Woeful incompetence

[andrewducker]

So, having sat down to do a small C# project, I realised I was still using the beta of Visual C# Express.  No problem, I thought - I'll grab the latest version.  So I downloaded the setup, started the install, and it told me I had to uninstall the beta versions _in a specific order_ before I could install the full version.

Now, the install/uninstall of software is easily automated.  This being the case, why the fuck doesn't the full version's installer _automatically_ remove them all in the right order?

More to the point - part of what .Net does is allow the installation of  software into its own folders, without cross-dependencies.  This being the case, why does the installation/uninstallation of software have to go in any particular order at all???

Comments

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

The problem is dependencies in the various CTPs - especially if you've been playing with WinFX.

There is an automated uninstall tool on the page with installation instructions. Download that and let it do the work for you.

[andrewducker]

Aha - so there is. I managed to somehow read past it twice.

I will now, of course, having uninstalled half of them by hand, regret letting the automatic system remove the other half, as my machine will explode.

Cheers for the info.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

CTPs?? what be they?