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How To Remove Visual Studio 2008 Manually

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In couple of instances we have seen that after installing Visual Studio 2008 Beta, installing the RTM fails. There is no specific error but it is found that if it detects the Beta Components the installation fails.

In order to remove the Visual Studio 2008 Beta ( RTM Also ) the steps listed can be followed:

1. First make sure you remove Visual Studio 2008 from the Control Panel (Add/Remove Programs)

2. Make sure to remove the few more components which will be there at Add/Remove in case they are not removed after uninstalling Visual Studio 2008

a. Visual Studio 2008 Team Explorer

b. Microsoft Visual Studio Web Authoring Components

c. Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 .Netframework Tools

d. Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Headers and Libraries

e. Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 SDK Reference Assemblies and Intellisense

f. Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Tools

g. Microsoft Windows SDK for Visual Studio 2008 Win32 Tools

h. MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 – ENU

3. Delete the Folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0

4. Delete the Registry Key Below:

a. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\ Delete 9.0

b. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VSWCU\ Delete Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite – ENU

c. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VSA\ Delete 9.0

d. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\vsto runtime Setup\ Delete v9.0.21022

( In case you are not able to find any particular key you can ignore the same )

5. Once the above steps performed, with this E Mail you will find a attachment name MSIZAP. I am renaming it to .TXT

6. Save the file to “C” Drive and then rename it to msizap.exe ( You can install Windows Installer cleanup utility available in my download list and browse to the location C:\Program Files\Windows Installer Clean Up )

7. Open command prompt and make sure you are in the root drive C:\

8. Type msizap tw {80C06CCD-7D07-3DB6-86CD-B57B3F0614D8} ( Make sure you do not remove the bracket )

9. The MSI ZAP will make sure to remove if any components are left

10. Once these are done Restart the computer

11. This will make sure to remove the Visual Studio 2008 from the computer

This above steps should help removing the Visual Studio 2008 Beta from the machine and also if a situation comes where complete removal of Visual Studio 2008 is required the above steps can be followed.

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  • Anonymous
    March 20, 2009
    http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/9/d/e9d80355-7ab4-45b8-80e8-983a48d5e1bd/msicuu2.exe The programs apear with old logos from office but is works correctly...

  • Anonymous
    November 19, 2009
    Hi...... i installed microsoft visual studio 2008 for the 1st time it open fine but when i opened the vus 2008 it was opening (responding properly) plz help me

  • Anonymous
    February 17, 2010
    Thank you for writing this Manual Uninstall Web Blog. I have used the instructions a few times to uninstall VSTS 2008, and it works. The Microsoft Site uninstall.exe does not pick up and delete everything from the registry or Add/Remove Programs.

  • Anonymous
    April 26, 2010
    Thanks for the post, and it works.

  • Anonymous
    August 29, 2010
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    November 09, 2010
    here the msizap direct link www.3dfine.com/.../msizap.exe

  • Anonymous
    November 24, 2010
    thank you for informations.. when i want to step Delete the Registry Key, why i can't find that?

  • Anonymous
    January 19, 2011
    Use this tool/ Auto un-install. fast. go.microsoft.com/fwlink

  • Anonymous
    March 15, 2011
    I have the simple solution that i have managed to uninstall the VS 2008 pro (just in case XP x64 pro) Go to Control panel --> add/remove progs -->  ChangeRemove microsoft vs 2008 --> from vs 2008 Maintenance Mode click next and Choose add/remove futures --> unselect all the futures from select futures to install chkboxes. you're done. Hope it helps. Good luck :)

  • Anonymous
    April 09, 2011
    你好，当我看到  Once the above steps performed, with this E Mail you will find a attachment name MSIZAP. I am renaming it to .TXT 想问哪里有E Mail，我不知道在哪。

  • Anonymous
    November 22, 2011
    Great, I can finally reinstall vs 2008 now. Thanks for the post.

  • Anonymous
    February 04, 2014
    helllo. i have work in microsoft visual studio 2008. and in this software database is not create . so please help me