Wow - some serious stuff there. It almost sounds like a re-issued SP1 would be useful.
_____ Ian Thomas Victoria Park, Western Australia _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of .net noobie Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 7:12 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: uninstalling SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=75568aa6-8107-47 5d-948a-ef22627e57a5 <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=210711> Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Readme 2.2. Uninstalling 2.2.1. If Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 is uninstalled, Visual Studio 2010 must be reinstalled to restore certain components Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 upgrades some components of the Visual Studio 2010 original release version. If you uninstall Service Pack 1, some of these components are removed completely from the machine and not downgraded to their original versions. To resolve this issue: Reinstall the Visual Studio 2010 original release version from the original source media or network installation location. In Setup, select the features that you want to reinstall. 1. Browse to the location from which you installed Visual Studio 2010. 2. Run setup.exe. If you are prompted by User Account Control to elevate, click Continue. 3. Click Change or Remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. 4. When Setup is loaded, click Next. 5. Click Add or Remove Features. 6. Select the features you want to reinstall. * If the features you want are already selected, clear and then re-select one feature under every root feature that you want to reinstall. 7. Click Update. 2.2.2. If Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 is uninstalled, Visual Studio 2010 must be reinstalled before SP1 can be installed again If Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 is uninstalled, Visual Studio 2010 must be reinstalled before SP1 can be installed again. To resolve this issue: Read 2.2.1. in this readme for instructions about how to reinstall Visual Studio 2010 after SP1 is uninstalled. After Visual Studio 2010 is reinstalled, reapply SP1. 2.2.3. If Visual Studio 2010 SP1, SQL Server Compact runtime, and Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Tools for SQL Server Compact 4.0 ENU are installed, and then SP1 is uninstalled, an error may occur when a SQL Express database is created If Visual Studio 2010 SP1, SQL Server Compact runtime, and Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Tools for SQL Server Compact 4.0 ENU are installed, and then SP1 is uninstalled, an error may occur when a SQL Express database (.mdf) file is created. To resolve this issue: Repair the Visual Studio 2010 original release version and then uninstall the Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Tools for SQL Server Compact 4.0 ENU (SSCEVSTools-ENU.msi) by using the Programs section in the Control Panel. 2.2.4. Uninstalling Visual Studio 2010 SP1 removes Visual Studio Tools for Office and Visual Studio Tools for SharePoint features Uninstalling Visual Studio 2010 SP1 removes the Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) Design Time and Visual Studio Tools for SharePoint features. Because the Office and Sharepoint features in Visual Studio 2010 SP1 are major upgrades, they are removed when SP1 is removed and the earlier versions have to be restored in the Visual Studio 2010 original release version. To resolve this issue: 1. In the Programs section of the Control Panel, right-click Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and then click Uninstall\Change. 2. In the Maintenance Mode dialog box, click Next and then click Add or Remove Features. 3. Missing features have empty check boxes and a red "X" next to them. Select the the following features: * Microsoft Office Developer Tools (x86) or (x64) for Office development. * Microsoft SharePoint Developer Tools for SharePoint development. 4. Click Update. 2.2.5. Uninstalling Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 prompts for source for Express editions When Service Pack 1 is uninstalled, files may have to be copied from the original source media for Visual Studio 2010 or related products. If the source cannot be found automatically, you will be prompted to supply a location. For Express editions, additional steps are required to re-download and expand the source. To resolve this issue: 1. Go to Express downloads <http://www.microsoft.com/express/downloads/> on the Microsoft website. 2. Download the ISO, which contains all versions of Express except for Windows Phone. * You can download the English ISO, except for Express for Windows Phone, from http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9709969. * You can download the ISO for Express for Windows Phone separately, from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=201927. 3. Burn the ISO to a DVD. We recommend that you verify the media after the burn process completes. 4. Open a Command Prompt window. (Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.) 5. Change directories to the DVD drive, and then to the directory that corresponds to the product that is prompting for source. For example, if Visual C# Express is prompting for source, type: cd d:\vcsexpress (assumes that D: is your DVD drive). 6. To find the file for the next step, type: dir ixp*.exe 7. Using that file name, type: <file name>.exe /x:"%TEMP%\<file name>" For example: ixpvcs.exe /x:"%TEMP%\ixpvcs\" 8. In the prompt for source dialog box, browse to the location where you extracted the files in step 7. 9. Click OK to continue. 2.2.6. Uninstalling Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 prompts for source When Service Pack 1 is uninstalled, files may have to be copied from the original source media for Visual Studio 2010 or related products. If the source cannot be found automatically, you will be prompted to supply a location. To resolve this issue: 1. Locate the installation source that you used when you initially installed Visual Studio 2010. * If you installed from a DVD, put in the drive. * If you installed from a network location, make sure that you are connected to the network and then browse to the location. If you are not sure of this location, contact your network administrator. * If you installed from the website, you can download the ISO for a trial version of the appropriate product and burn that to a DVD. We recommend that you verify the media after the burn process completes. * Visual Studio 2010 Professional Trial - ISO: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=186893 * Visual Studio 2010 Premium Trial - ISO: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=186895 * Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate Trial - ISO: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=186897 2. In the prompt for source dialog box, browse to the installation directory, select the MSI file, and click OK to continue. <http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=210711> On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 9:07 PM, Kirsten Greed <[email protected]> wrote: Ah, I had been uninstalling from control panel Luckily when I tried uninstalling from the install VS10sp1-KB983509.exe I got the same message but this time with a helpful looking link. Unluckily when I clicked the link I got Server Error 404 - File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. The URL was http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/7/8/67847426-1C44-4057-94A4-32C9076 BEE76/VS2010SP1.htm The install gods are not smiling on me tonight! _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirsten Greed Sent: Sunday, 1 May 2011 8:56 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: uninstalling SP1 Starting the uninstall I get this message. Don't you love it? Warnings: The removal of Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 may put this computer in an state in which projects cannot be loaded and Service Pack 1 cannot be reinstalled. For instructions about how to correct the problem, see the readme on the Microsoft Download Center website. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6084 (20110430) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
