How to remove the Visual Studio .NET Setup Runtime files (315779)

SUMMARY

This step-by-step article explains how to remove the Visual Studio .NET (VS .NET) Setup Runtime files. You may have to remove the Visual Studio .NET Setup Runtime files for various reasons, including the following:

• For troubleshooting purposes.
• To remove VS .NET with no plans to reinstall the product.

Note If you remove the Setup Runtime files before you remove VS .NET, you may experience problems when you run Setup for VS .NET from Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

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Methods to remove the Setup Runtime files

You can use either of the following two methods to remove the Visual Studio .NET Setup Runtime Files:

• by using the original Windows Installer file
• by running Windows Installer directly through Msiexec.exe

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Use the original Windows Installer file

To use the original Windows Installer file, follow these steps:

1. In Windows Explorer, locate the original Visual Studio .NET Windows Components Update.
   • If you installed from CD-ROM, this location is on the CD-ROM labeled Windows Component Update.
   • If you installed from DVD-ROM, this location is on the DVD-ROM, in the folder named WCU.
   • If you installed from a network, your network administrator can give you the WCU path (typically, \\Server Name\VS Share Name\WCU).
2. Right-click the file named Bootstrap.msi, and then click Uninstall.
3. When the Windows Installer dialog box appears, click OK to confirm the removal of the Visual Studio .NET Setup Runtime files.

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Run Windows Installer through Msiexec.exe

To run the Windows Installer through Msiexec.exe, follow these steps:

1. On the Start menu, click Run, and then type the following command:

   msiexec.exe /x {DA82F00E-7294-40E7-B7A6-60B4C16C605E}

2. Click OK.

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Additional information

The Visual Studio .NET Setup Runtime Files are installed during the Windows Component Update portion of Visual Studio .NET Setup. You cannot remove these files from Add/Remove programs in Control Panel. If you want to reinstall the Setup Runtime files, run the installation file Bootstrap.msi that is located in the root folder of the Windows Component Update CD-ROM or in the WCU folder on the DVD-ROM.

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