Hi
I have installed the Consumer Preview of Windows 8, updated it with the Boot Camp support software, and it all works well. But when I try and install Visual Studio 11 it just hangs about halfway through. This stuff is so new I can't find any help via The Google. Any ideas?
Thanks
Stuart
Since your question has to do with two Microsoft products and not with Apple products I suggest you ask for assistance in the Microsoft forums/support pages.
Thanks for that.
VS11 works fine on a native installation of Windows 8, suggesting that a Boot Camp incompatibility might be to blame. I thought I'd find more Boot Camp experts here - but I'll have a look elsewhere.
S
Boot Camp assists with creating a partition for installing Windows. That is its only function. Once the partition is created Boot Camp plays no role. Windows is then installed natively just as it is on a Windows PC.
So your issue is with Windows 8 and Visual Studio not with Boot Camp.
And just a suggestion, if you are going to insult those here who are offering assistance, you will find future assistance slow in coming.
What errors or such? Maybe it sees UEFI and GPT and only supports that on Windows 2008 Server or something?
Heck, without your Mac info I'd say there are some pre-requisites.
AMD and nVidia have both posted new drivers and I just installed AMD's on two systems (they didn't seem to be there or couldn't find Tuesday or Wednesday).
Also, instead of using Defender, be sure to install Security Essentials from Microsoft for more and better protection.
Some people don't make their Windows partition large enough to deal iwth installers and app, don't take into account hibernation file.
Boy, if Google doesn't know....
Standalone Installers
http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/11/en-us/downloads#net-45
Bob, if you think I've tried to insult anyone then you've misunderstood me. I simply explained my reasoning for posting here, so I'm confused by your hostility. I even said thanks! Weird.
@hatter
It's a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.6.8 - so that's Boot Camp 3.0.4. I've given the Windows partition 50GB of disk (OS X has 110GB) and the machine has 8GB of RAM.
Unfortunately there are no error messages - it just stops: http://skitch.com/gingerbbm/8guh9/vs11-bork
I tried running it as Administrator, but that didn't help.
Thanks for your input.
Can't address why this isn't working but some side notes:
You should have gotten Boot Camp to update itself to 3.3 in a couple steps.
With 8GB RAM and laptop, you have 4-8GB page space, 8GB hibernation, 20GB devoted to Windows core, 10GB for SP1 and other updates as temp space, 3-5GB temp/tmp/cache, and whatever you need for applications.
20 + 8 + 4 + 10 + 4 + 4 (apps) = 50GB, so it does fit.
SP1 was/is only 1GB or less but it unzip, writes temp files, prepares the installer, makes the updates, and won't function with less than 9GB free space.
Keep everything extraneous disconnected.
I use MSSE but sometimes security suites can supposedly get in the way of an installer and need more permission or change of rule in say Kaspersky KIS 2012.
The trouble with stopping is: do you restore to last system check point? do you do safe boot? do you run chkdsk to be sure there are no fragments or errors?
I tried to see if there were pre-requisite libraries or applications, or this is a full installer? And of course Windows 8 has its own build branch of tools I suppose? The links just take me to yours, and then at the bottom:
Installing Visual Studio 11 in Windows 8 with Boot Camp
