Install Visual Studio 2013 on Windows 7

Question

I would like to install Visual Studio 2013 on a 64-bit version of Windows 7.

For some reason, the installer says "Block the installation" with the error "This version of Visual Studio requires a computer with a newer version of Windows."

This error does not match the description of what is wrong. At least I could verify that I had the following installed:

• Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Internet Explorer 10
  • Version: 10.0.9200.16750
  • Version Versions: 10.0.12 (KB2898785)
• All Windows updates that were available for installation on December 11, 2013.

The installer /log winexp.log with the argument /log winexp.log and got the following: winexp.log .

Any ideas on what else might be the issue?

Thank.

Edit: looking at this question , a crack appeared that allowed installing the Windows Phone SDK on Windows 7 - does anyone know a similar solution for VS 2013?

Answer 1

The minimum requirements are based on the version of Express you are trying to install:

 Express for Web (Web sites and HTML5 applications) - Windows 7 SP1 (With IE 10) Express for Windows (Windows 8 Apps) - Windows 8.1 Express for Windows Desktop (Windows Programs) - Windows 7 SP1 (With IE 10) Express for Windows Phone (Windows Phone Apps) - Windows 8 

It looks like you are trying to install the Express-2013 for Windows version, which is designed to develop the Windows 8 Modern Interface or Windows Phone edition applications.

A similarly named version compatible with Windows 7 SP1 is Express 2013 for Windows Desktop

Source

Answer 2

Visual Studio Express for Windows requires Windows 8.1. After looking at the description page, you can try the version of Web or Windows Desktop that can be run under Windows 7.

Answer 3

Visual Studio 2013 System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems :

• Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64)
• Windows 8 (x86 and x64)
• Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64)
• Windows Server 2012 (x64)
• Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)

Hardware Requirements :

• A processor with a frequency of 1.6 GHz or higher.
• 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB on startup in a virtual machine)
• 20 GB of free hard disk space
• 5400 rpm hard drive
• DirectX 9 graphics card with a resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher.

Additional requirements for a laptop :

• Internet Explorer 10
• KB2883200 required (available through Windows Update)

And do not forget to reboot after updating your windows

Answer 4

Fake IE10 for installing Visual Studio 2013

Visual Studio 2013 requires Internet Explorer 10. If you try to install it on Windows 7 with IE8, you will receive the following error. This version of Visual Studio requires Internet Explorer 10 ". The value that the VS 2013 installer checks is svcVersion on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer on 32-bit Windows and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer on 64-bit Windows Any value> = 10.0.0.0 makes the installer happy.

 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "svcVersion"="10.0.0.0" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer] "svcVersion"="10.0.0.0" 

Answer 5

your log files show that it stops when the error "0x8004C000"

From the MS website ( http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/15716.visual-studio-2012-and-the-error-code-2147205120.aspx ):

Setting status
Block

No reboot required
0x80044000 [-2147205120]

Reboot required
0x8004C000 [-2147172352]

Description
If the only block registered is “Reboot Pending,” the return value is the required incomplete restart value (0x80048bc7).