title: VS2017 VSIX Installer failed to install
body: <p>I'm trying to install the VS2017 VSIX Installer so I can create a setup project for my application.  I've tried to run this package several times without success.  </p>
  
  <p>It seems to be failing for the following reason... 
  Package 'VSInstallerProjects,version=0.8.4' failed to install. System.IO.IOException: The file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies\Microsoft.VisualStudio.WizardFramework.dll' already exists.</p>
  
  <p>I've even renamed the .WizardFramework.dll but it just created a new one and then failed again.</p>
  
  <p>Any help to resolve this will be greatly appreciated
  Thanks</p>
  
  <h1>Here's the entire Log file .....</h1>
  
  <p>2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - Microsoft VSIX Installer
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - -------------------------------------------
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - vsixinstaller.exe version:
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - 15.0.26403.7 built by: D15SVC
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - -------------------------------------------
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - Command line parameters:
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe,C:\Users\duane\Downloads\InstallerProjects.vsix,/installas:2024,/callingprocessid:21024
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - -------------------------------------------
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - Microsoft VSIX Installer
  2017-06-23 11:55:58 AM - -------------------------------------------
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - Initializing Install...
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - Extension Details...
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Identifier         : VSInstallerProjects
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Name               : Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Installer Projects
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Author             : Microsoft
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Version            : 0.8.4
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Description        : This official Microsoft extension provides support for Visual Studio Installer Projects in Visual Studio 2017.
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Locale             : en-US
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    MoreInfoURL        : 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    InstalledByMSI     : False
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    SupportedFrameworkVersionRange : [4.6.1,)
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    SignatureState     : ValidSignature
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    SignedBy           : Microsoft Corporation
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Certificate Info   : 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        -------------------------------------------------------
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        [Subject]       : CN=Microsoft Corporation, OU=MOPR, OU=OPC, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        [Issuer]        : CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA 2010, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        [Serial Number] : 330000017D015E4C2BE2BCF66900000000017D
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        [Not Before]    : 2017-02-15 2:10:16 PM
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        [Not After]     : 2018-05-09 3:10:16 PM
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        [Thumbprint]    : 69713C6FF47FADFF90C9465F7783E6E08232B28F
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Supported Products : 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        Microsoft.VisualStudio.Community
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -            Version : [15.0]
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    References         : 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Prerequisites      : 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        -------------------------------------------------------
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        Identifier   : Microsoft.VisualStudio.MinShell
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        Name         : Visual Studio Min Shell
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        Version      : [15.0.26205,16.0)
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        -------------------------------------------------------
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        Identifier   : Microsoft.Component.ClickOnce
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        Name         : ClickOnce Publishing
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -        Version      : [15.0,16.0)
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - Signature Details...
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM -    Extension is signed with a valid signature.
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - 
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - Searching for applicable products...
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - Found installed product - Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - Found installed product - Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Shell (Integrated)
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - Found installed product - Global Location
  2017-06-23 11:55:59 AM - Found installed product - Visual Studio Community 2017
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: Looking for master PkgDef file, Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\master.pkgdef</p>
  
  <p>2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: Creating PkgDefCacheNonVolatile
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: Double-checking master pkgdef file
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: PkgDefManagement initialized
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: RootFolder, Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\</p>
  
  <p>2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: ShellFolder, Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\</p>
  
  <p>2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: PkgDefSearchPath, Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Extensions;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.admin.pkgdef</p>
  
  <p>2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: ImageManifestSearchPath, Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Extensions;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions;C:\Users\duane\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_0ee0412c\Extensions</p>
  
  <p>2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: ApplicationExtensionsFolder, Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Extensions</p>
  
  <p>2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: "ZeroImpact" = dword:0, "MergeRegistry" = dword:3
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: Could not find ConfigurationChanged timestamp., PKGDEF: 80070002
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: Could not find ConfigurationChanged timestamp., PKGDEF: 80070002
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: User extensions enabled by setting, Path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_0ee0412c\ExtensionManager\EnableAdminExtensions</p>
  
  <p>2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: PkgDefCache flags, PKGDEF: 7001
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: Could not find ConfigurationChanged timestamp., PKGDEF: 80070002
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: Could not find ConfigurationChanged timestamp., PKGDEF: 80070002
  2017-06-23 11:56:00 AM - PKGDEF Information: PkgDefManagement startup complete
  2017-06-23 11:56:01 AM - The extension with ID 'VSInstallerProjects' is not installed to Visual Studio Community 2017.
  2017-06-23 11:56:07 AM - The following target products have been selected...
  2017-06-23 11:56:07 AM -    Visual Studio Community 2017
  2017-06-23 11:56:07 AM - 
  2017-06-23 11:56:08 AM - Beginning to install extension to Visual Studio Community 2017...
  2017-06-23 11:56:08 AM - VSIX TaskScheduler: VSIX Auto Updatetask already exists.
  2017-06-23 11:56:12 AM - Package Microsoft.Windows.UniversalCRT.Msu.8 is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.2,6.3)'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:12 AM - Package Microsoft.Windows.UniversalCRT.Msu.81 is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.3,6.4)'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:12 AM - Package Microsoft.Net.4.6.FullRedist is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1.1,6.4)'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package Microsoft.Windows.UniversalCRT.Msu.7 is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1,6.2)'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package Microsoft.DiagnosticsHub.KB2882822.Win7 is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1,6.2)'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package WebSocket4NetV2 is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1,6.2)'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package Microsoft.Net.4.6.1.FullRedist is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1.1,10.0.10241)'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package Microsoft.Windows.81SDK.Store.DirectX.Msi is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1,6.3]'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package Microsoft.Windows.81SDK.Store.DirectX.Msi is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1,6.3]'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package Microsoft.Windows.81SDK.Desktop.DirectX.Msi is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1,6.3]'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package Microsoft.Windows.81SDK.Desktop.DirectX.Msi is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '[6.1,6.3]'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Windows Installer found the package 'sqllocaldb,version=15.1.61703.130,chip=x64,language=en-US' superseded but corresponding compatible package information was not found. Attempts to repair will be skipped and that to uninstall may leave the cache behind.
  2017-06-23 11:56:13 AM - Package Microsoft.VisualStudio.OfficeDeveloperTools.WindowsIdentityFoundation.Msu is not applicable. Skipping it due to the following reason(s): The current OS Version '10.0.15063.0' is not in the supported version range '(,6.2)'.
  2017-06-23 11:56:22 AM - </p>
  
  <p>Package 'VSInstallerProjects,version=0.8.4' failed to install. System.IO.IOException: The file 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies\Microsoft.VisualStudio.WizardFramework.dll' already exists.</p>
  
  <p>at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Installer.VsixInstaller.InstallCore(String localPath, String installDir, InstallablePackage pkg)
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Installer.InstallerBase.InstallHelper(InstallData installData)
  2017-06-23 11:56:22 AM - Skipping cache of package 'Component.VSInstallerProjects,version=0.8.4' since the package or a parent package had a vital failure.
  2017-06-23 11:56:28 AM - Install Error : Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.PackageFailureException: Package 'VSInstallerProjects' failed to install
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.InstallOperation.Run(CancellationToken token)
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.RunOperation(InstallOperation installOperation, CancellationToken token, ExecuteAction action, ITelemetryOperation telemetryOperation)
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.RunCoreOperation(InstallOperation coreOperation, ExecuteAction action, ITelemetryOperation telemetryOperation, CancellationToken token)
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.Install(Product product, String destination, CancellationToken token)
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionEngineImpl.PerformSetupEngineInstall(InstallableExtensionImpl extension, Boolean installPerMachine, Boolean isPackComponent, IDictionary<code>2 extensionsInstalledSoFar, List</code>1 extensionsUninstalledSoFar, IInstalledExtensionList modifiedInstalledExtensionsList, IProgress<code>1 progress, InstallFlags installFlags, AsyncOperation asyncOp, IInstalledExtension&amp; newExtension)
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionEngineImpl.InstallInternal(InstallableExtensionImpl extension, InstallFlags installFlags, IDictionary</code>2 extensionsInstalledSoFar, List<code>1 extensionsUninstalledSoFar, IInstalledExtensionList modifiedInstalledExtensionsList, AsyncOperation asyncOp, IProgress</code>1 progress)
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionEngineImpl.BeginInstall(IInstallableExtension installableExtension, InstallFlags installFlags, AsyncOperation asyncOp)
     at Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExtensionManager.ExtensionEngineImpl.InstallWorker(IInstallableExtension extension, InstallFlags installFlags, AsyncOperation asyncOp)</p>