>>>>I have the installation files for VS 2005, both en_vs_2005_pro_cd1.iso and en_vs_2005_pro_cd2.iso.
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>>>>First I tried extracting the ISO files using ISOBuster to a single folder and then running Setup.exe. I get an error "Cannot locate baseline data"
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>>>>I tried extracting the ISO files to 2 different folder and then running Setup.exe. 3/4 of the way through the install it fails because it cannot find CAB files.
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>>>>Can someone PLEASE help me get this installed??
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>>>Rather than fighting with where you are putting the files, mount the ISO files as virtual CDs using Microsoft's virtual CD tool (it's free).
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>>>http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/b/6/7b6abd84-7841-4978-96f5-bd58df02efa2/winxpvirtualcdcontrolpanel_21.exe
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>>The tool failed with 'Mount failed".
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>That doesn't sound like your ISO files are healthy..?

Wait one... I had to install the driver. VS setup is running now. I'll keep you posted

One question - I mounted each CD onto a seperate drive. Is that that the correct way to do this?