Error installing Visual Studio Multi apps after upgrade
I recently upgraded Visual Studio 2013 to version 4 and then I tried to upgrade Multi Device Tools Apache Cordova to a newer version, but I got an error that was blocked and I need to uninstall the old version.
I clicked on the link http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=518308&clcid=0x409 and tried to follow the instructions, but the CMD prompt says the file does not exist. I checked and Hybrid Apps CPT2.0 is not on my list of programs and features, so it removed ok and there are no registry keys I can find ...
So now I have a Visual Studio install that won't let me build MultiDevice apps and a client that doesn't understand my problem. Anyone Please ...
Cliff.
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If you've read this and tried to answer, I was able to resolve the issue with some help from the MSFT team mentioned in the comments above (all by email) of a great service from them.
The answer was that I manually looked through the Package Cache folder, looking for something mentioning MultiDeviceHybridApp, and found that there was a package at that location:
C: \ ProgramData \ Package Cache {19AD9AD6-4205-4C29-A4ED-9C62483544D4} v12.0 \ packages \ MultiDeviceHybridApps_VS \ MultiDeviceHybridApps_VS.msi
Then I use CMD (admin mode) which navigates to the right directory and runs the following command to remove the package:
MSIEXEC / X MultiDeviceHybridApps_VS.msi
The uninstaller then runs for a few minutes and I can install the CTP3 package without any problem.
Hope this helps you and good luck building your application.
Cliff.
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I followed the steps in the KB article, but when trying to install the Cordova tools CTP3, I still got the same error message. I even tried reinstalling Visual Studio and a few reboots, but the problem persists.
I was able to resolve the issue by running the original CTP2 installer from the command line using the / uninstall and / force options. I assume this removed any registry keys or other artifacts blocking the CTP3 installation.
> vs2013mda_0.2.exe /uninstall /force
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