Im trying to install the Authoring Tool (which I've done several times before, not on this machine though) and can't get pass the Prereqs. The setup claims that I don't have Microsoft Visual Studio Shell 2008 installed, even though I have. Re-installing the VS Shell doesn't help, and installing Visual Studio 2010 didn't solve the problem either.

The installation log says:

09:19:58:CheckPrerequisites: Checking Microsoft Visual Studio Shell 2008 Check prereq.
09:19:58:Entered RequiredVsShell
09:20:04:Error occured while detecting VS Shell 2008 SP1 Redistributable: Generic failure
09:20:04:Trying alternate method of detection using Assembly.Load
09:20:04:Error occured while loading VS Shell dll: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.9.0.resources, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=en, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
09:20:04:CheckPrerequisites:   Logic Type:and vsShell2k8-Error: 2
09:20:04:
09:20:04:CheckPrerequisites:  Microsoft Visual Studio Shell 2008 Check: Failed

I checked c:\windows\assembly, and there is an assembly named 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.9.0' there...
Anyone experienced this issue before or have any hints on how to troubleshoot this?

(It's a Windows 7, x64 btw)

Regards
//Anders

try to check Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.9.0 by http://www.dependencywalker.com/ (it's about error "Error occured while loading VS Shell dll: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.9.0.resources, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=en, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies").

Dependecy walker didn't give me any more information unfortunatly... Any other suggestions?

Regards
//Anders

Following...

I am having the same problem on my Windows 7 machine.  I don't have Visual Studio on my machine, but I was under the impression that the pre-requisite checker would install the necessary components.  I follow the link provided by the installer and let it install the visual studio shell, but when I re-run the pre-req check, the visual studio shell continues to fail.  I figured that meant i require Visual Studio to run the Authoring Tool... I then successfully installed it on the scsm server, so I just work directly off the server... i would be nice to figure this out though and get the Authoring Tool to run on my laptop.   

Anyone?

I had teh same issue. Iam on Win7.

to Fix I installed Visual Studio 2008 Shell SP1 (vs_shell_isolated.enu.exe)

I then installed the authoring tool successfully (AuthoringTool.msi)

I have the same issue... I have installed the integrated shell 6 ways to Sunday but the install will not get past the prerequisites.

 

Any ideas?

 

G

I had the same issue... it seems that a lot of people got the same issue...

Install both software manually.

Visual Studio 2008 Shell SP1  -> "SCSM_AuthoringTool_2010_SP1\CDImage\Prerequisites\VS2K8Shell\en\vs_shell_isolated.exe"

Authoring Tool SP1 -> Run the CMD console as Administrator and write the command line below:

msiexec /i "SCSM_AuthoringTool_2010_SP1\CDImage\Setup\AuthoringTool.msi"

It worked for me !

• Marked as answer by AndersAspMVP, Moderator Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:07 AM

I had the same issue... it seems that a lot of people got the same issue...

Install both software manually.

Visual Studio 2008 Shell SP1  -> "SCSM_AuthoringTool_2010_SP1\CDImage\Prerequisites\VS2K8Shell\en\vs_shell_isolated.exe"

Authoring Tool SP1 -> Run the CMD console as Administrator and write the command line below:

msiexec /i "SCSM_AuthoringTool_2010_SP1\CDImage\Setup\AuthoringTool.msi"

It worked for me !

• Marked as answer by AndersAspMVP, Moderator Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:07 AM

I had the same issue... it seems that a lot of people got the same issue...

Install both software manually.

Visual Studio 2008 Shell SP1  -> "SCSM_AuthoringTool_2010_SP1\CDImage\Prerequisites\VS2K8Shell\en\vs_shell_isolated.exe"

Authoring Tool SP1 -> Run the CMD console as Administrator and write the command line below:

msiexec /i "SCSM_AuthoringTool_2010_SP1\CDImage\Setup\AuthoringTool.msi"

It worked for me !

• Marked as answer by AndersAspMVP, Moderator Thursday, January 13, 2011 9:07 AM

Sorry for not replying in this thread for a while.

I just tested what you suggested HuguesDePayns, and it acctually worked (msiexec /i "AuthoringTool.msi")! Thanks for your help!

Regards
//Anders

I am having the same problem.  I have tried the manual install of both the shell and the authoring tool and it did not work.  please let me know if there are any other ways

I just uninstalled everything and reinstalled it manually and it worked by this method:

Install both software manually.

Visual Studio 2008 Shell SP1  -> "SCSM_AuthoringTool_2010_SP1\CDImage\Prerequisites\VS2K8Shell\en\vs_shell_isolated.exe"

Authoring Tool SP1 -> Run the CMD console as Administrator and write the command line below:

msiexec /i "SCSM_AuthoringTool_2010_SP1\CDImage\Setup\AuthoringTool.msi"

I have visual studio 2010 installed and it still worked. 

Thank you very much for your help

After you download the installer from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19670

and you preinstall it. you will have to go to "C:\VS 2008 Shell Redist\Isolated Mode" and you will find "vs_shell_isolated.enu.exe" install it and then the prerequisiteswill be installed.

Regads,

-- Nicolas

• Proposed as answer by Andreas BaumgartenMVP, Moderator 11 hours 7 minutes ago

After you download the installer from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19670

and you preinstall it. you will have to go to "C:\VS 2008 Shell Redist\Isolated Mode" and you will find "vs_shell_isolated.enu.exe" install it and then the prerequisiteswill be installed.

Regads,

-- Nicolas

• Proposed as answer by Andreas BaumgartenMVP, Moderator Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:10 PM

After you download the installer from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19670

and you preinstall it. you will have to go to "C:\VS 2008 Shell Redist\Isolated Mode" and you will find "vs_shell_isolated.enu.exe" install it and then the prerequisiteswill be installed.

Regads,

-- Nicolas

• Proposed as answer by Andreas BaumgartenMVP, Moderator Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:10 PM

After you download the installer from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=19670

and you preinstall it. you will have to go to "C:\VS 2008 Shell Redist\Isolated Mode" and you will find "vs_shell_isolated.enu.exe" install it and then the prerequisiteswill be installed.

Regads,

-- Nicolas

• Proposed as answer by Andreas BaumgartenMVP, Moderator Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:10 PM