Error locating vs_setup.msi when trying to Uninstall/Repair

[BobRoyAce]

I was trying to install a third-party product (CodeRush) and had
problems. To make a long story short, it was suspected that my Visual
Studio 2005 installation may be correupted somehow. So, I figured I'd
uninstall, or at least Repair VS2005. I am running on Windows Vista.

Well, when I go to Uninstall via Control Panel, or when I try to put
in the disc and run setup, I get an error message indicating that "The
Windows Installer package...vs_setup.msi. could not be opened."

So, it seems I'm dead in the water...can't reinstall until I
uninstall, but can't uninstall.

Any ideas as to what could be causing this problem and how it can be
fixed?

[BobRoyAce]

I finally figured out a solution, though I dont know if it's ideal. It
did, however, at least allow me to Repair my installation. I ran
regedit and found the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products
\0E8BA73496BF22242B086AF4D32E5219

Underneath that one was a folder called Patches. Within that folder
was an entry called Patches of type REG_MULTI_SZ. I right-clicked on
it and clicked on Modify...then deleted the entry contained therein.

Lastly, I closed out of regedit and then reran the setup.exe for
VS2005 and it worked.

[b***@gmail.com]

Post by BobRoyAce
I finally figured out a solution, though I dont know if it's ideal. It
did, however, at least allow me to Repair my installation. I ran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products
\0E8BA73496BF22242B086AF4D32E5219
Underneath that one was a folder called Patches. Within that folder
was an entry called Patches of type REG_MULTI_SZ. I right-clicked on
it and clicked on Modify...then deleted the entry contained therein.
Lastly, I closed out of regedit and then reran the setup.exe for
VS2005 and it worked.

I was having the same problem, and came across your post. Worked like
a charm. Thank you!

[Sathya Ramakrishnan]

Amazing... :) Thanks a zillon.

- Sathya

Post by BobRoyAce
I finally figured out a solution, though I dont know if it's ideal. It
did, however, at least allow me to Repair my installation. I ran
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products
\0E8BA73496BF22242B086AF4D32E5219
Underneath that one was a folder called Patches. Within that folder
was an entry called Patches of type REG_MULTI_SZ. I right-clicked on
it and clicked on Modify...then deleted the entry contained therein.
Lastly, I closed out of regedit and then reran the setup.exe for
VS2005 and it worked.

[r***@gmail.com]

FYI for VS2008 the key is
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\4E1DAD7D4F54B2B398A9AE271876CEF4
thanks
- Phillip

Thanks, this worked for me. I'd love to know how you figured this out.

[d***@gmail.com]

Excellent, fixed my problem in no time. Allowed me to repair my current installation.

[h***@gmail.com]

Hi ,

I want to install VSTS 2010 in my machine , and suddenly in between the installation , my system got shut down .

And i am getting the same error .

How to fix this problem any clue

[q***@gmail.com]

I was running into the same problem with 2010. I uninstalled VB 2010 & tried to install - still failed. Tried to reapply SP1 (failed). Couldn't uninstall it.


Deleted entry for patches under:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4896B46DF242CB230B805782605ECF44


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3C62D210A21EADB3E8ECFD417E125A70

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1D5E3C0FEDA1E123187686FED06E995A

Reran SP1 & it came up as a new installation. Installed and everything worked correctly after that. I guess the installer/uninstaller's cache gets corrupted and puts the entire thing in lingo.

[b***@stonetek.com]

The Key for VS 2008 worked for me....thank you "Healthenhancers"

[1***@gmail.com]

Post by BobRoyAce
I was trying to install a third-party product (CodeRush) and had
problems. To make a long story short, it was suspected that my Visual
Studio 2005 installation may be correupted somehow. So, I figured I'd
uninstall, or at least Repair VS2005. I am running on Windows Vista.
Well, when I go to Uninstall via Control Panel, or when I try to put
in the disc and run setup, I get an error message indicating that "The
Windows Installer package...vs_setup.msi. could not be opened."
So, it seems I'm dead in the water...can't reinstall until I
uninstall, but can't uninstall.
Any ideas as to what could be causing this problem and how it can be
fixed?

[Good Guy]

Please note BobRoyAce dies long time ago so if you have a question then
please start a new one one so that somebody here can help you.

His post was dated January 16th 2008 and we are in February 2018. Please
dies within that time frame.

Post by BobRoyAce
I was trying to install a third-party product (CodeRush) and had
problems. To make a long story short, it was suspected that my Visual
Studio 2005 installation may be correupted somehow. So, I figured I'd
uninstall, or at least Repair VS2005. I am running on Windows Vista.
Well, when I go to Uninstall via Control Panel, or when I try to put
in the disc and run setup, I get an error message indicating that "The
Windows Installer package...vs_setup.msi. could not be opened."
So, it seems I'm dead in the water...can't reinstall until I
uninstall, but can't uninstall.
Any ideas as to what could be causing this problem and how it can be
fixed?