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Thursday, March 23, 2017 3:59 PM
We recently downloaded the VS 2017 web installer and creating an offline installer using these instructions: https://
docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/create-an-offline-installation-of-visual-studio
Specifically, using this command:
vs_professional.exe --layout c:\vs2017offline --lang en-US
which filled the folder with ~ 8GB of content including an installer. We copied these files to a machine in our enclave, which does not have internet access and attempted to run the setup for VS 2017. The install would hang after selecting Visual Studio Professional 2017 from the three options. After a while--20/30 minutes of inactivity, killed the installer with task manager. Now the installer just opens a white box and nothing else happens. VS 2017 shows up in add/remove programs, but if we try to uninstall it, we get the same white box as trying to install it again. Is this a common problem with the newest version of VS2017? We have been downloading ISOs of each version up until 2015 update 3, but with no ISO available for VS2017--we now need to create a standalone installer this way and it doesn't seem to be working as advertised.
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Friday, March 24, 2017 7:03 AM
Hi Michael,
Thank you for posting in MSDN forum.
Please see my screenshot about he VS 2017 US offline installer's size, more that 20GB:
For there are many packages missing in the installer you create, please ensure you have a well-connected network, then refer to Create an offline installation of Visual Studio 2017, to re-download and re-install VS 2017, make sure windows update is up-to-date, clean up the %temp% folder and temporarily disable any antivirus software, reboot the computer and re-run the VS 2017 RTM installer as administrator again.
In addition, many communities have same doubt as yours, I also help you add comment about the ISO feature request, please see, you could vote it:
Microsoft Visual Studio Product team will evaluate it seriously, please wait patiently.
Thank you for your understanding.
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Friday, March 31, 2017 3:17 PM
Thanks for the suggestion and we will try the recommendations in the near future
Monday, April 3, 2017 6:06 AM
Hi Michael,
Thank you for your update and looking forward to hearing good news from you.
Besides, if you think my reply is helpful, you could mark it as answer, it will be easier for other members who encounter similar questions to research for this thread. If you have any question about the offline installation, please feel free to ask me, I'm willing to help you troubleshoot.
Have a nice day :)
Best Regards,
MSDN Community Support
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