If you run Visual Studio Setup from a batch the 'smsinst.exe' starts, launches 'acmsetup.exe' an then finishes. This Vb-Script waits until 'acmsetup.exe' has terminated, so a serailization is p… Read More

Service Pack 6 Silent Install, No Reboot ======================================== Extract the files from Vs6sp6.exe using the standard switches and then run setupsp6.exe from the extract locat… Read More

running smsinst.exe /k <productkey> will not work for EE (no clue about other versions but I dont imagine its much different) unless you import the data in key.reg into the registry (or run a V… Read More

You must have the following present on each target system before installation: - Internet Explorer 4.0 SP1 or later - For NT, SP 3 or later To prepare Visual Studio for installation perfo… Read More

"The instruction to run smsinst.exe did not work for me on VC 6.0 Enterprise Edition. Insteas the ACMBOOT.EXE has command line parameters (acmboot /? for more info) that allow you to install th… Read More