Blank Error Messagebox Displayed at startup

Actually when I select change from the Add/Remove menu the install starts, but after it checks prerequisets it tells me it's already installed and then tells me there is no maintenance mode and suggests that I do it from Add/Remove Programs ;o).

I don't know why, but beginning Friday the dialog box is gone (go figure). I think the system must be saying, "Wait until Otis logs on and if it's the third Thursday of the month and the moon is not full, throw up that blank message box before you open the Management Studio."

OtisMukinfus at 2007-9-3 >

I'll check it again tomorrow and let you know exactly what I see, rather than what I recall ;-) It's late here in Tejas.

OtisMukinfus at 2007-9-3 >

dubstar wrote:

I've just started receiving the same blank error message. The only thing I recall doing since it ran without the error message is running windows updates with the 2 most recent suggested updates for XP + the 1.1 .NET framework. I also installed an application which uses the 1.1 framework. I had all of the same components (minus the two most recent suggested updates) running on the same machine while SQL 2005 was still in beta and never ran into this problem.<br><br> I'm working on the machine from remote right now so I am not going to bother messing with it while it appears to still be working.

I don't know why, but my installation just stopped didplaying the blank messagebox a couple of days after the anomally presented itself (see my post above).

I would be interested in knowing if yours goes away too.

OtisMukinfus at 2007-9-3 >

dubstar wrote:

Oddly enough, it has! I did what work I had to do and when I was finished I was going to try the suggested maintenance from Add/Remove Programs, but it no longer shows up. I did get a screenshot for a friend's 'collection' though.. so it wasn't a total loss. ;)

Ha, ha...

The Phantom strikes again

OtisMukinfus at 2007-9-3 >

Does repairing .NET Framework 2.0 fix this problem?

You can do that by going to Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs and clicking on the Change/Remove button for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. When the setup dialog appears, select Repair and click Next.

Thanks,
Steve

StevenTwitchell-MSFT at 2007-9-3 >