After a Visual Studio 2017 (RC) installation from scratch, I can't find a standard list of templates. I'm specifically interested in the Console Application (C#) template and the Windows Form (C#) template. I'm pretty sure I'm missing one of the Individual Components. I'm not sure which one is supposed to be installed and I don't want to install all of them.
Please see my list with components installed.
You need to install it by launching the installer.
Click the "Workload" tab* in the upper-left, then check top right ".NET-Desktop Development" and hit install. Note it may modify your installation size (bottom-right), and you can install other Workloads, but you must install ".NET-Desktop Development" at least.
*as seen in comments below, users were not able to achieve the equivalent using the "Individual Components" tab.
If you have installed .NET desktop development and still you can't see the templates, then VS is probably getting the templates from your custom templates folder and not installed.
To fix that, copy the installed templates folder to custom.
This is your "installed" folder
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio
14.0\Common7\IDE\ProjectTemplates
This is your "custom" folder
C:\Users[your username]\Documents\Visual
Studio\2017\Templates\ProjectTemplates
Typically this happens when you are at the office and you are running VS as an administrator and visual studio is confused how to merge both of them and if you notice they don't have the same folder structure and folder names.. One is CSHARP and the other C#....
I didn't have the same problem when I installed VS 2017 community edition at home though. This happened when I installed visual studio 2017 "enterprise" edition.
I found the path and wrote it in the options
My personal experience was that I had installed the Team Foundation Server client for 2017 first (was using it as a Proof of Concept for our QA team, while I was still using VS2015), then followed it up with Installing Visual Studio 2017 later to begin development.
What I ended up with on my Start Menu was a Visual Studio 2017 and a Visual Studio 2017 (2). The Visual Studio 2017 (2) had all the templates I was missing. Following the steps found in the First answer to this question (which were clear and easy to follow) did not fix my issue. I had thought that launching the client would upgrade to the Development Client, but it did not. I renamed it to Visual Studio Professional, and now have everything I need. Not sure if this happens to anyone else, but it was what happened to me, so I hope this helps someone.
NOTE: this topic is about installation issues with MS project templates.
I came here via a search in Google, I was looking for a missing Template option in Visual Studio 2017 File menu: in VS-2015, it was Export to Template and I used it to add my own standard Project Items.
Meanwhile, I found an answer.. my issue was not related to default templates and it does not need install things. The option Export to Template has been moved to the VS-2017 Project menu !
I had to reinstall .NET desktop development (throught Workload tab), even button was showing: Modify
After that Visual C# selection appeared :)
(And now i can use Console APP Template)
In my case, I had all of the required features, but I had installed the Team Explorer version (accidentally used the wrong installer) before installing Professional.
When running the Team Explorer version, only the Blank Solution option was available.
The Team Explorer EXE was located in:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\TeamExplorer\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
Once I launched the correct EXE, Visual Studio started working as expected.
The Professional EXE was located in:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
My C++ templates were there all along, it was my C# ones that were missing.
Similar to CSharpie, after trying many modify/re-installs, oddly the following finally worked for me :
- run the installer, but un-select 'Desktop development with C++'.
- allow installer to complete
- run the installer again, and select 'Desktop development with C++'.
- allow installer to complete
In my case, I had all of the required features, but I had installed the Team Explorer version (accidentally used the wrong installer) before installing Professional.
When running the Team Explorer version, only the Blank Solution option was available.
The Team Explorer EXE was located in: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\TeamExplorer\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
Once I launched the correct EXE, Visual Studio started working as expected.
The Professional EXE was located in: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe"
This solved my issue, and the reason was I had enterprise edition previously installed and then uninstalled and installed the professional edition. Team Explorer was not modified later when I moved to professional from enterprise edition.
I have found loads of refernces to creating a simple setup.exe file in VS by doing the new project - setup wizzard but there is only Enable InstallShield Limited Edition.
I can't install the following for VS 2015, it thinks VS is not installed:
https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/9abe329c-9bba-44a1-be59-0fbf6151054d
Any advise? I don't want all of the folders and files that come with publishing my application, only setup.exe
Thanks
No other option available for my needs.
Had to uninstall VS 2015 and install VS 2013 to be able to use InstallSheild.
Follow these instructions provided by #Ken White
Creating a setup.exe in InstallShield in Visual Studio
I've been trying to install MySQL Connector 6.9.4 (NET) for Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate but for some reason the MySQL Connection database does not appear inside Visual Studio.
Here's a screenshot of Programs and Features in Windows:
... and heres one of the Data Sources in Visual Studio 2012, running a C# Windows Forms Project:
Uninstall the connector and install version 6.6.5
Starting with version 6.7, the Visual Studio integration comes in a separate package. You should download the full Windows Installer available at http://dev.mysql.com/tech-resources/articles/mysql-installer-for-windows.html and install it.
If you install only the above driver, then you can access MySQL directly from your code but nothing else.
I am a newbie in creating the setup projects and I have created a "myfirstSetup" project. Its working good, but it has a dependency or I should say a prerequisite to be installed before its installation. I want that prerequisite to be installed during my project installation.
Till now I have done following things :
1.) Added the prerequisite by going myfirstSetup Properties
2.) Select the prerequisite
3.) Check the Download Prerequisite from the same location as my application
The .exe that is being created is installing the prerequisite but the .msi is only installing my project.
any help will be appreciated thank you.
That's the way it works - the setup.exe installs prerequisites and then your MSI installs your project. There are many reasons for this. Is there an actual problem or do you just believe your MSI file should be able to install prerequisites like the .NET framework, SQL Express and so on?
I wish you to be able to help me with this small issue :) please look at below pictures. I don't have publish and deployment in the new project (Visual Studio 2012). how to solve this problem? any idea? i will appreciate your advice!! I need to create a installer setup for my WPF application.
Publish and deployment image:
My problem here:
Microsoft removed the support for setup applications in Visual Studio 2012 (yeah I know it sucks !)
You can use Visual Studio 2010 to create your setup project, ClickOnce Deployment or a third-party setup program like Inno Setup.
vdproj Setup Project support has been removed in VS2012.
Consider WiX as alternative.
WiX also compiles without installing VS 2012 Professional, although you cannot open WiX project in VS 2012 Express.