BUG: "Source file not found" error message when you install Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET from a shared CD-ROM drive

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SYMPTOMS

When you try to install Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET from a shared CD-ROM drive, you may receive the following error message:

Error 1308. Source file not found: File Path\File Name. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.

Note File Path will vary depending on the location of your shared CD-ROM drive. File Name is the name of the source file that Setup cannot locate.

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This problem occurs when Setup has completed installing the source files that are located on the installation CD-ROM that is in your shared CD-ROM drive. Setup cannot locate the next source file that is required because the file is not located on the CD-ROM that is currently in the CD-ROM drive. This file is located on the next installation CD-ROM.

Note You will receive this error message for every Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET installation CD-ROM that you insert in the shared CD-ROM drive, except the last Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET CD-ROM.

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WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, follow these steps:

When you receive the error message, manually eject the current Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET installation CD-ROM, and then remove the CD-ROM from the shared CD-ROM drive.
Put the next Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, close the CD-ROM drive, and then wait for Microsoft Windows to successfully detect the new installation CD-ROM.
In the error message dialog box, click Retry to continue installing Visual Studio .NET.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each installation CD-ROM until you have successfully completed installing Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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MORE INFORMATION

Steps to reproduce the behavior

Put the first Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of your computer, close the CD-ROM drive, and then wait until Windows successfully detects the Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET CD-ROM.
On the desktop, double-click My Computer, right-click the CD-ROM drive, and then click Sharing and Security.
In Properties, click the Sharing tab.
Click Share this folder, and then click OK.

When you share the CD-ROM drive, multiple users can gain access to this drive at the same time, from the local computer or from remote computers.
On the local computer, or on a remote computer, locate the Setup.exe file in the shared folder.
Double-click Setup.exe to run the Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET Setup application.
In the Visual Studio 2005 Setup or Visual Studio .NET Setup dialog box, click Windows Component Update.
In the Web Project Requirements dialog box, click Continue.
In the Visual Studio 2005 Component Update Setup or Visual Studio .NET Windows Component Update Setup dialog box, click I accept the agreement, and then click Continue.
Click Install Now.
On the Windows Component Update Summary page, click Done.
In the Visual Studio 2005 Setup or Visual Studio .NET Setup dialog box, click Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET.
On the Visual Studio 2005 Setup - Start Page or Visual Studio .NET Setup - Start Page, click I accept the agreement, and then click Continue.
On the Visual Studio 2005 Setup - Options Page or Visual Studio .NET Setup - Options Page, the check box for Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET is shaded. Click to clear this check box, and then click to select this check box.
Click Install Now.

When Setup tries to install a file that is located on the second Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Studio .NET CD-ROM, you receive the error message that appears in the "Symptoms" section of this article.

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REFERENCES

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:

Windows Installer Error Messages
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372835.aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa372835.aspx)

Installation and Setup
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e2h7fzkw(vs.71).aspx (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e2h7fzkw(vs.71).aspx)

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