Microsoft KB Archive/821628

= BUG: The default Web site root share that Visual Studio .NET 2003 creates is removed when you quit the Visual Studio .NET 2002 Setup program =

Article ID: 821628

Article Last Modified on 5/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
If you try to install Visual Studio .NET 2002 on a computer that has Visual Studio .NET 2003 installed, and then you quit the installation before it has completed, the default Web site root share (wwwroot) may be removed from your computer.



CAUSE
When you install Visual Studio .NET, the setup process creates the wwwroot share on your computer. Visual Studio .NET 2002 and Visual Studio .NET 2003 share this folder. When you quit the installation of Visual Studio .NET 2002, the setup process rolls back all changes that had been made during the installation process. This behavior causes Setup to remove the wwwroot share.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, manually create the wwwroot subfolder, and then provide full permissions to the wwwroot share. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Windows Explorer.
 * 2) Locate and then click the Inetpub folder.
 * 3) Right-click the right pane, point to New, and then click Folder.
 * 4) Name the folder wwwroot.
 * 5) Right-click wwwroot, and then click Properties.
 * 6) Click the Sharing tab, and then click to select the check box for Share this folder.
 * 7) In the Share name text box, type wwwroot$.
 * 8) Click Permissions.
 * 9) Under Permission, click to select the check box for Full Control, and then click OK.
 * 10) Click OK.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



Steps to reproduce the behavior

 * 1) Install Visual Studio .NET 2003 on your computer.
 * 2) Start Visual Studio .NET 2002 Setup, and then quit the installation before it has completed.
 * 3) In Windows Explorer, notice that the wwwroot share has been removed.

