Attempting to install VS 2008 RTM on my PC earned me the following error message:
“the following component failed to install: Microsoft Visual Studio Web Authoring Component”
Prior to the 2008 RTM, I had installed both the Orcas beta and a separate green bits version from Microsoft. I got the green bits version for a Microsoft project I worked on that required the latest unreleased version of Orcas. So I was expecting a problem or two just cleaning up the old stuff.
I also run Altiris SVS which lets you install applications into isolated virtual layers. But apparently all of the layers (applications) in SVS need to be deactivated for the Web Authoring Component to install. It’s a weird and obscure fix that I would never have figured out without this kb article: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933568
Just go into the SVS admin tool and deactivate all layers. VS 2008 should install without a hitch.
