If you are experiencing problems with the reinstall of Visual Studio 2008 sp1, you need to uninstall the software before trying to repair or upgrade to a newer version. Normally, people can uninstall Visual Studio 2008 sp1 with the instructions provided here.
Solution 1.Remove Visual Studio 2008 sp1 use Add or Remove Programs wizard of Control Panel from computer system with the following steps:
? Open the Start menu and select Control Panel.
? Double-click the Add or Remove Programs option to open the corresponding window.
? Locate and select Visual Studio 2008 sp1 listed within the Add or Remove Programs and select Remove.
? Select all checkboxes on the screen to select the Visual Studio 2008 sp1 you want to remove and proceed with the removal process. To ensure complete uninstall, you must uninstall all Visual Studio 2008 sp1 files.
? Restart the PC after the uninstall process is complete.
Solution two, forcibly uninstall Visual Studio 2008 sp1 through hard drive where the software is installed with Visual Studio 2008 sp1 removal tool.
In some cases, if the Visual Studio 2008 sp1 still exists after you have uninstalled it with method one, then force uninstall the directory or program files of it with the following steps:
? Open My Computer.
? Navigate to Program Files folder of Visual Studio 2008 sp1 in the hard drive. For example, C:\Program Files\Visual Studio 2008 sp1.)
? Locate all files of the Visual Studio 2008 sp1 and start the force uninstall.
? Finally, open the Add or Remove Programs again to check up the progress of the removal.
If the Visual Studio 2008 sp1 cannot be removed with the above instruction, you can download a professional software uninstaller which can not only uninstall all files of Visual Studio 2008 sp1 but also automatically clean up the left over registry information of the program. If you couldn’t find a proper software uninstaller, you can resort to Visual Studio 2008 sp1 Uninstall Helper site.
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