The Gridview to Excel Export Tool

Hot to fix the Installation Incomplete error

IIS 6 Management Compatibility Tools

How to fix "Installation Incomplete" issue while installing the C# (or VB) Demo Site of "The Gridview to Excel Export Tool" on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008.

Installation Issue on Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2008 Server

During the installation of either the C# or VB Demo Site of the Gridview to Excel Export Tool on any of above O.S. you may get the following "Installation Incomplete" error:

The Installation Incomplete error.

If you restart the installer, as suggested in the window, you get the same error again.

To fix this issue, IIS 6 Management Compatibility Tools should be enabled on your system.

To achieve this perform following steps  - screenshots refer to a Windows Server 2008 R2 system:

Click the Server Manager Icon:

The Windows 2008 Server 'Server Manager' icon.


Following screen will display:


The Server Manager window of Windows Server 2008 R2.

Navigate the treeview to the Web Server (IIS) node; then locate the Web Server Management Tools.


 Locate the Web Server (IIS) node in The Server Manager window of Windows Server 2008 R2.

If they are not installed, such as in the above picture, locate and click the Add Role Services link in the same window.


 While staying on the  in the Web Server (IIS) node,  locate the Add Role Services link inside the right pane.

Next screen will show up:

 Locate and check the IIS 6 Management Compatibility node inside th Management Tools node of the Web Server roles.

Scroll down until you locate the IIS 6 Management Compatibility checkbox. Check it and press next.


 Setting options for installation.

On next screen press Install to confirm the request.


 The "Confirm Installation" window of the new Roles in Windows Server 2008 R2.

Press Next to start installation. When installation is finished next screen will show up:


 The "Installation Results" window of the new Roles in Windows Server 2008 R2.

Press Close and retry the Gridview to Excel Demo Site installation.


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