Saturday, February 28, 2015
Installing Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2012 after getting Compatibility mode error
When I downloaded the file and ran it, I got this error:
Setup Blocked, Windows Program Compatibility mode is on. Turn it off and then try setup again.
I was not using Compatibility mode, and so this error didnt make sense.
Im running Windows 8.1 with Update 1 and I didnt know if that was related.
I tried everything.. I installed the full Visual Studio 2012 Suite with Office Tools, I installed the VS2012 SDK, and still nothing worked and this wouldnt install.
Here is some of what I found in the log when it fails.
[15EC:11C4][2014-05-28T19:06:50]: Condition CompatibilityMode = 0 evaluates to true.
[15EC:11C4][2014-05-28T19:06:50]: Condition (VersionNT < v6.1) evaluates to false.
[15EC:11C4][2014-05-28T19:06:50]: Condition (NOT netfxfullredist_43_DetectKeyExists) OR (netfxfullredist_43_DetectKey < v4.5) evaluates to false.
[15EC:11C4][2014-05-28T19:06:50]: MUX: Stop Block: CompatibilityMode : Windows Program Compatibility mode is on. Turn it off and then try Setup again.
The version I was using was published on 4/30/2013 and is here
Turns out that if you rename your download (vsta_setup.exe) to something else, it will not run correctly. You must leave the name alone when you download it. For example, if you download it twice and the second download is called vsta_setup (1).exe, executing that file will not work!
Hope this helps!
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