Ivan George Borges (02/01/2008)

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Believe it or not (I still don't), but after a while going back and forth following instructions on that Connect forum, I finaly got VS2008 working properly on my desktop.

How, please, please. I am still stucked and after endless trials and searches I am starting to give up.

Yeah, I almost went crazy with this one.

Basicaly, I got it fixed following this post: http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=311949

These are the steps that I took:

1. Downloaded the large 197MB NET 3.5 Full Redistribution Package if you need. This is however not required.

2. Used this diagnostic tool which you recommended: (after installing the above package) http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronru/archive/2007/11/29/net-framework-3-5-installation-validation-tool.aspx

3. Run the following from an elevated command prompt:  Winmgmt /verifyrepository

4. If the repository is reported as INCONSISTENT, run “Winmgmt /resetrepository” (if it fails because of service dependency, run “net stop winmgmt” and try again). If the repository is consistent, skip this step.

5. Do “mofcomp C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet.mof” to compile the failed mof.

6. Reapplied the "VS 2008 DVD\WCU\dotNetFramework\dotNetMSP\x86\NetFX2.0-KB110806-v6000-x86.msu"

7. Rebooted and tried running the script in step 2 again. It confirmed everything was now configured correctly.

Hope it helps you 

Thanks