Thanks

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 

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.

Yep, I've tried that, no good for me. Today I found this:

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=311949

Will try it later...

Yes.  We are even planning on the next major version of allowing different versions to be installed side-by-side.  So the pre-2.0 stuff will definitely be a different program GUID (install GUID) than the next major version so that they can run side-by-side.

Ivan, I have seen this before and I had to load the Windows Vista Software Development Kit and the issue went away...it was really weird when I saw it...but this was before I built my new development machine, which for whatever reason I had not issue

I've being playing with VS2008 for a couple of months now, and I like it. The thing is, that was on my notebook and life was good. Some weeks ago I decided to put it into production and installed it on a desktop... same environment, Vista Ultimate, nothing really specialy different from the notebook, except more horse power. It won't work, not a SF problem related at all, as it won't work even on a vanilla Windows Application project. This is what I get if I try to open the famous Form1, or any form added to the project:

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Microsoft Visual Studio
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The service Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.ISelectionContainer already exists in the service container.

Parameter name: serviceType

The project also shows an error at the Error window:

Error 1 .NET Framework 2.0 update not found. The win32manifest will not be embedded. WindowsApplication1

And on the Output window I get something telling me "The Visual C++ Resource Editor Package did not load because of previous errors, yada yada yada" (I learnt this one on Seinfeld)

I have googled everywhere, found many people going nuts on this too, no words from Microsoft.

If anyone has any idea of what I could try, I would appreciate to hear it.

Trent will buy you a beer next time we meet... oh, sorry, I will buy the beer... just got used to that idea...