If you are installing .NET 2...

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