Visual Studio Administrator Guide
You can deploy Visual Studio on a network. However, target computers must meet the minimum installation requirements.
The target computer must have one of the following operating system releases:
Windows 8
Windows 7
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2008 R2
To find the download locations for these operating system releases, see Service Packs on the Microsoft Support Web site.
Detection subkeys in the registry let you determine whether a Visual Studio product is already installed on a computer. Servicing subkeys let you detect whether a service release of the product is installed.
The following table lists the detection and servicing subkeys for different Visual Studio products.
In the table, LCID represents the locale ID (LCID) for your installation. For a list of valid LCIDs, see Locale IDs Assigned by Microsoft on the MSDN Web site.
In the listed subkeys, dword:00000001 means true, and dword:00000000 means false.
Product | Key |
|---|---|
Visual Studio Ultimate | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\version\Ultimate\LCID\Install HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\version\Ultimate\LCID\SP |
Visual Studio Premium | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\version\Premium\LCID\Install HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\version\Premium\LCID\SP |
Visual Studio Professional | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\version\Professional\LCID\Install HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\version\Professional\LCID\SP |
On Windows 7, during the setup process, you may be prompted to restart the computer because the .NET Framework 4.5 must be installed before Visual Studio can be installed.
To avoid this restart, you can pre-install the .NET Framework 4.5. The component locations are listed in the following table.
Component | Directory | Unattended Installation Command |
|---|---|---|
.NET Framework version 4.5 | WCU\dotNetFramework | dotNetFx45_Full_x86_x64.exe /q /norestart /ChainingPackage "ADMINDEPLOYMENT" |
The following table lists important error codes. These codes are closely tied to whether a reboot of the client computer is need.
Setup Status | Restart not required | Restart required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Success | 0x00000000 [0] | 0x00000bc2 [3010] | Successful installation. |
Block | 0x80044000 [-2147205120] | 0x8004C000 [-2147172352] | If the only block to be reported is “Reboot Pending,” the returned value is the Incomplete-Reboot Required value (0x80048bc7). |
Cancel | 0x00000642 [1602] | 0x80048642 [-2147187134] | When the Reboot value is returned, the Result Value is 1602. |
Incomplete | N/A | 0x80048bc7 [-2147185721] | Installation canceled. |
Failure | 0x00000643 [1603] | 0x80048643 [-2147187133] | When the Reboot value is returned, the Result Value is 1603. |
You can configure if Visual Studio enables customer feedback on individual computers by changing subkey settings under this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\VSSetup\Product Name Value\11.0\.
 Note |
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Replace Product Name Value by using the value for VSSWProdName that is specified in the setup.sdb file, which is located in n:\setup\ on the installation media. For example, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\PCHealth\ErrorReporting\DW\VSSetup\Microsoft Visual Studio Ultimate 2012\11.0\. |
The following subkeys are available in the key. For all of the subkeys, dword:00000001 means true, and dword:00000000 means false.
"VSSWUXEnabled" sets whether to hide the SQM customer feedback information and not send it.
"VSSWUIDefaultChecked" sets whether the customer feedback check box is selected.
"VSSWUIDisabled" sets whether the customer feedback check box is disabled.
Topic | Description |
|---|---|
How to: Create and Run an Unattended Installation of Visual Studio | Shows how to install Visual Studio in unattended mode. |
Provides links to topics and information that describes how to install Visual Studio. |
