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Visual Studio 2010 RTM Uninstall Utility is now available

You can use Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Uninstall Utility to remove/clean up all the products...

Date: 05/07/2010

InstallShield Limited Edition is available for download in Visual Studio 2010.

The InstallShield 2010 Limited Edition is a free version of InstallShield for Visual Studio...

Date: 04/20/2010

Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 RTM released!

We are proud to annouce that Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 have RTMd! Available links: VS...

Date: 04/13/2010

When installing or repairing Visual Studio from ISO file, a prompt for source or an error may occur due to files not being accessible after a reboot in the middle of setup

If you are installing or repairing Visual Studio from ISO file, the tool you are using to mount the...

Date: 04/07/2010

Trying to repair or uninstall VS2008 gives an error message “A problem has been encountered while loading the setup components. Cancelling setup”

If launching VS2008 Maintenance Mode is showing the following error dialog “A problem has been...

Date: 03/26/2010

Going from VS Beta to VS RC or to VS RTM

Some people have asked me and I've also seen this question in the MSDN installation forums (Visual...

Date: 03/16/2010

Visual Studio 2010 and .Net Framework 4 log collection utility

Hi all, If you are experiencing any issues installing Visual Studio 2010 or .Net Framework 4, please...

Date: 02/23/2010

Visual Studio 2010 RC setup UI disappears or gives an error on Windows XP

We've seen some people reporting issues on VS2010 RC setup UI disappearing or giving an error after...

Date: 02/16/2010

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Release Candidate available!

Hi everyone! Visual Studio 2010 RC and .Net Framework 4 RC have been released this week!!!...

Date: 02/12/2010

.NET Framework 3.5 Beta2 available for download

.NET Framework 3.5 Beta2 is available for download from MSDN. You can acquire it by going to the...

Date: 08/07/2007

Welcome to the DevDiv Setup blog

Our team produces the installation program for Visual Studio and the .NET Framework. We will be...

Date: 08/01/2004