Visual Studio 2012 Package Manager Console error

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user3272686 picture user3272686 · Feb 13, 2014 · Viewed 31.7k times · Source

When trying to install anything with the Package Manager Console, I get this error:

Install-Package : The schema version of 'Microsoft.Bcl' is incompatible with version 2.0.30625.9003 of      NuGet. Please upgrade NuGet to the latest version from 
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=213942.
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-Package Moment.js
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Install-Package], InvalidOperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NuGetCmdletUnhandledException,NuGet.PowerShell.Commands.InstallPackageCommand

Answer

S.Roshanth picture S.Roshanth · Sep 9, 2014

I got this error when installing Nuget google calendar API 3.0, in Visual studio 2012. Go to Tools -> Extension and updates -> there under updates you will find Nuget Package Manager. Try to update it. This worked for me.

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