How can I install Visual Studio 2005 on Windows 2019?
I need to maintain a Visual C++ 2005 application and it will take months to migrate to VS2019, so I need to use Visual Studio 2005.
I have already done these tasks without sucess:
- Use compatibility mode (Windows XP SP3)
- Disable UAC
- Preinstall SQL Server 2005 Express and MDAC 2.8
- Start Windows Installer Service
I’d prefer not to use a Virtual Machine (Windows Server 2008) for security policies.
EDIT: When I execute the VS2005 installer after a few seconds of running it stops with the message: “A problem has been encountered while loading the setup components. Canceling setup”.
The error always is the same despite of the afore mentioned things.
The generated dd_vsinstall80.txt log file ends with the following error:
[04/09/25,15:08:51] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[04/09/25,15:08:51] MSITOSIT: ERRORLOG EVENT : CRootComponent::SetManager() – MsiGetActiveDatabase returned an invalid handle
[04/09/25,15:08:51] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[04/09/25,15:08:51] MSITOSIT: ERRORLOG EVENT : ERROR processed; exception was thrown for retail build
Developer Comment: MsiGetActiveDatabase returned an invalid handle
Build Time: Thu Dec 11 15:04:18 2003
DWORD: 0
[04/09/25,15:08:51] Setup.exe: GetCustomProperties()
[04/09/25,15:08:51] Setup.exe: get_CustomProperties()
[04/09/25,15:08:51] Setup.exe: GetGlobalCustomProperty({8297A38B-6431-4F1D-9F6E-C3D371CEA383})
[04/09/25,15:08:51] Setup.exe: MoveLoadProgress()
[04/09/25,15:08:51] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[04/09/25,15:08:51] setup.exe: ERRORLOG EVENT : ISetupModule::SetManager() failed in ISetupManager::LoadSetupObjectGuid() : vs_setup.dll
[04/09/25,15:08:52] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[04/09/25,15:08:52] setup.exe: ERRORLOG EVENT : CSetupManager::LoadSetupObjectname() – Failed in call to LoadSetupObjectGuid() for strName: in file: vs_setup.dll
[04/09/25,15:08:52] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[04/09/25,15:08:52] setup.exe: ERRORLOG EVENT : LoadComponent(), LoadSetupObjectName failure: vs_setup.dll
[04/09/25,15:08:52] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[04/09/25,15:08:52] setup.exe: ERRORLOG EVENT : LoadComponent failed in ISetupManager::LoadComponentsFromDBObject(): vs_setup.dll
[04/09/25,15:08:52] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[04/09/25,15:08:52] setup.exe: ERRORLOG EVENT : CSetupManager::LoadDatabaseValues() – Failed in call to LoadComponentsFroMDBObjects()
[04/09/25,15:08:52] Setup.exe: AddGlobalCustomProperty
[04/09/25,15:08:52] setup.exe: ERRORLOG EVENT : CSetupManager::RunIntro() – Failed to Load Database Values
[04/09/25,15:08:52] vs70uimgr: Entering DisplayMessage() method.
[04/09/25,15:08:52] vs70uimgr: DisplayMessage_START:A problem has been encountered while loading the setup components. Canceling setup.
[04/09/25,15:08:52] Setup.exe: CCoreEngine-Proc() – Finished Main Message Loop
