Installation fails with Visual Studio 2008 Express Installation

Article ID: 968796 – Last Review: March 9, 2009 – Revision: 1.0

Installation fails with Visual Studio 2008 Express Installation

Source: Microsoft Support

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Symptom

When you install Visual Studio 2008 Express and click Restart Later, the installation fails.

Resolution

To fix the Visual Studio 2008 Express installation, do the following:

 

1. Reboot your machine.

 

2. Run the repair tool on the Visual Studio 2008 Express installation, and add the SQL Server component to complete the installation.

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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite
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