Windows 10: Web Platform Installer 5.1 - This product did not download successfully; The remote server...

I'm trying to build a Windows 10 VM Virtual Box so that I can remote into work from it and have my work environment disposable. I'm in the process of installing PHP 5.3 on the VM through Web Platform Installer. As soon as the installation starts, it fails due to a 404 when looking for Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package. What's worse is that I already have the distributable installed on the VM. Any advice?

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How to uninstall Web Platform Installer

I am trying to uninstall Web Platform Installer. I click all apps, select Web Platform Installer, select uninstall. That takes me to the Control Panel, Programs and Features. I should be able to then click on Web Platform Install and select uninstall,
but Web Platform Installer is not shown as a program/app in the list of programs and features.

(1) is it known by some other name?

(2) is there a way to force the Control Panel to rebuild the list of all programs/apps installed so that it is guaranteed to be accurate?

(3) how does one uninstall Web Platform Installer if it is not shown in programs/features in the Control Panel

 

Using Web Platform Installer 2.0

A mini-review of Microsoft's latest all-in-one web package installer...

For a few years now I've been working mostly with Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP (LAMP), but at a previous position we ran IIS6. Configuration wasn't always straight forward and some PHP modules weren't available in Windows, among other problems. Lets see how it's progressed since then.

First, I created a 2 CPU/2GB VM for Windows Web Server 2008 R2 for it to be installed on. The situation should be similar for the other platforms supported. Requirements, supported platforms, and the installer can be found here.

Started from a completely fresh install. Didn't assign the Web Server Role (Programs/Features in Vista/7, Add/Remove Programs in XP) to see how much Web PI would handle on it's own. After starting the application, I even skipped choosing any of the Web Platform choices instead selecting a single Web Application package: Gallery.






Excellent! Dependencies selected.






Oh! Simultaneous download and installation? Someone at MS finally woke up and said Hey! Let's actually utilize the power of the common PC *Wink






Site configuration, as well as database creation.






Success! Configuration of the package proceeds normally.






Note: For packages such as Gallery and Drupal that require a database, make sure to write down the database/user/password that you used during site configuration as Web PI simply adds the database and user to the server, but you will still need to provide this information during package configuration.






I didn't see phpMyAdmin in the list for those who would like get their hands dirty in the bits, but that's ok, I would recommend Navicat anyway.






In the end, not bad. Plenty of popular packages are provided for people who just want to get up and running, but even if you just want the installation of PHP/MySQL on a Windows machine, Web PI will save you time as well. Even creates a shortcut for php.ini configuration. Awwwee cute.

 

Remote Desktop web client public preview for Windows Server 2016

Source: Remote Desktop web client public preview Enterprise Mobility + Security