Can't Install Asp.net MVC 3

Question

I tried with both the web install platform and manually but both don't work.

I am trying to first install AspNetMVC3ToolsUpdateSetup.exe yet it always fails with a fatal error

OS Version = 6.1.7601, Platform 2, Service Pack 1
OS Description = Windows 7 - x64 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1
CommandLine = c:\temp\ext27692\setup.exe
TimeZone = Pacific Daylight Time
Initial LCID = 1033
Using Simultaneous Download and Install mechanism
Operation: Installing
Package Name = Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update
Package Version = 3.0.20406.0
User Experience Data Collection Policy: AlwaysUploaded
Number of applicable items: 5
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\AspNetWebPages.msi) Installation succeeded. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_AspNetWebPages.msi.txt
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\AspNetWebPagesVS2010Tools.msi) Installation succeeded. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_AspNetWebPagesVS2010Tools.msi.txt
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\AspNetMVC3.msi) Installation succeeded. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_AspNetMVC3.msi.txt
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\AspNetMVC3VS2010Tools.msi) Installation succeeded. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_AspNetMVC3VS2010Tools.msi.txt
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\NuGet.msi) Installation failed. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_NuGet.msi.txt
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\AspNetMVC3VS2010Tools.msi) Uninstall succeeded. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_AspNetMVC3VS2010Tools.msi.txt
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\AspNetMVC3.msi) Uninstall succeeded. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_AspNetMVC3.msi.txt
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\AspNetWebPagesVS2010Tools.msi) Uninstall succeeded. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_AspNetWebPagesVS2010Tools.msi.txt
MSI (c:\temp\ext27692\AspNetWebPages.msi) Uninstall succeeded. Msi Log: Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 3 Tools Update_20120618_145125927-MSI_AspNetWebPages.msi.txt
Final Result: Installation failed with error code: (0x80070643), "Fatal error during installation. " (Elapsed time: 0 00:14:10).

I tried to do the fix here but it is not working for me.

Progress of installer

I get a bit further than what you see in the above screenshot as it seems to hit what I think is nuget and then instantly rollbacks. It happens so fast I can't get a good look.

I do have Visual Studios 2010 SP1 installed.

Have you tried installing through [Web Platform Installer](http://www.microsoft.com/web/downloads/platform.aspx)? It will make sure you have all dependencies required. — Justin, Jun 18 '12 at 22:25
Ya that's what I first tired. It failed. My assumption was right. Nuget for some reason caused it to fail. Once I uninstalled it finally worked. — chobo2, Jun 18 '12 at 22:33

score 21 · Answer 1 · edited Jan 27 '17 at 19:48

How I got mine to work:

Downloaded and ran the AspNetMVC3ToolsUpdateSetup.exe, let it extract the files but do not accept the license terms and click install
This created the folder C:\temp\ext27692 and within this folder are all the required installation files and configuration used in the installation. If you view the contents of the folder you'll notice there is a nuget.msi installation file. Note, VS on your computer already has the latest version so no need to install this.
Quickly make a copy of the folder C:\temp\ext27692, while execution in point 1 is still running and then click Cancel. This will rollback and delete what it created.
Within the copy of the C:\temp\ext27692 you made in point 3, locate the file parameterinfo.xml and open it using a text editor

Locate the following lines within the opened parameterinfo.xml file and delete them

<MSI CanonicalTargetName="NuGet"
     DownloadSize="756736"
     EstimatedInstallTime="849920"
     HashValue="74F464AC4E7220775472D5DF08CE7842958BC53FB8B569E0917CEAEEFB82209C"
     InstalledProductSize="838144"
     Name="NuGet.msi"
     ProductCode="{A5630CB0-6D3C-4C93-9A51-03BEB835A982}"
     Rollback="true"
     SystemDriveSize="100">
    <IsPresent>
        <Exists>
            <MsiProductVersion ProductCode="Self" />
        </Exists>
    </IsPresent>
    <ApplicableIf>
        <Or>
            <Or>
                <Or>
                    <LessThanOrEqualTo LeftHandSide="30319.01" BoolWhenNonExistent="false">
                        <RegKeyValue Location="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\10.0\vstscore\Version"/>
                    </LessThanOrEqualTo>
                    <LessThanOrEqualTo LeftHandSide="30319.01" BoolWhenNonExistent="false">
                        <RegKeyValue Location="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\10.0\vstdcore\Version"/>
                    </LessThanOrEqualTo>
                </Or>
                <LessThanOrEqualTo LeftHandSide="30319.01" BoolWhenNonExistent="false">
                    <RegKeyValue Location="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DevDiv\VS\Servicing\10.0\procore\Version"/>
                </LessThanOrEqualTo>
            </Or>
            <LessThanOrEqualTo LeftHandSide="30319.01" BoolWhenNonExistent="false">
                <RegKeyValue Location="HKLM\Software\Microsoft\DevDiv\vns\Servicing\10.0\xcor\Version"/>
            </LessThanOrEqualTo>
        </Or>
    </ApplicableIf>
    <ActionTable>
        <InstallAction IfPresent="noop" IfAbsent="install" />
        <UninstallAction IfPresent="uninstall" IfAbsent="noop" />
        <RepairAction IfPresent="repair" IfAbsent="install" />
    </ActionTable>
</MSI>

Save the parameterinfo.xml
Within the copy of the C:\temp\ext27692 you made, now locate the file setup.exe and execute it.

This will install MVC3 but not the old version of the NuGet.

This is the only one that worked for me too. Hard to imagine what MS was thinking by hard coding a dependency on an earlier version of NuGet! Cheers — Berryl, Sep 08 '13 at 22:46
This is the correct answer, you don't need to uninstall anything and it works 100% — Rhys Bevilaqua, May 26 '14 at 03:51
Best answer. Instead of steps 1-4 you can simply unzip `AspNetMVC3ToolsUpdateSetup.exe`, I used 7-zip — KCD, Dec 16 '14 at 01:53
Life-saver! Your fix worked, when I was about to reinstall VS 2015 because of this problem! — jpaugh, Jan 27 '17 at 19:35

Yusubov · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-23T19:38:03.323

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You may need to check several options:

Check the control panel for installed versions of MVC framework
Follow the uninstall in descending order like 5-4-3
Try the following order when having nuget errors

Uninstall Nuget

Install MVC

Install latest nuget

NOTE: In addition to ASP.NET MVC3, if you have latest versions of MVC (4,5,6) you should remember to uninstall them by descending order.

edited Jun 23 '17 at 19:38

answered Jun 19 '12 at 01:53

Yusubov

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I have same problem and i can't find "Nuget manager" or something like that. I'm using vs2010 - win7 x64. please help me if you can. tnx – NET3 Oct 16 '12 at 15:28
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I had the same problem. I had Microsoft Nuget for Visual Studio 2010 installed. I (1) uninstalled it, (2) installed MVC 3, then (3) reinstalled NuGet. – Jeremy Ray Brown Jun 03 '14 at 00:05

Evgeni Nabokov · Answer 3 · 2013-07-15T13:28:44.493

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Uninstall MVC 4 using Control Panel.
Install MVC 3 using stand-alone installer: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=1491 (AspNetMVC3ToolsUpdateSetup.exe).
Install MVC 4 using Web Platform Installer.

It works for me. I did not touch NuGet.

edited Jul 15 '13 at 13:28

answered Jan 25 '13 at 08:02

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This worked great; it should be marked as the answer. In short: install MVC3 before you install MVC4 if you need them both. – Seth Aug 20 '13 at 16:01
Agreed, this is the right solution. I had this issue after installing VS2012 and VS2013 on top of 2010. – K0D4 Sep 08 '14 at 21:37

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Jan 08 '13 at 11:21

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IF you have also previously installed ASP.NET MVC4, I also had to uninstall Microsoft ASP.NET Web Pages from Control Panel -> Programs.

I then installed using web platform installer, and it all worked!

answered Jan 08 '13 at 11:21

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