Install Visual Studio 2008 sp1 beta offline

Administrator deployment of Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta

loadTOCNode(2, 'moreinformation'); The Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta is a conditional download manager and update installer. Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta detects and installs only relevant updates applicable to the computer on which it is running. For administrator deployment, create a full package layout on the server computer. To create a full package layout of Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta, follow these steps:

1.	Download the VS90sp1_KB945140.exe file to a temporary folder on an computer that connects to the Internet. For example, save the file in the C:\VS90SP1 folder.
2.	Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. Note In Windows Vista, if you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password or click Continue.
3.	Type the following command to download all Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta packages: VS90sp1-KB945140-ENU.exe /createlayout FullTargetFolderPath /passive Note FullTargetFolderPath represents the target folder for the package layout. For example, type the following command: VS90sp1-KB945140-ENU.exe /createlayout c:\VS90SP1\Layout /passive

When you follow these steps, you download the complete Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta packages, you store the packages in the folder that you specify, and you do not install Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Beta. These packages include the SP1 Beta Setup program (SPInstaller.exe).

Then, to deploy the update to the client computers, follow these steps:

1.	Copy the created Layout folder to a shared network location.
2.	Run SPInstaller.exe from the client computers by using the following command: FullNetworkPathSPInstaller.exe /q /log %temp%\VS90SP1.htm /promptrestart For example, you type the following command: \\Server\VS90SP1\Layout\SPInstaller.exe /q /log %temp%\VS90SP1.htm /promptrestart