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Steps to install XNA Game Studio without using the setup bootstrapper

  • Artigo

In the past, we've heard from a few people via the Creators Club forums who have had trouble getting XNA Game Studio setup to run correctly.  In a few cases, such as in this forum post, the setup program (named bootstrapper.exe) crashes shortly after double-clicking on the setup package to launch it.

If you run into this type of issue with XNA Game Studio 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, 4.0 or 4.0 Refresh setup, you can use the following set of steps to bypass bootstrapper.exe and install the pieces of XNA Game Studio manually. 

To manually install the XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh

Note - if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows, you will need to use %programfiles(x86)% instead of %programfiles% for the installation paths.

  1. Download xnags40_setup.exe and save it to your hard drive

  2. Run xnags40_setup.exe /x to extract the contents to a folder of your choosing

  3. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named redists.msi

    Note: This MSI will only display a small progress bar while it is installing and will not tell you when it is done.  When the progress bar disappears, continue to the next step.

  4. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\XLiveRedist.msi

  5. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Redist\XNA FX Redist\xnafx40_redist.msi

  6. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnaliveproxy.msi

  7. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnags_platform_tools.msi

  8. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnags_shared.msi

  9. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnags_visualstudio.msi

  10. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named arpentry.msi

To manually install XNA Game Studio 4.0

Note - if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows, you will need to use %programfiles(x86)% instead of %programfiles% for the installation paths.

  1. Download xnags40_setup.exe and save it to your hard drive

  2. Run xnags40_setup.exe /x to extract the contents to a folder of your choosing

  3. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named redists.msi

    Note: This MSI will only display a small progress bar while it is installing and will not tell you when it is done.  When the progress bar disappears, continue to the next step.

  4. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\XLiveRedist.msi

  5. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Redist\XNA FX Redist\xnafx40_redist.msi

  6. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnaliveproxy.msi

  7. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnags_platform_tools.msi

  8. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnags_shared.msi

  9. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnags_documentation.msi

  10. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v4.0\Setup\xnags_visualstudio.msi

  11. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named arpentry.msi

To manually install XNA Game Studio 3.1

Note - if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows, you will need to use %programfiles(x86)% instead of %programfiles% for the installation paths.

  1. Uninstall XNA Game Studio 3.0 if you have it installed

  2. Download xnags31_setup.exe and save it to your hard drive

  3. Run xnags31_setup.exe /x to extract the contents to a folder of your choosing

  4. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named redists.msi

    Note: This MSI will only display a small progress bar while it is installing and will not tell you when it is done.  When the progress bar disappears, continue to the next step.

  5. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Setup\XLiveRedist.msi

  6. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Redist\XNA FX Redist\xnafx30_redist.msi

  7. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Redist\XNA FX Redist\xnafx31_redist.msi

  8. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Setup\xnaliveproxy.msi

  9. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Setup\xnags_platform_tools.msi

  10. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Setup\xnags_shared.msi

  11. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Setup\platformer.msi

  12. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Setup\xnags_documentation.msi

  13. (skip this step if you do not have Visual C# 2008 Express Edition installed) Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Setup\xnags_vcsexpress.msi

  14. (skip this step if you do not have Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition or higher installed) Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.1\Setup\xnags_devenv.msi

  15. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named arpentry.msi

To manually install XNA Game Studio 3.0

Note - if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows, you will need to use %programfiles(x86)% instead of %programfiles% for the installation paths.

  1. Download xnags30_setup.exe and save it to your hard drive

  2. Run xnags30_setup.exe /x to extract the contents to a folder of your choosing

  3. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named redists.msi

    Note: This MSI will only display a small progress bar while it is installing and will not tell you when it is done.  When the progress bar disappears, continue to the next step.

  4. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Setup\XLiveRedist.msi

  5. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Redist\XNA FX Redist\xnafx30_redist.msi

  6. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Setup\xnaliveproxy.msi

  7. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Setup\xnags_platform_tools.msi

  8. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Setup\xnags_shared.msi

  9. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Setup\platformer.msi

  10. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Setup\xnags_documentation.msi

  11. (skip this step if you do not have Visual C# 2008 Express Edition installed) Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Setup\xnags_vcsexpress.msi

  12. (skip this step if you do not have Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition or higher installed) Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v3.0\Setup\xnags_devenv.msi

  13. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named arpentry.msi

To manually install XNA Game Studio 2.0

Note - if you are running a 64-bit version of Windows, you will need to use %programfiles(x86)% instead of %programfiles% for the installation paths.

  1. Download xnags20_setup.exe and save it to your hard drive

  2. Run xnags20_setup.exe /x to extract the contents to a folder of your choosing

  3. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named redists.msi

    Note: This MSI will only display a small progress bar while it is installing and will not tell you when it is done.  When the progress bar disappears, continue to the next step.

  4. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v2.0\Setup\XLiveRedist.msi

  5. Run the EXE at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v2.0\Redist\DX Redist\DXSETUP.exe

  6. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v2.0\Redist\XNA FX Redist\xnafx20_redist.msi

  7. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named xnaliveproxy.msi

  8. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named xnags_shared.msi

  9. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named spacewar.msi

  10. Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v2.0\Setup\xnags_documentation.msi

  11. (skip this step if you do not have Visual C# 2005 Express Edition installed) Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v2.0\Setup\xnags_vcsexpress.msi

  12. (skip this step if you do not have Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition or higher installed) Run the MSI at %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft XNA\XNA Game Studio\v2.0\Setup\xnags_devenv.msi

  13. Go to the folder you extracted to in step 2 and run the MSI named arpentry.msi

If you end up running into this type of crash, before you proceed with one of the above workarounds, please collect a call stack with Visual Studio or Visual C# Express Edition and report a bug on the Connect site so that we can investigate it further.

<update date="8/7/2009"> Added clarification about the install step for redists.msi. </update>

  <update date="11/5/2010"> Added information about installing XNA Game Studio 4.0. </update>

  <update date="11/8/2010"> Added a note about the %programfiles(x86)% path on 64-bit versions of Windows. </update>

  <update date="2/22/2012"> Added information about installing the XNA Game Studio 4.0 Refresh. </update>

Comments

  • Anonymous
    June 12, 2009
    Recently, we've heard from a few people via the Creators Club forums who have had trouble getting XNA

  • Anonymous
    August 19, 2010
    for some reason it keeps saying "The vabinet file 'product.cab' required for this installation is corrupt and cannot be used.  This could indicate a network error, a error reading from the CD-ROM, or a problem with this package."  What do i do?!?!?!?!?!

  • Anonymous
    August 19, 2010
    Hi W8sted8 - This error usually means that the setup package is corrupt.  I'd suggest trying to re-download it and re-run the steps on this blog post to see if that will help solve this error.

  • Anonymous
    August 19, 2010
    hey astebner, thanks for the advice but ive uninstalled, also using the xna game studio cleanup program, and reinstalled it. yet, nothings been working. i even followed the steps on his blog but nothing :( help?

  • Anonymous
    August 19, 2010
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  • Anonymous
    August 31, 2010
    Excellent post!  I had been running into an error when executing XNAGS31_setup ("Error 1316. A network error occurred while attempting to read from the file: C:Program FilesMicrosoft XNAXNA Game Studiov3.1RedistXNA FX Redistxnafx31_redist[1].msi") but your steps for manually installing XNAGS3.1 worked like a charm.  Many thanks.

  • Anonymous
    August 31, 2010
    Hi Tscheffel - The error you're encountering is the same as the one in the Connect bug at connect.microsoft.com/.../ViewFeedback.aspx.  You can work around it by using the steps in this blog post or by simply uninstalling the XNA Framework Redistributable from the Programs and Features control panel and re-running XNA Game Studio setup. Also, this bug is going to be fixed in the final release of XNA Game Studio 4.0.

  • Anonymous
    September 11, 2010
    Hi.I can't install xnaliveproxy.msi ...Can someone help me?

  • Anonymous
    September 12, 2010
    Hi Zamma - I'd suggest trying the workarounds listed at blogs.msdn.com/.../10045725.aspx and see if they help solve this problem.

  • Anonymous
    February 10, 2011
    I've installed Visual Studio 2008 Ultimate. Which includes many compilers. Including Visual Basic C# and C++(which is irrelevant I guess). However, when I tried to install XNA 3.1 it stated I needed Visual Basic C# express. Figuring I couldn't hurt anything I downloaded it from the link presented by the error page and installed it. After restarting my computer I STILL cannot install XNA 3.1. Any suggestions Aaron? Thanks in advance, Jonathan V.

  • Anonymous
    February 10, 2011
    Hi Jon - XNA Game Studio 3.1 requires that you have either Visual C# 2008 Express Edition or Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition or better installed.  There is no such thing as "Visual Basic C# Express."  Are you sure that you read the error message correctly and that you installed one of these exact Visual Studio 2008 editions on your computer?

  • Anonymous
    November 03, 2011
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  • Anonymous
    November 03, 2011
    The comment has been removed

  • Anonymous
    February 22, 2012
    I also face this error during un-installation. Below are few tips to fix this error: Follow the following guidelines to fix this error:    1. Use Windows Installer Clean Up    2. Use a Registry Fixing Utility    3. Change Windows Installer Registry Information    4. Check the Security Details of the Concerning File