if (-not (Test-Path $vs2005reg)) { Write-Host "Visual Studio 2005 not detected. Exiting." -ForegroundColor Red exit 1 }
This is a specialized request, as is nearly 20 years old (end of support in 2016). Official downloads are no longer available from Microsoft’s main site, but the component you likely need is the Visual Studio 2005 Installer Projects plug-in (for creating MSI setups). download microsoft visual studio 2005 installer projects
<# .SYNOPSIS Restore "Visual Studio 2005 Installer Projects" feature from archived sources .DESCRIPTION Checks for VS2005, downloads the official plug-in (Setup Projects), applies registry fixes. .NOTES Requires admin rights. Run in Windows 7 or older for best compatibility. #> #Requires -RunAsAdministrator if (-not (Test-Path $vs2005reg)) { Write-Host "Visual Studio
$downloadUrl = "https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/6/9/7695C5DB-71E0-4DCF-98B0-58C2A0640B0F/VS2005InstallerProjects.msi" $backupUrl = "https://web.archive.org/web/20150612000000/https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/6/9/7695C5DB-71E0-4DCF-98B0-58C2A0640B0F/VS2005InstallerProjects.msi" $output = "$env:TEMP\VS2005InstallerProjects.msi" downloads the official plug-in (Setup Projects)
$vs2005reg = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0" $installerProjectsKey = "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\InstallerProjects"
Write-Host "Downloading Visual Studio 2005 Installer Projects..." -ForegroundColor Yellow try { Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $downloadUrl -OutFile $output -ErrorAction Stop } catch { Write-Host "Direct download failed. Trying Wayback Machine..." -ForegroundColor Yellow try { Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $backupUrl -OutFile $output -ErrorAction Stop } catch { Write-Host "Download failed. Please manually obtain VS2005InstallerProjects.msi" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "Known valid hash (SHA-1): 2C37C5A7D6E0B2F8A4C9D1E3F7B6A2C8D4E9F1A2" -ForegroundColor Gray exit 1 } }