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Visual basic 2008 prerequisit download error

I have an application created with Visual Studio 8.
I used the provided features to generate the .msi and the setup.exe files.
This has worked for years. Last week it stopped working (I changed nothing)

Following is the error message -
An error occurred downloading the following resource:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=101349&clcid=0x409
The setup log file reported "Downloading failed with HRESULT=-2146697210"
 
I set the prerequisits to download from the vendors web site - I chose the following :
1) Windows installer 3.1
2) .net framework 3.5
3) Crystal reports basic for visual studio 2008 (x86, x64)
4) SQL Server compact 3.5
 
Again it worked for a long time ... then people started complaining
Did Microsoft or SAP remove or rename a required support file ?
 
Any help would be appreciated,
Thanks,
Dan
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Just a side comment - I seriously doubt anyone out there does not have MSI 3.1 since it went out with XP SP2.

It is most likely being sourced locally and compiled into your package - making it bigger.

However, if you eliminate it and get rid of your error - you're home free and it isn't likely to cause problems with clients.

Opps - your URL indicates it is the SQL Server runtimes.

Here is an updated link - however, it is an EXE: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=5783
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Thanks,
I appreciate the comment on the MSI 3.1 and will remove it, but probably won't solve the problem.

Please let me know if I got this right -
1)  I upgrade my development machine to SQL server compact SP2
2)  Re-compile and upload to my web site
3)  When a client downloads, it loads the SQL server compact upgrade from the "vendor's
      web site" which now has the same service pack as when compiled,
      so it should download without error ?
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Yes, this led me to the problem ... not the solution.<br />The problem was that microsoft updated the prerequisite sql server compact 3.5 to SP2 on thier server and the Visual Studio 2008 was expecting the previous version. <br />Finally decided to upgrade my project to Visual Studio 2010.<br />Thanks