Visual Studio 2008 Hotfix Cleanup Utility for Installing Visual Studio 2008 SP1

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UPDATED RELEASE: Visual Studio 2008 Hotfix Cleanup Utility (May 16, 2008)

Thu, 22 May 2008 22:53:23 GMT

When installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1, you may encounter an error that you must first remove KB944899 before setup can continue. This message can be displayed if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008, not just KB944899.

You can download and run this executable which will remove KB944899 if needed and remove the registry keys that are causing the problem.

Alternatively, you can work around this problem manually as described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

This posting and corresponding application is provided "AS-IS" and confers no warrenty and/or rights.

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Jackson — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:40:45 GMT

When installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1, you may encounter an error that you must first remove KB944899 before setup can continue. This message can be displayed if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008.

You can work around this problem manually as described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

Or, you can download and run this executable which will remove KB944899 if needed and remove the registry keys that are causing the problem.

To download the Visual Studio 2008 Hotfix Cleanup Utility for Installing Visual Studio 2008 SP1, click on the releases tab above.

This posting is provided "AS-IS" and confers no warrenty and/or rights.

UPDATED RELEASE: RemoveKB944899 1.0 (May 16, 2008)

Thu, 22 May 2008 22:39:17 GMT

Resource Page Description

When installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1, you may encounter an error that you must first remove KB944899 before setup can continue. This message can be displayed if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008, not just KB944899.

You can download and run this executable which will remove KB944899 if needed and remove the registry keys that are causing the problem.

Alternatively, you can work around this problem manually as described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

This posting and corresponding application is provided "AS-IS" and confers no warrenty and/or rights.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

Jackson — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:37:48 GMT

When installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1, you may encounter an error that you must first remove KB944899 before setup can continue. This message can be displayed if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008.

You can work around this problem manually as described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

Or, you can download and run the executable which will remove KB944899 if needed and remove the registry keys that are causing the problem on the Releases tab above.

This posting is provided "AS-IS" and confers no warrenty and/or rights.

UPDATED RELEASE: RemoveKB944899 1.0 (May 16, 2008)

Mon, 19 May 2008 22:45:37 GMT

Resource Page Description
This application removes Visual Studio KB944899 from a machine and all associated registry keys to allow Visual Studio Sp1 Beta to install. This is necessary before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1 if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008.

When installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1, you may encounter an error that you must first remove KB944899 before setup can continue. This message can be displayed if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008.

You can download and run this executable which will remove KB944899 if needed and remove the registry keys that are causing the problem

Alternatively, you can work around this problem manually as described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

This posting and corresponding application is provided "AS-IS" and confers no warrenty and/or rights.

UPDATED RELEASE: RemoveKB944899 1.0 (May 16, 2008)

Mon, 19 May 2008 18:55:36 GMT

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Jackson — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:55:03 GMT

Resource Page Description
This application removes Visual Studio KB944899 from a machine and all associated registry keys to allow Visual Studio Sp1 Beta to install. This is necessary before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1 if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008.

When installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1, you may encounter an error that you must first remove KB944899 before setup can continue. This message can be displayed if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008.

You can work around this problem manually as described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

Or, you can download and run the executable which will remove KB944899 if needed and remove the registry keys that are causing the problem on the Releases tab above.

This posting is provided "AS-IS" and confers no warrenty and/or rights.

UPDATED RELEASE: RemoveKB944899 1.0 (May 16, 2008)

Sun, 18 May 2008 04:08:45 GMT

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Jackson — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:40:31 GMT

Resource Page Description
This application removes Visual Studio KB944899 from a machine and all associated registry keys to allow Visual Studio Sp1 Beta to install. This is necessary before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1.

When installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1, you may encounter an error that you must first remove KB944899 before setup can continue. This message can be displayed if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008.

You can work around this problem manually as described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

Or, you can download and run the executable which will remove KB944899 if needed and remove the registry keys that are causing the problem on the Releases tab above.

UPDATED WIKI: Home

Jackson — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:39:45 GMT

Resource Page Description
This application removes Visual Studio KB944899 from a machine and all associated registry keys to allow Visual Studio Sp1 Beta to install. This is necessary before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1.

When installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1, you may encounter an error that you must first remove KB944899 before setup can continue. This message can be displayed if you have installed any KB for Visual Studio 2008.

You can work around this problem manually as described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

Or, you can download and run the executable which will remove KB944899 if needed and remove the registry keys that are causing the problem from this location:

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/RemoveKB944899

UPDATED WIKI: Home

Jackson — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:34:08 GMT

Resource Page Description
This application removes Visual Studio KB944899 from a machine and all associated registry keys to allow Visual Studio Sp1 Beta to install. This is necessary before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1.

This works around the issues described here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

This application should be run before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1 regardless of whether you have installed KB944899.

Optionally, you can also follow the manual steps described by Heath here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

UPDATED WIKI: Home

Jackson — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:22:59 GMT

Resource Page Description
This application removes Visual Studio KB944899 from a machine and all associated registry keys to allow Visual Studio Sp1 Beta to install. This is necessary before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1.

This works around the issues described here: http://blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2008/05/16/kb944899-should-be-removed-before-installing-visual-studio-2008-sp1.aspx

This application should be run before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1 regardless of whether you have installed KB944899.

UPDATED RELEASE: RemoveKB944899 1.0 (May 16, 2008)

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:22:04 GMT

Removes KB944899 and all registration associtated with. This is necessary before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1

CREATED RELEASE: RemoveKB944899 1.0 (May 16, 2008)

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:18:41 GMT

Removes KB944899 and all registration associtated with. This is necessary before installing Visual Studio 2008 Sp1 Beta1

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Jackson — Sat, 17 May 2008 02:17:16 GMT