Microsoft KB Archive/319570

= BUG: Cannot Reinstall or Repair Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package =

Article ID: 319570

Article Last Modified on 6/28/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package

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This article was previously published under Q319570



SYMPTOMS
After you have successfully installed the Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package Beta 2, you receive the following error message when you try to reinstall or repair the package:

There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A script required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.



CAUSE
An incompatibility in XML parsing causes this problem. This problem occurs only on systems with Microsoft Internet Explorer versions earlier than 6.0. Note also that you must have Windows Installer version 2.0 or later on your system to install the package.



RESOLUTION
You can use one of the following three methods to resolve this problem:
 * Install Internet Explorer 6.0.
 * Manually edit the Machine.config file.
 * Remove and then reinstall the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Upgrade Internet Explorer to 6.0 or Later
 See the following Microsoft Web site for the latest version of Internet Explorer:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/ie6/default.asp

 To upgrade Internet Explorer on your system, click Go on the left and follow the instructions. Reinstall or repair the Visual J# .NET Redistributable Package Beta 2.

Edit the Machine.config File
 Open the Machine.config file in a text editor such as Notepad. The path to the file is %SystemRoot%\Microsoft.net\Framework\v1.0.3705\Config\.  Locate the compilers element tag in the file, and then delete the compiler element tag in which the specified language attribute is VJ#. This tag resembles the following: <compiler language=&quot;VJ#&quot; extension=&quot;.jsl&quot; .../> NOTE: Be careful not to delete the compilers closing tag because it may be needed for other languages.

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Reinstall the Microsoft .NET Framework Redistributable Package
 In Control Panel, open the Add or Remove Programs applet, and then remove Microsoft .NET Framework (language) v1.0.3705 from the system.NOTE: If the package is not locally available, you can download it from the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

Microsoft .NET Framework Redistributable

http://msdn.microsoft.com/downloads/default.asp?url=/downloads/sample.asp?url=/MSDN-FILES/027/001/829/msdncompositedoc.xml&frame=true

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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MORE INFORMATION
This problem is directly related to the version of Internet Explorer that is installed on the system. Many installation scenarios do not exhibit symptoms because the setup steps include an Internet Explorer upgrade.

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