> 9. Tried to install visual studio 2005 (double click on setup file open with dolphin, dolphin started as normal logged in user) > > 10. Same error on install - complains that a previous trial version already exists. Seems that finds already installed also microsoft windows installer 3.1 and .net 2.0 > Perhaps you have a different default prefix setup in your environment? Can you try the install from the terminal instead of double clicking on setup? John M. Drescher