Visual Studio 2012 error: Package 'Visual C++ package' failed to load

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user1964417 picture user1964417 · Jul 23, 2013 · Viewed 41.7k times · Source

When I'm trying to open any solutions that worked fine before in Visual Studio 2012, the error "Package 'Visual C++ package' failed to load" keeps showing up. And the solution can't be opened.

I'm not sure what's wrong with my Visual Studio 2012 installation.

Answer

user1964417 picture user1964417 · Jul 23, 2013
  1. click the TOOLS--->VISUAL STUDIO COMMAND PROMPT to open the command window
  2. input the command "devenv /Setup"
  3. open the visual studio 2012 again, it will works.

Source: http://happyivyli.blogspot.com/2013/07/visual-c-package-failed-to-load.html

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