How to: Install Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 Offline
UPDATE (June 26): Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 now available, which includes Update 2
UPDATE (May 3): Announcing availability of ISOs for Visual Studio Updates
Just an update to note that the steps outlined in my earlier post, How to: Install Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 Offline, are still valid for Update 2. The only difference is that the file you'll download is named VS2012.2.exe for this release.
Note Team Foundation Server and Team Foundation Server Express do not use this particular release of Update 2 (VS2012.2.exe). Instead, those products were re-released with Update 2 already included. The Update 2 release discussed here is for Visual Studio IDE-based products (e.g., Express for Windows 8, Professional, Team Explorer, etc.) and Test Professional. Other available updates are listed on the Visual Studio 2012 Update page.
Run the file you just downloaded using the /layout command line option:
Note Unlike running an installation of Update 2 over the web, which only downloads the packages needed for your installed Visual Studio products, the /layout command line option downloads all Update 2 packages.
Specify where to download the update packages:
Although it says Setup Successful! , all you've done is download the layout with the Update 2 packages (note that it reads, "...have been acquired successfully.")
In Windows Explorer, you'll see you now have another EXE file and a folder containing the packages. These are the items you want to: burn to a disc, copy to a USB drive, make an ISO, etc.
When you run VS2012.exe here without the /layout command line switch, you'll get the following:
Click More Information and you'll see a list of everything that will be updated or installed:
The Acquiring progress bar will go by fast since you have all of the files you need locally:
And this is real success message (note this time that it reads, "...have been installed successfully."):
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Anonymous
April 04, 2013
Didn't work for me, fails half way see here: http://imgur.com/VDzF4vhAnonymous
April 04, 2013
TanksAnonymous
April 04, 2013
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April 11, 2013
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April 11, 2013
Much apprciated.Anonymous
April 12, 2013
Fails locating some or other package... while I'm trying to download it... If Microsoft wants millions of developers to take them serious and develop Win Store Apps they are going to have to do better. I used to be a HUGE VS fan, this kind of stupid hassles is really chewing away at thatAnonymous
April 12, 2013
I can't attach to the IIS worker process anymore after installing this. Anyone else having that problem?Anonymous
April 13, 2013
This isn't working - I tried starting it twice, but I am not getting the UI dialog you show in your screenshots. I did verify the executable runs for a couple of minutes and then stops in task manager, but there are no indications anywhere of an interactive experience.Anonymous
April 16, 2013
NightOwl888 - are you launching the EXE from a command prompt?Anonymous
April 17, 2013
I downloaded update 2. Now do I need to download update 1 for any feature or update 2 enough. please inform me.Anonymous
April 17, 2013
Hi, Is there by a chance a redistributable dor this update (2) to embed in an installer ? ThanksAnonymous
April 18, 2013
@Bandhan - Update 2 is cumulative. It has everything in Update 1 + new stuff. @Noury - I think you can chain the installs, but you can't slipstream the update into an existing Visual Studio setup.Anonymous
April 18, 2013
I've been updating for about 2 hours. how long does this darn thing take? I hit cancel. I ain't got time for that. I also don't have time for cancel, it's going on 30 minutes.Anonymous
April 26, 2013
Before I knew that I could do what this page says I installed in a machine and it took hours to download, but I need to update several machines, and now I prefer the approach mentioned here. After it finishes, how long does it take to just install the downloaded Update2? Thanks for sharing this information, it is very useful.Anonymous
May 02, 2013
microsoft should create an iso file for update2Anonymous
May 04, 2013
Why does one need all the language packs, why can't we just have the English only to be download.Anonymous
May 04, 2013
Posted a comment but don't see it listedAnonymous
May 08, 2013
Is there a WSUS way of installing this to machines? ie, if I have "visual studio 2012" checked in the products list in WSUS, will this update show up? So far, it does seem to be showing up in the "needed" list in WSUS. WSUS is our preferred way of installing updates due to the enterprise features of WSUSAnonymous
May 10, 2013
Is this update available via WSUS 2012?Anonymous
May 15, 2013
My First time to know this method to install vs update!Thanks!!!Anonymous
May 15, 2013
Download the vs 2012 update 2 as an ISO http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/8/8/78863D92-FAA5-4692-8B51-381901E9BE7F/VS2012.2.isoAnonymous
June 10, 2013
Downloading all files using /layout command is too wasteful. Is there a way to at least download language specific files? i.e. only English?Anonymous
June 11, 2013
@Bhavtosh Is the size of the file really 1.8GB, seriously?Anonymous
June 13, 2013
this works for update 3 also thank youAnonymous
June 16, 2013
bad network leave me a failed download........why not release an offline package?Anonymous
June 20, 2013
Thanks it work for me.Anonymous
June 23, 2013
Hi Rob, what is the process for downloading manually the files for this update. I am getting messages of the form: Failed authenticode verification of payload: C:UsersmyusernameAppDataLocalTemp{2fba7dd0-b8eb-4185-aea3-e6910d3f8102}Preparation_Uninstall This is for downloading preparation.exe though I presume I will have this problem with load of other files ThanksAnonymous
June 30, 2013
Update 3 ISO for everybody. Update 3 ISO on Microsoft DownloadsAnonymous
July 23, 2013
thanks a lot. I'm using this way to download Update 3 and it's work fine.Anonymous
September 06, 2013
Very good. ThanksAnonymous
October 24, 2017
installation vb 2012 installed?