I am trying to install Netvantage 2008 vol 1 CLR 3.5 for ASP.NET on our build server (Windows 2003 Statndard running CruiseControl.net) and the installer says my cd-key is invalid. Each developer has their own license, but our build processes is automated on a seperate machine. The installer and cd-key works fine on my local Vista developer machine.
Strange, I restarted the machine and now I have no problems. Not sure what would cause it to tell me the key was invalid that got resolved after it was restarted (and I tried numerous times).
What you've described here is a relatively common issue that we're unable to fix. I don't recall the exact reason why we can't fix it, but I believe it has something to do with the tools we use to build our installers. It seems that the installer "caches" old or bad input in some fashion, and then ignores user input in favor of this bad data.Likewise, the solution you've used is also the common solution we propose. Rebooting the computer where the problem occurs seems to clear this "cache," allowing the installer to work correctly when the reboot is completed.
This has been an issue with Infragistics products for several years. And it only happens on Windows Server boxes. It happened in Windows 2000 as well, so don't feel bad. You have figured out the workaround. Stop the car, get out of the car, leave the doors open and circle the car to the left. Get back in the car and restart. LOL