Tip: dotnetfx35langpack_x86es.exe failed with 0x80070643 - Fatal error during installation while installing Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Hi,

While I was installing Visual Studio 2008 SP1 (Spanish) I experienced the following error every time the setup reached the '.net framework 3.5lp sp1 - (enu)' and couldn't continue the installation. The log says:

Exe (C:\Users\Tfssetup\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1\dotnetfx35langpack_x86es.exe) failed with 0x80070643 - Fatal error during installation

I tried several things among trying to manually run dotnetfx35langpack_x86es which throws the following error:

"El paquete de idioma de windows 2008 debe estar instalado para poder instalar el paquete de idioma de .net framework 3.5"

So, for sorting out this issue I:

  • Downloaded the language pack for Windows Server 2008 (in my case, SP2), from here.
  • Extracted the "es-es" folder from the ISO image using MagicISO.
  • Extracted the lp.cab file using WinRAR.
  • Followed the steps described here to install the language pack.

After installed the language pack I was able to install my Visual Studio 2008 SP1 without any problem.

Hope it helps,

PP

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