Visual Studio 2015 3 update not installed (no errors or feedback)

Question

Visual Studio 2015 3 update is not installed. Running vs2015.3.exe briefly extracts some files and then does nothing (without installing a screen saver, without feedback, without errors, literally nothing). Manually extracting the files and running "SetupLauncher.exe" likewise does nothing. Running it as an administrator does nothing.

I uninstalled any previous versions of .NET Core and previewed the tools without any consequences.

Will there be log errors anywhere? (I am running Windows 7 Enterprise x64)

Answer 1

Fixed by following what was mentioned in one of the comments from here:

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2016/06/27/visual-studio-2015-update-3-and-net-core-1-0-available-now/

We are still investigating why some users are not getting the latest VS Update. If, when you run "VS2015.3.exe", there was a problem installing VS Update 3, where it suggested VS Update 2 instead of VS Update 3, you can solve this problem by doing the following:

- Close VS setup (if it is running)

- Go to "Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features".

- Double-click the Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 entry.

- Select "Edit." VS Setup will download the latest list of optionally installed content.

- At the top of the list of optional items you should see "Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 (new)." Check it out and click the "Update" button to install VSUpdate 3

Answer 2

In my case, the same behavior was caused by confusion with the Cache package directory (C: / ProgramData / Cache Cache). I moved it to another drive before with the transition, but by the time I tried to run vs2015.3.exe, the connection disappeared. When I restored it, the installer was able to work normally, i.e. VS2015.3 is currently being configured.

Answer 3

Here is my case and solution; I installed and uninstalled Visual Studio 2017. I don’t know that this caused the problem, but after that I was not able to start the 2015 setup. When I double-click vs_community.exe, the Visual Studio logo appears, it waits for 1-2 seconds, then disappears, nothing else. When I check the task manager, it looks like it works in the background. I tried everything, working as an administrator, deleting some folders in the application data, ... etc.

I found a solution on the command line. I ran cmd as administrator and started the installation:

E:\>vs_community.exe 

And it worked!

Answer 4

I had the same effect on my machine (Windows Server 2012 x64). When I try to change / change the installation configuration of VS2013 (!) With the "Programs and Features", this other program will also work.

Solution: Disable the .NET Framework 3.5 feature.

After installing the VS2015 3 update, you can turn on 3.5 again (or leave it if there is no old application from it ...).

(Obtained this permission here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2016/06/27/visual-studio-2015-update-3-and-net-core-1-0-available-now/ )

Answer 5

If the Visual Studio 2015 setup does not display the main screen, this may indicate a problem with .Net. You can get the log by running the setup using /log c:\some_directory\setup.log (you must specify the absolute path, since the relative path is resolved using the temporary directory in% temp% \ xyz, which, unfortunately, was deleted immediately).

If you have a line

 [13E0:1C4C][2016-09-28T09:15:16]e000: Error 0x80131902: Failed to create the managed bootstrapper application. [13E0:1C4C][2016-09-28T09:15:16]e000: Error 0x80131902: Failed to create UX. [13E0:1C4C][2016-09-28T09:15:16]e000: Error 0x80131902: Failed to load UX. [13E0:1C4C][2016-09-28T09:15:16]e000: Error 0x80131902: Failed while running 

you should check your file C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CONFIG\machine.config . It may be missing or damaged. Wenlong Dong1 has a detailed blog post about file corruption related to system.serviceModel .