Keep getting "Project Target Framework not installed"

Question

_{Wednesday, April 11, 2018 4:30 AM}

Hi

I'm trying to open the C# solution from this project:

https://github.com/labo89/adbGUI

in Visual Studio 2017, but I keep gettings this error message:

I selected the Download option, downloaded 4.5.2 from https://www.microsoft.com/net/download/visual-studio-sdks

and installed it, but I keep getting this message and the solution is not loaded. Selecting the first option (Change the Target to 4.6.1) does nothing either, and in both cases, I get the following VS state:

What do I need to do? Thanks for any pointers to the solution!

All replies (3)

_{Wednesday, April 11, 2018 6:29 AM}

Hi Diracsbracket,

Target framework of your project is 4.5, instead of 4.5.2.
Please download SDK 4.5 via this page:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653

Regards, 

Ashidacchi -- http://hokusosha.com/

_{Thursday, April 12, 2018 5:56 AM}

Hi,

Welcome to MSDN forum.

Will the issue persist after installing .net framework 4.5?

If you have installed .net framework 4.5.2, uninstall it and install .net framework 4.5, then install .net framework 4.5.2 again.

I can open the project in visual studio 2017 directly, check the following screenshot:

Best regards,

Joyce

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_{Wednesday, April 18, 2018 10:19 AM}

Hi Diracsbracket，

Do you resolve this issue? Would you please share the latest information in your side?

As far as I know, the .NET 4.5 would be included in the VS2017, one possible reason is that you didn't enable it during you install the VS 2017, if possible, you could re-run the VS installer, and then modify the Setup options, enable the old .NET in the VS2017, and then re-install it, view the result.

In addition, you could also post an issue to the project downloaded site, discuss with the developer which created this project, at least, you could know that which VS version he used, and then you could setup the similar developing Environment. We have to make sure that we could update the old project directly using the VS2017.

Any update, feel free to share it here.

Best Regards,

Jack

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