Installing SQL Server 2012 - Error: Prior Visual Studio 2010 instances requiring update

Question

I'm trying to install SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition and I can get to the point where it's doing the Installation Rule Checks but one of the rules keep failing:

'Prior Visual Studio 2010 instances requiring update'

It basically indicates that I need to have VS2010 SP1 installed. However, I DO have VS2010 SP1 installed. I've tried reapplying the VS2010 SP1 and installing the VS2010 patches on the SQL Server 2012 media as well to no avail.

Is anyone else seeing this issue? Have any ideas that I could try?

Answer 1

I had this issue too, after following this guide, it was simply 1 additional patch that was required to get past the

Rule "Prior Visual Studio 2010 instances requiring update." failed.

Was to locate this file, and patch my machine

VS10sp1-KB983509.msp

Simply do a file search on the installation media for SQL Server 2012, in my case it was in \redist\VisualStudioShell (whereas in the guide it's listed as being in a different location).

Then hit 're-run'.