Unable to locate package source

visual-studio-2012 installation dreamspark
LumberSzquatch picture LumberSzquatch · Jan 19, 2015 · Viewed 25.2k times · Source

I'm trying to get Visual Studio 2012 (Ultimate) installed, but about a quarter of the way through the install I get an message saying Unable to locate package source.

The file it is looking for is WebDeploy_x64.msi. I went to Microsoft's site and downloaded Web Deploy 3.0, but I have no idea what it did because the install still cannot find the file.

I downloaded Visual Studio Web through my school on Microsoft Dreamspark.

I even installed the Visual Studio update as the help section suggested. Still nothing. Google searches have proven fruitless, so if anyone has any suggestions please share them, I'd appreciate it.

Answer

AStopher picture AStopher · Jan 26, 2015

This is because you do not have the required security certificate installed on your system, hence the installer cannot connect to Microsoft's server to download the package.

There are a couple of solutions to this:

  • Install Visual Studio 2012 by downloading the complete installer package from Dreamspark. If your school has Dreamspark Premium, you need the Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012 32-bit (English) - DreamSpark installer and not the web version:

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Dreamspark Standard:

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  • Install Web Deploy then start the Visual Studio installer, don't try to point the installer to the Web Deploy installer because it'll fail.

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