Tell me more ×
Super User is a question and answer site for computer enthusiasts and power users. It's 100% free, no registration required.
up vote 0 down vote favorite

I am trying to install Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit machine, but installation fails. I tried to install all versions (Premium, Ultimate etc..) but I'm getting the error below.

The machine is not domain joined and I'm logged in as administrative user. I was using Security Essentials but turned it off before the installation. Installation source is from MSDN.

enter image description here

The error log is too big to upload, but here is the important portion from the log:

[1350:2188][2012-10-07T18:24:13]: MUX: ERROR: The type initializer for 'System.Windows.Media.FontFamily' threw an exception. [1350:2188][2012-10-07T18:24:13]: MUX: Stack: at System.Windows.Media.Typeface..ctor(FontFamily fontFamily, FontStyle style, FontWeight weight, FontStretch stretch) at MS.Internal.Text.DynamicPropertyReader.GetTypeface(DependencyObject element) at MS.Internal.Text.TextProperties.InitCommon(DependencyObject target)
at MS.Internal.Text.TextProperties..ctor(FrameworkElement target, Boolean isTypographyDefaultValue) at System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock.GetLineProperties() at System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock.EnsureTextBlockCache() at System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCell(Int32 cell, Boolean forceInfinityV) at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCellsGroup(Int32 cellsHead, Size referenceSize, Boolean ignoreDesiredSizeU, Boolean forceInfinityV)
at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Controls.Border.MeasureOverride(Size constraint) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Controls.Border.MeasureOverride(Size constraint) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at MS.Internal.Helper.MeasureElementWithSingleChild(UIElement element, Size constraint) at System.Windows.Controls.ContentPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size constraint) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Controls.Decorator.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
at System.Windows.Documents.AdornerDecorator.MeasureOverride(Size constraint) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Controls.Border.MeasureOverride(Size constraint) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Window.MeasureOverrideHelper(Size constraint) at System.Windows.Window.MeasureOverride(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.SetLayoutSize() at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.set_RootVisualInternal(Visual value) at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.set_RootVisual(Visual value)
at System.Windows.Window.SetRootVisual() at System.Windows.Window.SetupInitialState(Double requestedTop, Double requestedLeft, Double requestedWidth, Double requestedHeight) at System.Windows.Window.CreateSourceWindowImpl() at System.Windows.Window.SafeCreateWindow() at System.Windows.Window.ShowHelper(Object booleanBox) at System.Windows.Window.Show() at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.RunUI(ViewModelCommonUi viewModel) at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.InternalRun() at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.Run() at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state) at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

share|improve this question
How about showing those details? – soandos Sep 30 '12 at 7:00
Is there anything common among the installations, e.g. a security tool, any kind of domain membership or whatsoever? Are you using the latest MSDN installer source? – hasgarion Sep 30 '12 at 7:40

2 Answers

up vote 0 down vote

Possibly corrupted fonts. Try these 3 methods to fix the problem

How to Repair Corrupted Fonts in Windows 7

share|improve this answer
I tried the steps suggested in the article but still having the same problem. – Vipul Oct 4 '12 at 16:23
up vote 0 down vote accepted

It seems like it needed some components from VS 2010, so I installed VS 2010 first then install VS 2012 and it was successful.

After this I un-installed VS 2010.

It seems very weird, but this only worked for me.

share|improve this answer

Your Answer

 
discard

By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.