Visual Studio 2013 Professional Update 2 RC designer error

Question

Hi!

I have downloaded Visual Studio 2013 professional lately. Once I finished, I started downloading the updates. However, when I tried to create any blank Windows or Windows Phone or Universal application the designer shows me an error:

**** I WISH I COULD INCLUDE AN IMAGE, BUT MY ACCOUNT ISN'T VERIFIED ****

Anyways, I get this error (in the designer):

System.Exception

Package failed updates, dependency or conflict validation.Windows cannot install package App.a4fd541fc.a343c.a4287.ab85b.afc6a0fff8b1d because this package depends on another package that could not be found. This package requires minimum version 0.0.0.0 of framework Microsoft.VCLibs.120.00.Debug published by any publisher to install. Provide the framework along with this package.

   at Microsoft.Expression.HostUtility.Platform.AppContainerProcessDomainFactory.CreateDesignerProcess(String applicationPath, String clientPort, Uri hostUri, IDictionary environmentVariables, Int32& processId, Object& processData)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Primitives.ProcessDomainFactory.ProcessIsolationDomain..ctor(ProcessDomainFactory factory, IIsolationBoundary boundary, AppDomainSetup appDomainInfo, FrameworkName targetFramework, String identifier, String baseDirectory)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Primitives.ProcessDomainFactory.CreateIsolationDomain(IIsolationBoundary boundary)   at Microsoft.Expression.HostUtility.Platform.AppContainerProcessDomainFactory.CreateIsolationDomain(IIsolationBoundary boundary)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Primitives.IsolationBoundary.Initialize()   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Primitives.IsolationBoundary.CreateInstance[T](Type type)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.IsolatedObjectFactory.Initialize()   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExpressionHost.Services.VSIsolationService.CreateObjectFactory(IIsolationTarget isolationTarget, IObjectCatalog catalog)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.IsolationService.CreateLease(IIsolationTarget isolationTarget)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.IsolationService.CreateLease(IIsolationTarget isolationTarget)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.IsolationService.CreateLease(IIsolationTarget isolationTarget)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.IsolatedDesignerService.CreateLease(IIsolationTarget isolationTarget, CancellationToken cancelToken, DesignerServiceEntry& entry)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.IsolatedDesignerService.IsolatedDesignerView.CreateDesignerViewInfo(CancellationToken cancelToken)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.IsolatedTaskScheduler.InvokeWithCulture[T](CultureInfo culture, Func`2 func, CancellationToken cancelToken)   at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.IsolatedTaskScheduler.<>c__DisplayClassa`1.<StartTask>b__6()   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.InnerInvoke()   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()

Answer 1

Hi Yaman,

1.First try repair your VS to see if it helps.

2.Then try resetting VS to the default settings with the following commands to see if it helps.
devenv.exe /safemode
devenv.exe /resetskippkgs
devenv.exe /installvstemplates
devenv.exe /resetsettings
devenv.exe /resetuserdata
Note that the above steps are unrelated and so checking if your issue has been resolved, after every step may help you save time on steps that were not required!

3.If the error still persists, please use the command "devenv.exe /log" to gather the logs when your VS appears the issue so that we may know more details. Please upload the file to https://skydrive.live.com/   and share the link here.

Regards.

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Answer 2

Hi,

I actually experiment the same problem as Yaman on vs 2013 express, i tried all step above. Unfortunately,the problem is still there.

The log file, can be checked here(change - by . and + by /, unverified account for now) :

1drv-ms+1meks9r

And here is an image of the problem (same treatment) :

i-imgur-com+7ONlIsB-png

Thanks for the help

Answer 3

Hi Jonathan,

Please create a new thread with your issue. We will help you solve the issue in the new thread.

Regards,

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