Setup VS 2005 RC from DVD stops and asks for Visual Studio 2005 DVD
I created a DVD from the Visual Studio 2005 RC image file downloaded from MSDN subscriber downloads. The DVD is labelled "Visual Studio 2005". The DVD is 3.67 GB and contains the folders msdn, visio, vs and vss.
When I try to install the product from this DVD on my PC it starts the installation of some components. After "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005" appears on the Installing components dialog a prompt box appears asking me to insert the "Visual Studio 2005 DVD".
How can I solve this problem?
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pgloor] at [2007-12-17]
As a workaround I copied the whole content from the DVD to a folder on a local hard disk and started the installation from there. This way it works.
We had the same problem on another PC with a similar configuration. I guess there is some kind of HW problem: Dell Dimension 8200 with NEC DV-5800A DVD (with latest firmware available from Dell) and Windows XP Pro SP2.
When installing from media, specific label names are required since the Windows Installer needs that information.
For DVDs, it's DVD1
For CDs, it's:
VS<Edition>D<Number>
Where <Edition> is:
VSTS
VSTA
VSTD
VSTT
PRO
STD
and <Number> is the disk number.
For example, VS Team Suite contains 3 CDs. So it will be:
VSVSTSD1
VSVSTSD2
VSVSTSD3