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Wally9633
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I'm having a problem in getting the VS 2017 bootstrap (installer)
to install on Windows 10.
HOW IRONIC!
Actually, I am trying to re-install it after an update failure.
After waiting until the progress bar almost reaches the end,
I get the following message:
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Visual Studio
Unable to install the files to target location. Error: The folder
'c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer' or a file
within it is locked by another program. Close any applications that
might be using it and try again.
Close
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I checked the folder with "IOBit Unlocker" and nothing is locking it.
I tried rebooting, then immediately running the installer.
I got the same error.
I read somewhere that I should delete the Installer folder and try again.
I opened PowerShell in Administrator mode, and tried the following:
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remove-item .\Installer -force -recurse
Get-ChildItem -Path $Destination -Recurse | Remove-Item -force -recurse
Get-ChildItem -Path $Destination -Recurse -Force | Remove-Item -force -recurse
$fso = New-Object -ComObject scripting.filesystemobject
$fso.DeleteFolder("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer")
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In every case I got "Access to the path is denied" (or something similar).
How do I delete that F'ing folder, or get VS bootstrapper to install?
OH BTW ...
I tried to report a problem using Visual Studio 2017:
Help > Send Feedback > Report a problem
When I did that ... NOTHING HAPPENED!!!
This is seriously FUBAR!
THANK YOU!
Wally
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to install on Windows 10.
HOW IRONIC!
Actually, I am trying to re-install it after an update failure.
After waiting until the progress bar almost reaches the end,
I get the following message:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Visual Studio
Unable to install the files to target location. Error: The folder
'c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer' or a file
within it is locked by another program. Close any applications that
might be using it and try again.
Close
---------------------------------------------------------------------
I checked the folder with "IOBit Unlocker" and nothing is locking it.
I tried rebooting, then immediately running the installer.
I got the same error.
I read somewhere that I should delete the Installer folder and try again.
I opened PowerShell in Administrator mode, and tried the following:
---------------------------------------------------------------------
remove-item .\Installer -force -recurse
Get-ChildItem -Path $Destination -Recurse | Remove-Item -force -recurse
Get-ChildItem -Path $Destination -Recurse -Force | Remove-Item -force -recurse
$fso = New-Object -ComObject scripting.filesystemobject
$fso.DeleteFolder("C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer")
---------------------------------------------------------------------
In every case I got "Access to the path is denied" (or something similar).
How do I delete that F'ing folder, or get VS bootstrapper to install?
OH BTW ...
I tried to report a problem using Visual Studio 2017:
Help > Send Feedback > Report a problem
When I did that ... NOTHING HAPPENED!!!
This is seriously FUBAR!
THANK YOU!
Wally
Continue reading...