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  • mattcasto

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    Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 02:35 AM | LINK

    I'm getting this error when I try to install Silverlight 2 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008.

    An Error Has Occurred:
    Silverlight Tools cannot be installed because one or more of the following conditions is true:

    1. Visual Studio 2008 RTM is not installed.
    2. The Web Authoring feature of Visual Studio is not installed.
    3. A previous version of the Silverlight Runtime is installed.
    4. A previous version of the Silverlight SDK is installed.
    5. The Visual Studio Update KB949325 is installed.
    6. A previous version of Silverlight Tools is installed.

    To continue, please install or uninstall the appropriate products and run this installer again.

    I made to sure to uninstall any previous Silverlight 1.0/1.1 things through Programs and Features.  I have Visual Studio Team System 2008 RTM and Microsoft Visual Studio Web Authoring Component installed.  I don't have KB949325 installed afaik .. would this show up in Programs and Features?

    I have more detailed steps as to what I've done in a post on my blog.

    I've exhausted all ideas for what to do to fix this problem.  I really want to play with the labs and SDK!  Can anyone help me please? 

    install problem 2.0

    Matt Casto
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  • chad.campbell

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 03:13 AM | LINK

    Hi Matt,

    I have had the same problems.  However, I overcame the problems by doing the following:

    1. Run the Silverlight Tools installer
    2. When you get the error, leave the installer window OPEN
    3. Open WIndows Explorer
    4. You will notice a directory with something that looks like a GUID.  The specific name changes each time
    5. Inside of this directory you will see the individual programs.  Install them in the following order
      1. Silverlight 2.0
      2. Silverlight 2.0 SDK
      3. Visual Studio Tools
      4. Hotfix
    If this answers your question, please select "mark as answer", otherwise, please post a follow up question. Thanks!
    Chad Campbell

    Author of Silverlight 2.0 in Action Blog: http://cornucopia30.blogspot.com
  • mattcasto

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 03:43 AM | LINK

    Chad,

    That solved my problem.

    I'm not sure what you meant by Step 4 Hotfix.  I didn't see any executables in the folder with anything that looked like hotfix.  But I'm not sure that matters because I'm now showing the tools as being installed.

    Thank you so much for your quick reply.  (I've marked as answer) 

    Matt Casto
    http://twitter.com/mattcasto
  • primitive

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 06:49 AM | LINK

    Damn, at first had same problem and solved it with way you described. Now, while creating new SL2 application in VS 2008 i getting this error:


    Could not load type 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.Silverlight.IVsSilverlightService' from assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.Application, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'.

     

  • mattcasto

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 09:54 AM | LINK

    I'm getting that same error now.  Glad to hear that I'm not the only one. 

    Matt Casto
    http://twitter.com/mattcasto
  • primitive

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 10:10 AM | LINK

    I should say, that i haven't installed Hotfix. May be it fixes the problem with VS? Because projects created in Blend March preview works fine.
  • stiben

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 12:59 PM | LINK

    I and many in my team also encountered the error where the chained installer would not install after uninstalling the products it mentions...

  • primitive

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 01:23 PM | LINK

    Seems that problem is global... it's interesting to know: are there any persons which have no problems with installing Tools for VS and creating project there... 

  • JWal08

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 01:23 PM | LINK

    I'm running VS Web Developer 2008 Express on Vista (no SP1) and can't get the tools to install into VS. The installer is not finding Express. SL2 and the SDK went in OK after following the suggestion above. Never had the update installed to begin with.

    "You must install the final release version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 before installing Silverlight Tools."

     my version is 9.0.21022.8 RTM

  • chad.campbell

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    Re: Silverlight 2.0 Beta 1 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 Install Error

    Mar 06, 2008 01:33 PM | LINK

    The tools do not work on the Express versions.  You must have Visual Studio 2008 standard or above installed: http://silverlight.net/GetStarted/

    If this answers your question, please select "mark as answer", otherwise, please post a follow up question. Thanks!
    Chad Campbell

    Author of Silverlight 2.0 in Action Blog: http://cornucopia30.blogspot.com