Windows – I cannot install any version of Visual Studio in Windows 8.1

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I've tried 2008, 2010 and 2012…I need Visual Studio installed so I can compile Python and NodeJS packages. Every version I've tried just flashes the Visual Studio splash screen and then does nothing.

I've tried from the EXE and the ISO and they do the same thing.

Any idea what could possibly be preventing me from installing, in this case, just visual studio?

Best Answer

Ok, I finally got it working after about 6 months. This is what I did.

  1. I went into Control Panel -> Programs and Features -> Windows Features
    1. disabled .NET 3.5
    2. enabled everything in .NET 4.0
  2. I went online and downloaded Microsoft .NET 4.5.2 and DirectX and installed them.
  3. Then I restarted my computer...at this point it said I had updates that I didn't have before.
  4. Installed Visual Studio (as administrator) Successfully
  5. Restart Computer
  6. Re-enabled .NET 3.5 and disable relevent .NET 4.0 features

Suggestions for solving this problem came from here .. though most didn't work for me, the above combination did.

Thanks @magicandre1981 for even telling me where the relevant log file was (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Temp)

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