Tooling: Uninstalling .NET Core VS2015 Tooling Preview 2 requires the original exe.

Created on 22 Nov 2016 · 50Comments · Source: aspnet/Tooling

Uninstalling .NET Core VS2015 Tooling Preview 2 requires the original exe.

When uninstalling a version of .NET Core VS2015 Tooling Preview 2, you are asked to specify the location of the original install file.

Functional impact

You have to track down the exact version (in my case DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.1.exe) and download it to your PC to uninstall the Tooling. This can be time consuming if your team has slightly different versions.

Minimal repro steps

Install VS2015 Community with Update 3.
Install Tooling Preview 2 (specific versions were DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.1.exe and DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe).
Restart the PC to finish updates.
Remove the .exe from the original location it was installed from (ex: D:Downloads).
Uninstall the Tooling. You will be asked to locate the original .exe.

Expected result

The Tooling should simply uninstall.

Actual result

Failure to uninstall unless the original .exe is specified.

Further technical details

This was replicated on two separate machines, one running 2.0.1, the other 2.0.3.

idea

Source

DamienDennehy

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Most helpful comment

Spent hours on search for all versions and found this thread is very useful. To help future searchers, here is the full list I found so far.

DotNetCore.1.0.0.RC2-VS2015Tools.Preview1.exe
https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/6/1/46116DFF-29F9-4FF8-94BF-F9BE05BE263B/DotNetCore.1.0.0.RC2-VS2015Tools.Preview1.exe

DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.exe
https://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38489F3-9777-41DD-83F8-2CBDFAB2520C/DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.exe

DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.1.exe
https://download.microsoft.com/download/2/F/8/2F864C4E-6980-4AFC-B64E-0AC04837FD6C/DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.1.exe

DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.2.exe
https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/5/7/557D02A5-C3D0-4EF6-A570-4F75CD0DA5BF/DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.2.exe

DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe
https://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/E/F6ECBBCC-B02F-424E-8E03-D47E9FA631B7/DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe

DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.4.exe
https://download.microsoft.com/download/D/7/5/D75188CA-848C-4634-B402-4B746E9F516A/DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.4.exe

lostindark on 25 May 2018

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All 50 comments

Hitting this issue too. Any workaround ?

gmartinezsan on 2 Dec 2016

/cc @joeloff

davidfowl on 2 Dec 2016

Having the original EXE is required as it needs to run the installer to remove all the products. This is more than a single MSI. The bundle wraps a large number of installers and also contains the manifest that's needed to remove everything. The work-around is to download the original bundle (EXE). For the build you highlighted, that can be obtained from https://download.microsoft.com/download/2/F/8/2F864C4E-6980-4AFC-B64E-0AC04837FD6C/DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.1.exe

joeloff on 2 Dec 2016

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where can i find the DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe?

SpyKing on 3 Dec 2016

@SpyKing You can find it here: https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/5/7/557D02A5-C3D0-4EF6-A570-4F75CD0DA5BF/DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe

joeloff on 3 Dec 2016

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@joeloff Thank you sir

SpyKing on 3 Dec 2016

@joeloff when i try to open the link this error comes - The webpage at https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/5/7/557D02A5-C3D0-4EF6-A570-4F75CD0DA5BF/DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.

SpyKing on 3 Dec 2016

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@SpyKing, my apologies, I grabbed the 2.0.2 URL. 2.0.3 is here: https://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/E/F6ECBBCC-B02F-424E-8E03-D47E9FA631B7/DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe

joeloff on 3 Dec 2016

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@joeloff That worked!

SpyKing on 3 Dec 2016

I think the problem here is that due to the focus on newer versions of .NET Core it can be difficult to track down the exact version that's required (see the several requests above).
If the issue can't be fixed it would be useful to have a "Previous releases" page somewhere with a list to all the exes.

DamienDennehy on 4 Dec 2016

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@balachir would it be possible to put together a previous releases page as @DamienDennehy mentioned?

mlorbetske on 27 Dec 2016

according joeloff 's advice, my issue solved.

Cuiqs76 on 14 Feb 2017

I ran into the same problem. I could not uninstall "Microsoft .NET Core 1.0.1 VS 2015 Tooling Preview 2", as it needed the original .exe file (which was not available).

The error message was not helpful: it said that it needed "Preview2.0.2.exe", whereas in fact it needed "DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.2.exe".

Solved it by locating the original .exe using the links above. Thanks!

sharpe5 on 23 Feb 2017

The error message was not helpful: it said that it needed "Preview2.0.2.exe", whereas in fact it needed "DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.2.exe".

It does actually say "DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.2.exe" (or "DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe") but the text is shifted so that only the bit starting from "Preview..." is visible.

Arnavion on 9 Mar 2017

Uninstaller on my computer needs "DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.exe" not 2.0.1 or 2.0.2 or 2.0.3
Please let me know how I can find that file or all version listed page

I found 1.0.0-VS2015-Preview2 from another link:

Github Issue: https://github.com/dotnet/core/issues/480
Download: http://download.microsoft.com/download/A/3/8/A38489F3-9777-41DD-83F8-2CBDFAB2520C/DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.exe

And here is 1.0.0RC2-VS2015-Preview1.

StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/a/38125678
Download: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/6/1/46116DFF-29F9-4FF8-94BF-F9BE05BE263B/DotNetCore.1.0.0.RC2-VS2015Tools.Preview1.exe

By the way, I found all listed post.

StackOverflow: http://stackoverflow.com/a/37629624

Why didn't they list all versions on "Release Build Archive"?

https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/master/release-notes/download-archive.md

mrquestion on 17 Mar 2017

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I tried the link that @joeloff posted ( https://download.microsoft.com/download/F/6/E/F6ECBBCC-B02F-424E-8E03-D47E9FA631B7/DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.3.exe ). When I go through the uninstall and select that executable it fails with this error [ 0x80091007 - The hash value is not correct. ] (See screenshot below)

I don't know what version of the installer I need or how to find that information. The log file was completely empty when I clicked on the link to view it.

Any Ideas?

CrossBound on 18 Mar 2017

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@PSCapng in Add Remove Programs (the screenshot you sent). What is the value of the version column?

If it's 1.0.20908.53 then you can try this

If it's 1.0.21114.69 you can try this

joeloff on 22 Mar 2017

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@joeloff It was version 1.0.20908.53, and that linked worked perfectly. Interestingly it never prompted me for the location of the installer I downloaded, it just automagically worked.

Thank you much for your help.

CrossBound on 23 Mar 2017

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Thanks a lot!
I had both 1.0.20908.53 and 1.0.21114.69. Both uninstalled perfectly

ashotmuradian on 25 Mar 2017

For me I just repaired the installation for Preview 2 and then uninstalled it without the need for the origional exe.

dguerin on 1 Apr 2017

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/38134005/the-specified-account-already-exists-net-core-rc2-tooling-preview-1

At this link below solution works
"
My solution was to find the MSI package for WebToolsExtensionsV14 in Package Cache (C:ProgramDataPackage Cache{BFC344B0-DCDE-36EB-AB05-CB194F2BE946}v14.1.21111.0packagesWebToolsExtensionsVS14_69.msi) and right click uninstall it. Then running uninstaller will work for core tools.

My recommendation for the future is remove all tools dependent on VS first, before removing VS itself. Then remove things VS depends on.

webenformasyon on 20 Apr 2017

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Me Too, Thanks a lot!
I had both 1.0.20908.53 and 1.0.21114.69. Both uninstalled perfectly
I've deleted the setup files when I installed the latest version, as I thought it is an upgrade.
Also, when I searched for them, they were removed from public portal of dotnet core

WaelFarag on 21 Apr 2017

@joeloff The DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.2.exe link was what I needed! Thanks! So frustrating that you can't just google the filename and find it anywhere.

jnm2 on 1 May 2017

Trying to uninstall 2.0.2 results in a loop showing the message "The specified account already exists."

jnm2 on 1 May 2017

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2.0.2 is in #789

diev on 1 May 2017

Same problem here "The specified account already exists." ....

AdrianPT on 2 May 2017

Log: https://github.com/aspnet/Tooling/issues/789#issuecomment-298364284

jnm2 on 2 May 2017

I had to use different versions of the installer files but I was able to successfully remove the three installations I had. Thanks everybody for sharing the links.

gzepeda on 29 May 2017

hickford on 31 May 2017

For those stuck in the "specified account already exists" loop, see #1024 for solution.

kathyrollo on 9 Jul 2017

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I used version 1.0.20811.48, could you please share any original executable for the same.

jayakumarvinayagamRepo on 7 Sep 2017

For 1.0.20811.48 the direct link is https://download.microsoft.com/download/2/F/8/2F864C4E-6980-4AFC-B64E-0AC04837FD6C/DotNetCore.1.0.0-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.1.exe

joeloff on 7 Sep 2017

IMHO it's absolutely unacceptable to require the user to download something in order to uninstall. the uninstall should be self-contained and retained as part of the install. especially since the installer constitutes less than 0.08% of the size of the total install.

Spongman on 5 Oct 2017

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I am having the same problem with a newer version. When I want to uninstall the program, it asks me to provide the original kit which I deleted. Its name is DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.4.exe but its is unavailable on Microsoft's download platform... This is really annoying and it makes me wastes a lot of time to track and fix the issue.

loic-leprieur on 16 Oct 2017

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The tooling bundle is an EXE that wraps the individual MSIs. All Add/Remove Programs has is a few registry keys, one of which points to the original location from where the install was launched. That path is used for uninstalls/upgrades/repairs. You can find the download here

joeloff on 16 Oct 2017

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joeloff: I am glad to hear that you found a solution to my issue. I am currently off
work so I will try tomorrow this solution, hoping it will resolve my
problem. Thank you fr your time

loic-leprieur on 16 Oct 2017

joeloff that last link was the one that I needed.

How are you finding these? How would one go about locating the correct version other than asking you to acquire it for us?

dlynchcodes on 21 Feb 2018

I've kept track internally of all the releases for 2015 as they were updated. For VS2015, the last few updates were published through the Visual Studio Marketplace, which typically only records the latest download location. Unfortunately, the marketplace site does offer an easy way to track previous releases as any updates requires replacing existing items with the new downloads. I'll have a chat with my team and see whether we can maybe post the previous links as a comment or something on the market place entry

joeloff on 22 Feb 2018

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That sounds like a good idea to me. Thanks!

dlynchcodes on 22 Feb 2018

DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.4.exe anyone?

I have 1.9gb of disk space that I'd like to reclaim, and all I can find is the 2.0.3 version, 2.0.4 seems to not exist anywhere.

Needless to say, it's refusing to let me uninstall it without the exe.

four or five hours later ------>

Iv'e just realised that "joeloff"'s comment 5 above this one has the word "Here" right on the end, if you look carefully, it's a link to the 2.0.4 version!!!

shawty on 14 Mar 2018

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I want to uninstall Microsoft .NET Core 1.0.1 - VS 2015 Tooling Preview 2 - 1.0.30906.74.
But uninstaller say I have to select DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.4.exe path.
Where I can get DotNetCore.1.0.1-VS2015Tools.Preview2.0.4.exe?