Visual Studio doesn't open

Question

_{Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:10 AM}

Hi,

I had visual studio working just fine to me, then I removed some visual c++ redist and then visual studio didn't 

open at all. I reinstall it but the problem did not solved, 

now visual studio is just open and close with error tune

All replies (18)

_{Thursday, May 21, 2015 11:30 PM}

You don't mention the VS version involved or the VC++ redistributable version. It is quite possible that you corrupted an earlier VC++ redistributable that is not supplied with your VS version and, thus, was not reinstalled with VS.

Please provide the version information requested above so we can try to offer suggestions to correct your situation.

_{Friday, May 22, 2015 5:27 AM}

Hi Adonese,

You can try the following methods:
1) Go to the Control Panel -> Programs and Features, Repair the Visual Studio, refer to: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa983433%28v=vs.90%29.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
2) If step one doesn’t work, try to remove the Visual Studio and reinstall it.

If you still cannot open visual studio, please use the Collect.exe to collect log files to the forum, refer to: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heaths/archive/2008/05/09/visual-studio-and-net-log-collection-utility.aspx

Hope this information is helpful.

Best Regards,
JiayiLi

_{Saturday, May 23, 2015 11:56 AM}

It's visual studio 2013 professional

_{Saturday, May 23, 2015 12:21 PM}

Where to upload the log files?

_{Saturday, May 23, 2015 1:13 PM}

here are the logs files

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xacvbqiis9ivmw5/vslogs.cab?dl=0

_{Saturday, May 23, 2015 1:13 PM}

Upload the log archive (vslogs.cab) to a public site, like OneDrive, then post the link here.

_{Saturday, May 23, 2015 1:37 PM}

It's here 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/xacvbqiis9ivmw5/vslogs.cab?dl=0

_{Sunday, May 24, 2015 2:05 PM}

Hi,

I have visual studio 2013 professional issues, it doesn't open at all, just splash screen and it closes rapidly after that. I have tried to uninstall/ reinstall it again but nothing changed. I had removed some vc++ components previously it seems it's the reason of the problem. When I tried to install another version of visual studio (e.g vs 2012) it said that you have problem with vs installer please restart your machine, and nothing happened after restarting my machine.

I installed collect to collect visual studio log and this is the log file

<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/xacvbqiis9ivmw5/vslogs.cab?dl=0"> Visual Studio log </a>

I really need any solution does not require reinstall windows  

_{Monday, May 25, 2015 7:16 AM}

Hi Adonese,

I found some error codes in your log file, and the following are some possible solutions:

Firstly, the error codes “0x000003F5”, “0x8024402c” and “0x80072ee” mean the windows update error, you can refer to the following page to fix them: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/gp/windows-update-issues?wa=wsignin1.0

Secondly, the error code “0x80070643”, it means the installation cache or ISO is corrupted, You can use FCIV.exe to check the SHA-1 value of your visual studio. For the SHA-1 value, you can refer to: https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/visual-studio-2013-iso-sha1-vs.aspx

And you can refer to the following page to fix it: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2899270

Hope this information is helpful.

Best Regards,

JiayiLi

_{Monday, May 25, 2015 10:36 PM}

As you mentioned there were some issues with windows update and the tool solved them.

The ISO is NOT corrupted I'm sure of that. I don't know about installation cache how to solve it?

it seems to be the source of the error because I have installed vs and uninstalled for several time as I thought it might solve the problem

nothing happened vs still crashes on startup.

Thanx anyway, I just needed vs so badly to finish many projects.

_{Tuesday, May 26, 2015 6:43 AM}

Hi Adonese,

As you said, you have installed vs and uninstalled for several times, so I think you could use the /uninstall /force to remove Visual Studio 2010 forcibly. Refer to: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2771441?wa=wsignin1.0 You can remove Visual Studio 2013 and its optional shared packages. After it is uninstalled, try to install it again.

Or you can use the Fix It Tool to fix this issue, refer to: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/mats/program_install_and_uninstall

Best Regards,

JiayiLi

_{Tuesday, May 26, 2015 8:05 AM}

Is there anything that I can do with regedit.exe?, I used ccleaner to remove VS leftovers but it fixed nothing

I really don't want to go for uninstalling the whole windows but it seems it's the only solution around.

_{Tuesday, May 26, 2015 8:05 AM}

Let me be clear, is there anyway to restore my machine to it's previous state before I have installed any VS version?

_{Tuesday, May 26, 2015 9:38 AM}

Hi Adonese,

Do you have a restore point that before you installing the VS? If you have, and then you can restore your PC to an earlier point in time. System restore doesn’t change your personal files, but it might remove recently installed apps and drivers. Please refer to: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/restore-refresh-reset-pc

If you don’t have a restore point, you couldn’t restore your machine to its previous state before you have installed any VS version. If so, you maybe need to reinstall your system. Please back up the files before reinstalling.        

Best Regards,
JiayiLi

_{Friday, May 29, 2015 11:27 AM}

Sorry you didn't help me at all, I can't just uninstall windows, it isn't that simple.

Here I tell you how I fixed it -permanently- I SIMPLY UNINSTALL VS 2013, and I'm not intended to install it in the near future.

Thank you MS so much for making our lives a lot difficult.

_{Monday, June 1, 2015 2:02 AM}

@Adonese,

I've checked your logs and see the following errors about Visual Studio installation.

For C++ components:

Could not create system restore point, error: 0x80042302

For normal Visual Studio Setup:

rror Message Id: 1720 ErrorMessage: There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A script required for this install to complete could not be run. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.

I then checked the error code 0x80042302 from MS Answers forum and see some related thread:

Thread One

Thread Two

So it seems the problem now is pending on "cannot create system restore point" which is a system error. To fix this system related error, please try Afzal's solution from thread one: Check your system restore point service and then use safe mode and sfc /scannow to check your OS files.

If the problem still cannot resolved, I think you'd better create a new thread on MS Answers forum to consult how you can troubleshoot the above error.There are more experts there who are more familar with system issues.

Best regards,

Barry
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_{Monday, June 1, 2015 2:28 AM}

Hi Adonese,

Has your issue been already solved?
If not, I suggest to uninstall "CCleaner" at first, and then
  a) repair Visual Studio by itself (at the begining of setup Visual Studio, you can select "Repair") 
  or
  b) uninstall Visual Studio 2013 Pro and re-install it.

I have some troubles by using "CCleaner", especially cleaning of registry.
I suspect "CCleaner" causes your issue.

Best regards,

_{Thursday, February 1, 2018 6:44 PM}

Click On ctrl,shift,alt And Click On Visual Studio And Click On Agree And BOOM Working!