Visual Studio 2013 Community "Re install" Issues after HDD failure

Hello,
I had a recent failure in my HDD where all my apps were installed (not the OS) and had to replace and re install a lot of apps. But VS 2013 has been given me a hard time. when I try to re install it it only gives me the option to Repair Uninstall or Modify.
I have tried all three with no avail. The errors I am getting are : Fatal Error during installation.
I have also tried to clean up reg keys and temp files. I have also tried previous answers such as re downloading the ISO and installing as admin. I have cleared my Temp folder as well.
From what I can deduce it looks like it's missing reg keys and doesn't know what to do... Here are some logs : Logs1 and Logs2
Please help
KM

Hi kikhu_man,
By the way, please try this tool
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/mats/program_install_and_uninstall?wa=wsignin1.0 It seems this tool will also be helpful for Visual Studio 2013, I've got some feedback from other customers. I think you can also try it.
Best regards,
Barry
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