Visual Studio 2013 Pro - Winforms toolbox icons beside items are missing for some 3rd party vendors controls

I noticed last weekend after installing VS 2013.4 update that the Winforms toolbox, while showing all items, did not display the icons beside the items for any custom/third party Winform controls. The only icon
showing in the toolboxes are the Pointer icon. I can select and drop any control onto a project, and as soon as I move mouse into the design surface the icon shows. Neither the
builtin Winforms controls nor the WPF toolbox exhibit the same symptom. It is specific to Winforms third party controls (ActiPro and DevExpress). At first I thought it was due to the update, then I found that my laptop was
already exhibiting this symptom, running 2013.3 (I had not dropped any controls from the toolbox in the past few weeks so I did not notice).
The two machines (laptop and workstation) are running Windows 7 64-bit Professional and Ultimate, respectively. These machines are dedicated to development, and are secured, also running Norton Antivirus.
I also have VS 2010 and VS 2012 which don't exhibit the symptom, though I finally removed 2012 last night during my adventures. I had all three VS side by side, running well for months (I added VS 2013 in June). VS
2013 had been functioning well on a daily basis for the dozen or so Winforms projects and the odd WPF or MVC project.
I use DevExpress v2014 and ActiPro controls; I have been using them for years now.
I've spent 2 days trying remedies that include:
Resetting Toolbox
Removal of *.spd files in %APPDATA%, restarting VS
Uninstall Visual Studio, remove and delete of any Visual Studio remnant in the registry, Program Files(x86), %APPDATA% and %PROGRAMDATA%, reinstall.
Repeat step 3 with VS 2013.1 and .3
Downgraded .NET to 4.5.1 to match my third, correctly functioning computer (also running Windows 7 x64 Ultimate).
DevExpress has told me this isn't a problem they have seen. At first I agreed, since my ActiPro controls also are missing their icons, but then I noted that other vendor controls display fine. Not sure what else to do but to nuke the workstation and install
from OS up.

DevExpress is discussing this issue in the thread here : https://www.devexpress.com/support/center/Question/Details/T174133#comment-a98eedf1-ca54-4920-a2d6-49506ddae5b5
The small sample they provided in the thread actually reproduces the bug in my environment.
Since I cannot post screenshots here on MSDN forum (I explained above, when I try to attach pictures I
receive an error that my account is not verified). There is nothing more I can do.
This appears to be a bug in Visual Studio 2013. VS 2010 and 2012 are on the same machine and do not exhibit
the problem. It is frustrating how unresponsive Microsoft is to my issue. I am a long-time MSDN subscriber, as well as customer of multiple seats of the retail copies of Visual Studio. It looks like the only way to get attention is to pay for a incident. If
Microsoft is interested in actually seeing this bug in action, I have 2 machines that are preserved. I have installed a fresh environment on my backup PC.

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VS2013 - toolbox icons beside items are missing for 3rd party controls

after the installation of the ESSENTIAL STUDIO Community Edition of Syncfusion and DEVEXPRESS Universal components, there is no icon in toolbox. I the VS 2013.
Do you know why is this happening?
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Elias

Hello,
We don't know whether DevExpress tools can be used in VS, please ask them for support instead of here.
Best regards,
Barry
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Adding SQL Server Express to Visual Studio 2013 Pro on Windows 10 Preview

I have installed VS 2013 Pro on Windows 10. I need to delevop unsing SQL Server Express. Do I download the full SQL Server 2012 Express Advanced (with full text search), or do I need only part of it? I was going to download the SQLEXPRADV_X64_ENU.exe.
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Which Visual C++ redistributable package needed for Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 and 4?

Which redistributable package should be installed at the client side for binaries built with either Visual C++ 2013 Update 3 or 4?
From the Download Center, "Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013",
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784 I downloaded "vcredist_x86.exe" and "vcredist_x64.exe", which have version number 12.0.21005.1
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A colleague of mine has installed VS2013 Update 4, but has the same redistributable files as my VS2013 Update 3 installation: version 12.0.30501.0.
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the VS2013 redistributables at Microsoft's Download Center (12.0.21005.1) are outdated?
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@Niels,
Maybe we cannot say it is not uploaded. We can see the package is named as
Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 Update 4
So the package may only specific for one version and does not mean it should have Visual C++ Redistributable Packages
for Visual Studio 2013 Update 2
If you want to report anything you can consider use Connect:
https://connect.microsoft.com/
However I don't think we need to report this case on Connect.
For your last question, since the version 30501 seems to be the update version of 21005, I think you will not have them together. Anyway, for this particular VC++ runtime, I would recommend you keep it update to date.
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2019667?wa=wsignin1.0
Then you may get the latest features. And if you have any specific reason that you need a specific version, I think we can handle it case by case. For example, if you want to deploy you C++ application and you need a runtime version.
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The Visual Studio 2013 setup wizard said "Setup failed" many times when I UNINSTALL it.

I hope somebody can help me... Sorry for my bad English.
I had Visual Studio 2013 installed about two years ago. But I don't need it now and I want to uninstall it. However, the setup wizard said "Setup failed" after I clicked "uninstall" for a while. And it said:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2013
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Microsoft Advertising SDK for Windows Phone - ENU
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Thanks very much.

Hello Sakura Chino,
The Visual Studio installation will leave some components on your OS for repair/uninstall. The problem seems related to this. If you can find the installer which you used to install Visual Studio 2013, then please use it to repair and uninstall. It
will fix problems on your OS so please don't try to uninstall from control panel.
If you cannot find the source installer, please download the same version of Visual Studio 2013 ISO from here:
https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs.aspx
Then verify it's hash value by refer to the following page:
https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/visual-studio-2013-iso-sha1-vs
After that, you can use that installer to repair then uninstall.
If you still meet any problem, please use the following tool to fix:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/mats/program_install_and_uninstall
It is for Visual Studio 2010 or previous versoin, but some customers fixed problems by using this tool. I think you can also have a try on it.
Best regards,
Barry
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Training in Visual Studio 2013

Hi. I like Visual Studio 2013. It has quick user input and provides for quick debugging cues. I would like to know if the VB project application/s can be set up to maintain the Old VB 2010 properties or coding environment? I am taking an introduction to
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Hello,
If you are implying using two different versions of Visual Studio 2010 and 2013 you will find small things that may prove to be frustrating and most likely be a bad idea with you being new to Visual Studio.
The SUO file is different for one which is generated by Visual Studio not to be manipulated by users. Take a 2010 project to 2013 Visual Studio will prompt you to upgrade, there is no downgrade.
Best to use the same version on both computers for the time being
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Installing WIX Toolset after Visual Studio 2013 setup corrupts Visual Studio

Hi,
Installing Wix toolset Version 3.8 seems to corrupt the Visual Studio installation. After installing Visual Studio 2013 on Windows 7 x64, I install the WIX toolset version 3.8 (latest stable release). After this VS cannot be opened.
Any others on the forum that can confirm this as an issue with WiX 3.8, or anyone know a solution for this problem?
SWEDEV

Hello SWEDEV,
I've just checked this link
https://wix.codeplex.com/releases/view/115492 and find the following:
Major features of WiX v3.8 are:
Support for Visual Studio 2013 in Votive and the WiX native libraries. (Bob Arnson and Rob Mensching)
Bootstrapper application functions to extend WixStandardBootstrapperApplication. (Neil Sleightholm
It seems it WiX v3.8 is supported on Visual Studio 2013. In my mind, the issue may due to some corrupt setting or extensions on your Visual Studio.
Please try some common steps below to see if your issue can be fixed:
Please open an administrative CMD window and navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\IDE and run these commands:
1.devenv.exe /safemode
2.devenv.exe /resetskippkgs
3.devenv.exe /installvstemplates
4.devenv.exe /resetsettings
5.devenv.exe /resetuserdata
Note that the above steps are unrelated and so checking if your issue has been resolved, after every step may help you save time on steps that were not required!
Please rename these 2 registry keys under the registry editor:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\12.0_Config
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\12.0
By the way, have you ever tried to repair Visual Stuido before? If you haven't, please try it.
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I can't install Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate in my Windows 8.1 Pro

Good Day Everyone!
I have downloaded an ISO file of VS2013 installer from Microsoft Download Center. I have checked the requirements and I have what it needs to be installed. But when I mount the ISO disc image, an error message appear.
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Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate has stopped.
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Hi,
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Can't Create New Excel Project Visual Studio 2013 Office Tools The Project Cannot Be Created

I am having this issue on two computers. If I try to create an Excel 2013 Workbook C# in new projects, and choose create a new workbook, it starts to open Excel, and then I get this error in VS
I have tried:
Uninstall & Reinstall of VSTO from the Visual Studio Installer
Uninstall & Reinstall of Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate, (manually removing anything with visual studio that was left over)
Manually turning on the add-on Visual Studio Tools for Office Design-Time Adapter for Excel
Installing VSTO by hand
Enabling Macros
Running VS as administrator
Uninstalling & Reinstalling Office 2013 Pro Plus OLP
I have made this change to excel:
Like I said, this problem occurs on TWO pc's. I have tried 2013 Visual Studio R1 and R2. Does anyone have any ideas?
Edit 3-1-2015
There is still no answer to this, I have tried target frameworks:
4.0
4.5
4.51
And Running as Administrator. Recently I upgraded to the CTP of Visual Studio 2015 Ultimate and the same problem exists.

Thanks for the reply.
The issue is not reproducible for me and I can confirm this not a known issue. We might need to do deeper troubleshooting at the repro machines.
Because of its complexity your question falls into the paid support category which requires a more in-depth level of support. If the support engineer determines that the issue is the result
of a bug the service request will be a no-charge case and you won't be charged. Please visit the below link to see the various paid support options that are available to better meet your needs.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=fh;en-us;offerprophone
Sangeeth,MSFT

Visual Studio 2013 slows down + crashes when using Source Control features.

I have spent two full days trying to resolve this issue but no luck so here we go,
I have created a project using Visual Studio Team Foundation Server plug-in in the past. Later on I switched to
Microsoft Git Provider.
Now when I connect to that project in the Team Explorer and double click on the solution to work on it locally it somehow changes the plug in to Microsoft Git Provider automatically and of course I can't
Commit/Commit and Push since I receive following error in the Team Explorer,
An error occurred. Detailed message: Failed to open directory 'C:/Users/.../AppData/Local/Application Data/'
Manually changing the plug-in to the Visual Studio Team Foundation Server
results in a broken Team Explorer as below,
With Settings leading to an empty pane, and also a warning in the Team Explorer's Changes page telling me the message below if I click on Pending Changes...
Microsoft Git Provider is not the current Source Control plug-in. Change Plug-in
And manually selecting the solution from Solution Explorer, right click and
Add Solution to Source Control, leads to never ending hour glass and (Not responding) visual studio.
New Projects
Creating a new project is straight forward, unless I "Add to Source Control" is checked. If so, again never ending process if Microsoft TFS plug-in is selected in the tools and eventually me Ending the Visual Studio task. And a VERY long process
(40+ mins) if I have chosen Microsoft Git but that finishes successfully rather.
New TFS project from Team Explorer
If I create a new project in my Online Web Studio
Click on Open with Visual Studio Link => Opens and connects to a my newly created TFS in team explorer.
Clicking new in Team Explorer under Solutions to create a new solution and bind it to this Repo
leads to straight crash of Visual Studio and restarting attempt of VS.
So I really can't use Source Control from visual studio other than cloning GitHub's existing repo's on Visual Studio and Committing my current Microsoft Git managed projects.
I have attempted
Repairing Visual Studio (no luck in results)
Devenv.exe /setup (no luck)
Trying to scrap the SCC info on my solution then at least it won't get picked up by source control then I can Check it in as a new project. (no luck and the solution picks the Microsoft Git upon opening it by clicking on the .sln file.) I have followed
these steps in this stack overflow answer.
And lots of mucking around like removing my workspaces almost Thousand times and putting them back, binding and etc.
I am really stuck on this and it's holding me back from staring a new project (which is problematic using Adding to Source Control) and unfortunately is dependent on the old project (which is developed under Visual Studio Team Foundation Server Plug-in which
is throwing tantrums)
Would like to hear you pro-s input on this
Using
Visual Studio 2013 Community edition (recently switched from Pro to Express to Community)
Windows 7 (64-bit)
Git tools
Git windows installation
Nuget Package manager
Visual Studio Log File
http://filesave.me/file/50620/log-txt.html
Mehradzie

Hi Mehradzie,
Based on the description, seems you're working with Git team project in Visual Studio Online(formerly Team Foundation Service). I'd like to know whether you mean Visual Studio Git command tool as the plug-in, and if you're trying to create solutions/projects
with Visual Studio and add them to the created Git team project.
From the screenshot, you're not connect to the Git team project by using Team Explorer. To work with Git team project locally, you can follow the instructions as below:
Connect to Git team project by using Team Explorer, after that you might install Git tools if you connect to the team project for the first time
Clone the remote Git repository to a local git repository and set the path to local git repository
Create a solution and select Git source control, also saved to the local path of the local git repository
Select your branch, and then click "Changes" and Commit the changes
Click "unsynced commits" and push the commit to remote git repository
You can also refer to the links below for more information about getting started with Git in Visual Studio Online.
http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/get-started/share-your-code-in-git-vs.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/visualstudioalm/archive/2013/01/30/getting-started-with-git-in-visual-studio-and-team-foundation-service.aspx
If you still have any other concerns, please elaborate more details about your scenario. Thanks for your understanding.
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Launching VB6 Editor after installing Visual Studio 2013 results in "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Visual Studio..."

I have had various versions of Visual Studio installed beside Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise for some time with no problems, most recently Visual Studio 2012 Premium.
I recently installed Visual Studio 2013 Premium, and now every time I open VB6 I get a dialog that says "Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2013" that shows a progress bar. After it finishes (30 seconds or
so), it launches again and again and finally VB6 will open. This happens with each instance of VB6, regardless if I've already done it once and never run VS2013 in between.
If I cancel the dialog, I get this error message in a dialog: "Error 1712. One or more of the files required to restore your computer to its previous state could not be found. Restoration will not be possible." Several more "Please wait"...
dialogs will appear and if I continue to cancel, eventually I'll get the VB6 editor. It appear to work fine despite the error messages.
It seems to me that the VS2013 installer flagged some dll's or other files to be rolled back whenever starting VB6. It doesn't appear to be necessary, and I'd like to avoid playing the "Please wait" wack-a-cancel-button game before launching each
instance of VB6 (or waiting several minutes for no reason). So how do I fix this?
Note: I've seen something similar happen in Outlook on a different PC when upgrading from 2010 to 2013. The same sort of "Please wait"... dialog would appear each time I opened Outlook. Judging by the "similar" questions that popped up when
entering this forum post, I'd say this is a general problem with upgrading older versions or installing newer versions of major Microsoft software side-by-side.
/* Don Reynolds */

I found the answer!
I was having the exact same issue, and I was search for a solution and I happened across the following thread: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f4b0fd38-f4f9-41ea-bd8d-834203a175d2/building-visual-studio-2010-project-triggers-please-wait-while-windows-configures-visual-studio?forum=vssetup&prof=required
Scroll a small bit down, and there is a post by Barry Wang explaining that you need to use event viewer to find out what is missing. Anyway, I opened event viewer, then open VS 6, then hit refresh in the event viewer (under Windows Logs -> Application)
and saw a warning message from MsiInstaller. It gave me the following message:
Detection of product '{9C593464-7F2F-37B3-89F8-7E894E3B09EA}', feature 'Visual_Studio_Professional_x86_enu', component '{E3FF99AA-78B9-4A06-8A74-869E9F65E1FE}' failed. The resource 'C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\URTInstallPath_GAC\' does
not exist.
I opened an elevated command prompt, I navigated to the C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework folder and verified that 'URTInstallPath_GAC' didn't exist, and then I did "md URTInstallPath_GAC".
Closed and reopened VS 6, and it instantly opened - no "Please wait" message.
Now this may or may not be the same problem you are having (problem is - I have had it happen on two separate computers now with VS 6 and VS 2013 installed), but it should point you in the right direction. In fact, you should be able to use the Event Viewer
for anytime the "Please wait" message shows up for any application, and then once there find out what is really missing.

Windows 8.1 users: Visual studio 2013 design rendering issues

Has any 8.1 user experienced this yet. I am pretty sure it' my laptop. John i know you was thinking about a yoga pro 2. Did you get One?
Basically a form i wrote in 2010 from xp will appear massively different if ANY UI changes are made. The form will appear as expected and drawn up until this point.
Image One attached is the form should appear. Image Two is after i add a random button that you can see. The whole form does not even render. It crunches it all together. I assume this is a laptop resolution issue?
Graphics
Monitor
Name Generic PnP Monitor on Intel HD Graphics Family
Current Resolution 1280x720 pixels
Work Resolution 1280x698 pixels
State Enabled, Primary
Monitor Width 3200
Monitor Height 1800
Monitor BPP 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Frequency 60 Hz
Device \\.\DISPLAY1\Monitor0
Intel HD Graphics Family
Manufacturer Intel
Model HD Graphics Family
Device ID 8086-0A16
Revision A
Subvendor Lenovo (17AA)
Current Performance Level Level 0
Driver version 10.18.10.3412
Count of performance levels : 1
Level 1

Hi Suvy,
From your description, could you please tell me how you renew your developer license for Windows 8.1 from Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition?
Generally, we can renew the developer license by going to PROJECT->Store->Acquire Development License… like the following screen shot.
In addition, as you said that you get the error in the 'contacting license server' stage for too long and eventually doesn't proceed further.
You mean that you did not get the developer license window which requires input the Microsoft account like the following screen shot, am I right?
If yes, as you said that the Avast antivirus installed and running. I suggest you can try to disable or un-install it check if it can work.
To make sure that it is not your VS IDE issue, please reset your VS settings, and then run it as the admin, test it again.
You can also try to run your VS in safe mode to make sure that it is not the add-ins or the extension tools’ issue.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241278.aspx
In addition, I got different ways to get a developer license, maybe you could check it here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/hh974578.aspx
Best Regards,
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What are the requirements in terms of system drive for visual studio 2013

According to this thread "visualstudio.uservoice.com/forums/121579-visual-studio/suggestions/2120283-allow-users-to-install-entirely-to-another-hard-dr" it is not possible to install visual studio fully on another drive rather that
the system drive. This link "visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-professional-with-msdn-vs#Fragment_SystemRequirements" states the system requirement for visual studio pro 2013. However can somebody clarify what is needed in terms of system drive
requirement e.g. out of the 20 gb, how much is needed on the system drive.
Thanks

Hi,
Exact space required will vary widely based on installation components chosen and what you may have already installed on your system.
And When you install your VS in another Drive and run the VS installer, you can see system requirement in installation screen.
Because my work computer only have C Drive, I test the VS2012 professional installation in my home computer E drive. The Screen below:
I think the system requirement can also display when you install VS 2013.
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Could not install Visual Studio 2013 in Windows 7 via Boot Camp

Hi there,
For a intro to programming class, I was required to install Visual Studio Express for Windows Desktop on my machine. Because I use a MacBook Pro Retina 13 , I had to install a copy of Windows via Boot Camp. I decided to install a copy of Windows 7 as I had
a license with me on hand.
Unfortunately, I had trouble installing Visual Studio as it gives me a fatal error for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1 during installation
Here is a copy of the log file that I obtained from the attempted installation:
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i001: Burn v3.7.3424.0, Windows v6.1 (Build 7601: Service Pack 1), path: C:\Users\Yeen125\Downloads\wdexpress_full.exe, cmdline: ''
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'ExtraEditionDisplayName' to value '#loc.slipstream'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'EditionDisplayName' to value 'Express 2013 for Windows Desktop'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'MoreLanguageFwlinkId' to value '427815'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'PrivacyAgreementFwlinkId' to value '427803'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'PrivacyStatementFwlinkId' to value '427803'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'MinOsLevelFwlinkId' to value '427813'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'SolutionFwlinkId' to value '427804'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'HelpFwlinkId' to value '427805'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'IE10FwlinkId' to value '427807'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'WinBlueFwlinkId' to value '427810'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'SHA256BlockFwlinkId' to value '427811'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing numeric variable 'Win81PreRelBlockFwlinkId' to value '427809'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'NetfxProductVersion' to value '4.5.31101'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'ProfessionalVSVersion' to value '11.0.50727'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'BaselineBundleVersion' to value '12.0.21005'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'FirstSlipstreamBundleVersion' to value '12.0.21006'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'ProductKey' to value '4JD6KB7RFPK8GFJC7MC8J7B4P'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'WinSDK_Desktop_KitsRootPath' to value '[ProgramFilesFolder]Windows Kits\8.0\'
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[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'WinBlue_Desktop_KitsRootPath' to value '[ProgramFilesFolder]Windows Kits\8.1\'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:57]i000: Initializing string variable 'VS_Install_Path_VC' to value '[CustomInstallPath]'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:58]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value 'C:\Users\Yeen125\AppData\Local\Temp\dd_wdexpress_full_20150122232558.log'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:58]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSource' to value 'C:\Users\Yeen125\Downloads\wdexpress_full.exe'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:58]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleOriginalSourceFolder' to value 'C:\Users\Yeen125\Downloads\'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:58]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleName' to value 'Microsoft Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop - ENU with Update 4'
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:58]i000: Loading managed bootstrapper application.
[0FE4:0970][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: Creating BA thread to run asynchronously.
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: Ux Started
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Loading LocalizableStrings.xml string from LocalizableStrings.xml
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Reset Result
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Current action: Install
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: Setting string variable 'CurrentOperation' to value 'Install'
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: Setting string variable 'IsLanguagePack' to value ''
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Current action: Install
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: Setting string variable 'CurrentOperation' to value 'Install'
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: New last unconfirmed source: Web
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Source confirmed
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: Setting string variable 'CurrentRepairPackage' to value ''
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: Setting numeric variable 'HypervisorSupported' to value 0
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: Setting numeric variable 'HypervisorEnabled' to value 0
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Resume = None
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Restart = Prompt
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Relation = None
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Action = Install
[0FE4:1248][2015-01-22T23:25:59]i000: MUX: Display = Full
Could you help me install Visual Studio 2013? I need it before my first assignment is due. Thanks!

Your install log is peppered with this error: "MsiViewExecute failed", which indicates a problem with your Windows Installer.
For suggestions on repairing WI in Windows 7, read here:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-performance/need-to-reinstall-windows-installer-in-windows-7/4cb8e54c-5a4e-439d-9d46-1dcd387d2604

Cannot Connect to Azure SQL Database in Visual Studio 2013

Beyond Frustrated here.
I am trying to connect to an Azure SQL database - it has been created, has tables etc. I am trying to create a new Data Connection from within Visual Studio 2013, latest release for VS and Azure. I continue to receive the following error:
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.
(provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53)
I have ensured that TCP is allowed and above Named Pipes in the Configuration Manager. The associated IP address is allowed on Azure Firewall. Certificate has been added to VS etc. But still no connection. I can see the database in the Azure section in Server
Explorer, but cannot add a Data Connection. What is equally as frustrating is I have a MacBook Pro running Win 7 sitting right next to my office computer and it can access Azure fine, not problems.
If anyone has any other ideas on how I might be able to solve this I would love to hear them. Thanks in advance.
Jeff

Hi,
The Error message "   A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is
configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 53) "
The issue comes up mainly because the application is not able to connect to the server.
To resolve this issue, try the following steps (in that order):
Make sure that TCP IP is enabled as a client protocol on the application server. For more information on how to do this, see
Configure client protocols. On application servers where you do not have SQL Server tools installed, you can check this by running cliconfg.exe (SQL Server Client Network Utility).
2. Check the application’s connection string to make sure that it is correctly configured. For example, make sure that the connection string specifies the correct port (1433) and the fully qualified server name.
Note You can follow these steps to obtain the connection string from the Azure Management Portal:
                      Log on to the
Azure Management Portal.
                      In the left navigation pane, click
SQL Databases.
                      Select your Azure SQL Database server.
                      Click
Dashboard.
                      On the right side, go to the
quick glance section, and then click Show connection strings.
Test the connectivity between the application server and the Azure SQL database by using a UDL file, ping, and telnet. For more information about how to do this, see
Azure SQL Database connectivity troubleshooting guide and
Troubleshooting SQL Server connectivity issues.
Note As a troubleshooting step, you can also try to test the connectivity on a different client computer.
Try increasing the connection timeout. Microsoft recommends using a connection timeout of at least 30 seconds.
As a best practice ensure retry logic is in place. For more information about the retry logic, see
Azure SQL Database best practices to prevent request denials or connection termination.
      If these steps do not resolve your problem, follow the below steps to collect more data and contact support:
   If your application is a cloud service, enable the logging. This step returns a UTC time stamp of the failure. Additionally, SQL Azure returns the tracing ID.
Microsoft Customer Support Services can use this information.
   For more information about how to enable the logging, see
how to enable diagnostic logging for Azure Web sites and Developing SQL Database Applications section in
Azure SQL Database Development Considerations.
  Check out
the list of best practices for Connecting to Windows Azure SQL Database.
Regards,
Shirisha Paderu.

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