You receive a "Setup Failed" error message when you try to install Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET (841703)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Architect Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Academic Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Architect Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Enterprise Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2002), Academic Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you install Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Microsoft Visual Studio .NET on your computer, you may receive the following error message:
Setup Failed

CAUSE

Your user account and the SYSTEM user account do not have the Full Control user right on the %WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET folder.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, grant the Full Control user right to your user account and to the SYSTEM user account, and then install Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Locate and then right-click the %WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET folder on your computer. The Microsoft.NET Properties dialog box appears.
  2. On the Security tab, click to select the Full Control check box for your user account and the Full Control check box for the SYSTEM user account. The Full Control check box is located under Allow in the Permissions section.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Install Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET on your computer.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

REFERENCES

For additional information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822354 Visual Studio .NET 2003 Readme (Part 1)

822355 Visual Studio .NET 2003 Readme (Part 2)

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/4/2006
Keywords:kbvs2005swept kbvs2005applies kberrmsg kbUser kbAppSetup kbaccounts kbprb KB841703 kbAudDeveloper
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