Visual Studio 2010 erroneously thinks it's being run in compatibility mode on Windows 7

Question

When starting setup.exe on my Windows 7 RTM x64, I get the following error:

Visual Studio 2010 cannot run in Compatibility Mode

I know that and it does make sense.

However, I didn't run it in compatibility mode. Nor is this compatibility mode active on the setup.exe.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Answer 1

I have installed Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 (Professional Edition) on Windows 7 RTM x64 with no problems. I would attempt to download the setup again to see if that fixes it. If you are using the web bootstrapper it is a fairly small download.

Answer 2

Is the Visual Studio 2010 you are using a 32 bit version? It can be that the OS is trying to run it in compatibility mode (i.e. 32 bit App on 64 bit OS).

Answer 3

Goto \Setup\ folder on the installation CD/ISO then find setup.exe click on Properties->Compatibility->Change for all users and uncheck Run in compatibility for.. radio-button. Do the same with setup.exe in the disk root folder.

Answer 4

Old problem but still occur.

One of the problems is that Run in compatibility is inherited down the 'running' chain. You have to start setup.exe from a Windows Explorer. Running it from a file manager - like Total Commander - won't work.

Answer 5

I had the same problem. I found this website though, and it's working:

I found a workaround by performing the following steps:

• Created a folder called "setup" at the root (c:\setup)
• Moved the vm_web.exe file to the new folder (c:\setup\vm_web.exe)
• Run it from the new location.