Missing vc_runtimeminimum_x86.msi and installation won't work.
I'm currently going through the installation process for Visual Studio 2017 to use with C++. Halfway through installation, I get an error. I have been googling and trying countless fixes for over an hour now and I have no idea what is causing this extremely frustrating issue. I have browsed for the file and found 6 versions of it in C:/ProgramData/Package Cache. However, none of these work when I try to use them with this prompt. If I hit cancel, the procedure continues and at the end tells me that the setup has failed. It gives me the error logs attached at the bottom of this post. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
The product failed to install the listed workloads and components due to one or more package failures. Incomplete workloads Desktop development with C++ (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop,version=15.0.26403.0) Universal Windows Platform development (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Universal,version=15.0.26403.0) Visual Studio extension development (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtension,version=15.0.26208.0) Incomplete components C# and Visual Basic (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Roslyn.LanguageServices,version=15.0.26208.0) C++ profiling tools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.DiagnosticTools,version=15.0.26208.0) Graphics debugger and GPU profiler for DirectX (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Graphics.Tools,version=15.0.26208.0) JavaScript and TypeScript language support (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.JavaScript.TypeScript,version=15.0.26208.0) Profiling tools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.DiagnosticTools,version=15.0.26208.0) Static analysis tools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Static.Analysis.Tools,version=15.0.26208.0) Universal Windows Platform tools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.UWP.Support,version=15.0.26403.0) Universal Windows Platform tools for Cordova (Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.UWP.Cordova,version=15.0.26403.0) Universal Windows Platform tools for Xamarin (Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.UWP.Xamarin,version=15.0.26403.0) VC++ 2017 v141 toolset (x86,x64) (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64,version=15.0.26208.0) Visual Studio extension development prerequisites (Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.VisualStudioExtension.Prerequisites,version=15.0.26208.0) Visual Studio SDK (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VSSDK,version=15.0.26208.0) You can search for solutions using the information below, modify your selections for the above workloads and components and retry the installation, or remove the product from your machine. Following is a collection of individual package failures that led to the incomplete workloads and components above. To search for existing reports of these specific problems, please copy and paste the URL from each package failure into a web browser. If the issue has already been reported, you can find solutions or workarounds there. If the issue has not been reported, you can create a new issue where other people will be able to find solutions or workarounds. Package 'Microsoft.VisualCpp.Redist.14,version=14.10.25008,chip=x86' failed to install. Search URL: https://aka.ms/VSSetupErrorReports?q=PackageId=Microsoft.VisualCpp.Redist.14;PackageAction=Install;ReturnCode=1603 Impacted workloads Desktop development with C++ (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop,version=15.0.26403.0) Universal Windows Platform development (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Universal,version=15.0.26403.0) Visual Studio extension development (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtension,version=15.0.26208.0) Impacted components C# and Visual Basic (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Roslyn.LanguageServices,version=15.0.26208.0) C++ profiling tools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.DiagnosticTools,version=15.0.26208.0) Graphics debugger and GPU profiler for DirectX (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Graphics.Tools,version=15.0.26208.0) JavaScript and TypeScript language support (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.JavaScript.TypeScript,version=15.0.26208.0) Profiling tools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.DiagnosticTools,version=15.0.26208.0) Static analysis tools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Static.Analysis.Tools,version=15.0.26208.0) Universal Windows Platform tools (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.UWP.Support,version=15.0.26403.0) Universal Windows Platform tools for Cordova (Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.UWP.Cordova,version=15.0.26403.0) Universal Windows Platform tools for Xamarin (Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.UWP.Xamarin,version=15.0.26403.0) VC++ 2017 v141 toolset (x86,x64) (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64,version=15.0.26208.0) Visual Studio extension development prerequisites (Microsoft.VisualStudio.ComponentGroup.VisualStudioExtension.Prerequisites,version=15.0.26208.0) Visual Studio SDK (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VSSDK,version=15.0.26208.0) Log C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20170412231725_117_Microsoft.VisualCpp.Redist.14.log Details Command executed: "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages\Microsoft.VisualCpp.Redist.14,version=14.10.25008,chip=x86\VC_redist.x86.exe" /q /norestart /log "C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_setup_20170412231725_117_Microsoft.VisualCpp.Redist.14.log" Return code: 1603 Return code details: Fatal error during installation.
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Thank you for your feedback! For us to investigate this further, could you please attach your logs again? It looks like the logs were not successfully uploaded (it shows 0% of the file received from you). And you may be able to recover from this error by following these steps
• See if you have this file on your machine: "%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\InstallCleanup.exe" • If so, please launch it from an admin command prompt with a -full param:
InstallCleanup.exe -full
• If not, please manually delete the "%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer” folder • Relaunch the newly downloaded vs_enterprise.exe (or vs_professional.exe or vs_community.exe…) • Allow the first step to install the installer • Once the installer comes up and you can see workload choices (.net desktop and the like), close it • Go launch the same InstallCleanup.exe to clean up old build of VS • Then relaunch vs_enterprise.exe and install RTW
Sorry about that, I think the logs are attached now.
I tried the installcleanup.exe -full from an administrator command prompt and then once it was completed, I attempted to go through the Visual Studio 2017 Installation, but I still get the same error with the missing "vc_runtimeMinimum_x86.msi".
VC redist was trying to upgrade and since the older MSI (which is located in C:\Windows\Installer folder) is missing the upgrade failed. Upgrade needs the old MSI (to remove the old MSI) in order to succeed. This can happen if you removed files manually or if certain Windows folder permission is causing this problem. You may have to repair the OS or reinstall the OS to fix this problem.
CustomAction returned actual error code 1612 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
MSI (s) (58:E4) [23:02:01:421]: Product: Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.0.24215 -- Error 1714.The older version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.0.24215 cannot be removed. Contact your technical support group. System Error 1612.
Error 1714.The older version of Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 x86 Minimum Runtime - 14.0.24215 cannot be removed. Contact your technical support group. System Error 1612.
MSI (s) (58:E4) [23:02:01:423]: Note: 1: 2265 2: 3: -2147287035
MSI (s) (58:E4) [23:02:01:423]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (58:E4) [23:02:01:423]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (58:E4) [23:02:01:423]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2
Action ended 23:02:01: RemoveExistingProducts. Return value 3.
Reinstalling the OS is unfortunately not an option for this computer at the time. How would I proceed about repairing the OS? I attempted to run sfc /scannow in an administrator command prompt, but no integrity violations were found.
If you run OS setup it should give an option to repair. Please note that repair is not guaranteed to fix your problem. If the files are missing or if the repair is not going to fix your folder permission issues (if that is the reason Windows installer was not able to locate your files) then your only option is to reinstall the OS.
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