Unable to create Visual Studio 11 Ultimate Beta C++ projects with Windows 8 Release Preview

Question

Answer 1

在虚拟机上安装了Win8预览版，再安装Visual Studio 11 Beta版本，无法创建C++工程

Answer 2

泡泡土，你好！

我发现你在 Visual Studio Setup and Installation论坛发了一个同样的帖子：  http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssetup/thread/e2c86223-a796-42b0-b7ed-9be5c70684c4/#e2c86223-a796-42b0-b7ed-9be5c70684c4。我要把这个帖子合并过去。

下次如果你还有问题，请只发一遍。这样才有利于客户更快捷地找到解决方法。

谢谢你的谅解！

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Helen Zhao [MSFT]
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Answer 3

Hi 泡泡土,

Welcome to the MSND forum.

From your description, it seems that your Visual Studio haven't been installed correctly. Could you please tell us if you have meet any error when installing?

I have some common steps for now:

1. Try to run your installation setup and repair it.

2. Open Visual Studio Command Prompt (2011) under All -> VS11 beta  -> Visual Studio Tools (run it with Administrator privilege: right-click the program -> Run as administrator);

                Try some devenv switches in command prompt:

    a.Run devenv /Resetsettings to eliminate the cause of corrupted settings.

                b.Run devenv /ResetSkipPkgs in Command Prompt.

                c.Run devenv /Safemode to see if you can apply it correctly. This can eliminate the possibility that third party Add-ins or packages are causing problems.

If you meet any error before and you forgot the message, please collect installation logs http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=E0DA314F-6216-4A18-BC6B-  7D29CF83AF20&displaylang=e&displaylang=en 

After you run Collect.exe, you'll find vslogs.cab in your %temp% directory. Please upload vslogs.cab to a public site, like SkyDrive, and post the link here. (Please clear your %temp% folder, then run your installation again)

Best regards,

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Barry Wang [MSFT]
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Answer 4

I have tried to repair the installation and use devenv command, but still a problem.The error is as follows:

Answer 5

Hi,

vcsproj is c++ type means MSBuild is not installed successfully on your OS. Now please collect installation logs for me. I will check it for you.

Best regards,

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Barry Wang [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 6

Hi,

you can give me your email, I send logs to you

Answer 7

Hi

My email is [e-mail]

Thanks,

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Barry Wang [MSFT]
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Answer 8

Hi, Barry Wang

I have sent a email to you, please find

Answer 9

Hi,

I have checked your logs and the error indicates like this:

05/14/12 15:25:18 DDSet_Warning: Error in Template (C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplates\SetupAndDeployment\1033\InstallShield.zip), file (InstallShield.vstemplate).  Unknown attribute (_locID).  Source="VisualStudio"

Too many templates here are installed incorrectly. Let's try some steps to fix:

1. Please open Windows Explorer, and navigate to  <Visual Studio Installation Path>\Common7\IDE (by default is C:\Program Files \Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE);
2. Delete the ItemTemplatesCache, ProjectTemplatesCache folder;
3. Open Visual Studio Command Prompt (2011) under All apps-> Microsoft Visual Studio 2011 -> Visual Studio Tools (run it with Administrator privilege: right-click the program -> Run as administrator);
4. Run the devenv /InstallVSTemplates switch;
5. Run the devenv /Setup switch

If the switches can not be used and you have only installed VS11, you can open run command and change the switch to devenv.exe . 

If these steps did no help(or report the same error as you provided before), please try to run your installation setup again and click repair to fix.

If still not work, try to uninstall it via setup or from Control Panel(You can filter them by installing date and delete them all from the list). Then reinstall VS11 beta. Now we do not have a tool to remove it so please try my solution first.

If you have any updates, please feel free to let me know.

Best regards,

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Barry Wang [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 10

Hi, Barry Wang

I have been dealt with in accordance with the program you provided, and still does not solve the problem.I reinstalled VS, but the problem still exists.Install VS11 have any special system configuration?

Answer 11

Hi,

No, for Win 8 you do not need any system configuration.

May I ask if it is a Win8 CP system? To be honest, your issue is more related to corrupt system files on that virtual machine.

If you are sure your Win8 CP have been patched up. And you still have that issue.

You may need to consider try another Win8 CP.ISO to install your OS.

That will fix the issue.

Best regards,

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Barry Wang [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 12

I install Win8 system in my PC(no virtual machine), but the visual studio 11 have same issue

Answer 13

Hi,

That might be a Win 8 system installer issue, please make sure you were downloaded from here http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

If both two of your machines have this issue, your system installer is corrupt and you need to re-download it.

Or you can try to check the hash number of your installer, they were listed on the page I mentioned.

Best regards,

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Barry Wang [MSFT]
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Answer 14

hi,

I installed in the machineisaWindows 8build8370version. Itriedontwo machines,avirtual machinetoinstallWindows 8,oneis a directdrive installation, butthe two systemstoinstallthe Visual Studio11betasameproblem.

I  don't know this is Windows8 issue or visual studio 11 issue.

Answer 15

my Win8 ISO file name is  "8370.0.WINMAIN_WIN8RC.120428-1335_X86FRE_CLIENT_NOAPPS_EN-US-HRC_CCS_X86FRE_EN-US_DV5"

Answer 16

Hi,

Win8 is still a beta version. But from your description,"WinMain_WIN8RC" means Win8 release candidate, this is not supported by us now. You haven't conform to our forum regulation.

Please use the Consumer Preview version iso.

Thanks, 

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Barry Wang [MSFT]
MSDN Community Support | Feedback to us

Answer 17

A think I may have a workaround about this. If you'd like to talk please contact me at [e-mail].