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Visual Studio 2008 Install Error Wednesday, November 14 2007
I just tried installing Visual Studio 2008 Beta 1 on my Windows Vista x64 desktop and got presented with a cryptic error dialog. Once the install had failed, I took a look at the error log and saw this error right at the top:
Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5 (x64): [2] Error code 87 for this component means "The parameter is incorrect.
This error causes all other components to fail too, but the good news is, the fix is quite easy. Simply make sure the path containing the install files contains no spaces. I originally had the files at "F:\Installs\Visual Studio 2008 Beta 1" but when changed to "F:\Installs\VisualStudio2008Beta1" it works!
I just installed the newest ctp yesturday and I didn't run into this problem.