Windows 10: Can't Run Installer for Visual Studio 2017

agpfrick · Oct 1, 2018

Hello,

I want to install Visual Studio 2017 but the installer doesn't seem working. If I run it, nothing happens.

If I run

vs_installershell.exe -version

in Visual Studio installer folder, it returns this error:

TypeError: Path must be a string. Received undefined
at assertPath (path.js:28:11)
at Object.join (path.js:501:7)
at createLogger (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\main\StubMain.js:4:7977)
at Object.getLogger (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\main\StubMain.js:4:8818)
at Object.defineProperty.value (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\main\StubMain.js:4:665260)
at __webpack_require__ (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\main\StubMain.js:4:128)
at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\main\StubMain.js:4:665562)
at __webpack_require__ (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\main\StubMain.js:4:128)
at Object.defineProperty.value (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\main\StubMain.js:4:277114)
at __webpack_require__ (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\main\StubMain.js:4:128)

I want to report this to VS team but it seems there's no way to submit my report without VS or its installer, which neither I can run now (which is ridiculous).

Thank you in advance,

:)

Louie Del · Oct 1, 2018

can't install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017

Hi,

Since you've already used the suggested full installer for Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2017, can you confirm if you've also tried the solutions in the link above provided by
Andrea Da Costa? Let us know if you're getting the same concern so we can recommend additional troubleshooting steps.

We'll be waiting for your response.

Brink · Oct 1, 2018

Visual Studio Modeling SDK is now available with Visual Studio 2017

You might want to use the Visual Studio Modeling SDK if you have one of these requirements:

Create Graphical or Form-Based modeling designers. For these, you can use the DSL Tools

Enable transformation of T4 templates part of the build. For these you can use the T4 SDK

Bulk-index assemblies in the Code Index underlying Code Map. For this you can use the Code Index SDK (embedded in the Modeling SDK)

The Modeling SDK changed its name several times during the last ten years: starting from the ‘DSL Tools’ in 2007, it grew to become ‘Visualization and Modeling SDK’ (VSVm SDK) in 2010. At that time, the SDK also contained UML extensibility. Finally, the name was a bit long and therefore it was shorted to ‘Modeling SDK’ in 2012. With previous versions of Visual Studio, regardless of its name, we used to release the Modeling SDK as a separate download.

We are pleased to announce that, from this Visual Studio 2017 RC update, the Visual Studio Modeling SDK will be released as part of Visual Studio itself (in all editions of Visual Studio).

How to install the components of the Modeling SDK?

Previously, the DSL Tools, T4 SDK and Code Index SDK were all shipped as part of the Modeling SDK.

In VS2017, the T4 SDK is installed with the T4 runtime as part of the Text Template Transformation optional component, which is itself installed by default with many Visual Studio workloads

The DSL Tools and Code Index SDK are installed as part of the DSL tools optional component (the component will be renamed to the Modeling SDK in a future Visual Studio RC update, as this is the name under which you have known it for several years). you can find this component in the Visual Studio Extension development workload in every edition of Visual Studio.

Known issues

For the next update of Visual Studio 2017 RC we are slightly improving the experience:

When you use the “Add New Project …” dialog, the DSL Tools project template is currently located under “Other Project Types | Extensibility”. And now, it’s the only one in this category. We are moving it to be under “C# | Extensibility” with the other Visual Studio SDK content, where it makes more sense.

The DSLProjectMigrationTool, (which transforms a DSL Tools solution created for previous versions of Visual Studio, to Visual Studio 2017) will also be added to the release.

You want to know more?

You can find more information on these features:

DSL Tools are described in detail in the MSDN Library (Modeling SDK for Visual Studio – Domain-Specific Languages). One change is you won’t need to install the Modeling SDK any longer. The DSL Tools Lab is a good resource for beginners.

T4 MSBuild is also described in the MSDN Library (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee847423.aspx). Again, you can skip the first step as you won’t need to install the Modeling SDK any longer.

The Code Index SDK is detailed in the following blog posts: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vis...ag/code-index/

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Source: The Visual Studio Modeling SDK is now available with Visual Studio 2017 | Microsoft Application Lifecycle Management

Brink · Oct 1, 2018

Live Dependency Validation in Visual Studio 2017

Last month we announced that Visual Studio “Dev15” Preview 5 now supported Live Dependency Validation. In this blog post,

I’ll give you an update about:

an on-demand //connect 2016 video we’ve recorded about Live Dependency Validation

improvements in the experience in Visual Studio 2017 RC

known issues: what did not make it for RC, but will be available in RTM

Then I’ll provide a bit more details on:

error codes for the dependency validation errors

differences between Layer validation in Visual Studio 2010-2015 and the live dependency experience in Visual Studio 2017

Finally, I’ll share a couple of tips in order to author dependency validation diagrams

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Read more: Live Dependency Validation in Visual Studio 2017 | Microsoft Application Lifecycle Management

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