Can not install Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express in Windows 8!!!!!

Question

When installin

g a crash bug

What to do??

Answer 1

Hi VReunov. It seems that as you were downloading the files for VS 11 Express, there were some files that were downloaded incompletely. I recommend that you try running the web installer again and downloading the files from a stable internet connection.

Alternatively, if you get the same error, you could try downloading other editions of VS 11 Beta from here. Upon doing so, please choose the "DVD5 ISO image file" option to download the ISO image file. It is better to download the ISO if your internet connect is not stable so that you can verify the ISO's checksums with a third party tool (eg: HashCheck). Below are the checksums of the non-express editions of VS 11 Beta.

File: VS11_BETA_ULT_ENU.iso
CRC-32: d914b405
MD4: 7d2d3456d13248fb413e454ce5abcd22
MD5: c27e20f56fc2c8e1f53744e7705306e5
SHA-1: 97ae6f60e512780346d222d0c90de92c45e65dc1

File: VS11_BETA_PREM_ENU.iso
CRC-32: 75e0c2bf
MD4: 61137a4bbf87e3b766b842b0210a1b40
MD5: 25eda32676bbb3666418e70b83ca4b3e
SHA-1: 474a726b7c8a8a37b699abb943980043515a29c1

File: VS11_BETA_PRO_ENU.iso
CRC-32: 30825144
MD4: f2b6fe9efaacac0af0ebf12d7211d374
MD5: d5ac5a943c21db38cee642384cf3ed1b
SHA-1: ce8e88b21cf31b91431db7136d5e917af660fd36

Answer 2

I have a question. Why can't Microsoft provide any .iso file for the express version? Forcing to download the pro/ultimate/enterprise version will stop the upgrade path at release point which is not feasible for indie developers or hobbyist.

Please note that we, the indie devs and hobbyist, are the one who doesn't have stable internet connections in the first place, which make us eligible for .iso version of installers.

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