VS Studio 2015 Shell ( Integrated ) Upgrade 3 Issue

Question

Trying to update VS Studio 2015 Shell ( Integrated ) with Update 3 using vs2015.3.exe file downloaded from https://aka.ms/vs/14/release/2015_Update3.

I keep getting the below error

"Setup Package is missing or corrupted"

C:\Users\AppData\Local\Temp\3\c0a160b4-1610-490e-a5dc-7b17c0a31db7\packages\vsupdate_KB3022398\Preparation.exe

Any help on how to fix this?

Answer 1

Hi @Flannel ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

The error “Setup Package is missing or corrupted” often means your installation package is corrupted or damaged.
Please try to download the required version of VS2015 from Microsoft download page and run it as administrator. During the installation, please temporarily disable any anti-virus software.

Sincerely,
Anna

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Answer 2

Hello we encounter the same problem when trying to apply VS 2015 Update 3 on a VS 2015 isolated shell installation.

We retrieved the installation logs with collect.exe and we notice this error which seems to point to broken links:

`[4C9C:5A34][2021-05-07T15:58:31]i338: Acquiring package: Preparation_Uninstall_vsupdate_KB3022398, payload: Preparation_Uninstall_vsupdate_KB3022398, download from: bits://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?prd=12514&pver=Dev14&sbp=d14rel&plcid=0x409&clcid=0x409&ar=25420.01&sar=S80_RCPrep&o1=B699D32653DB92AEC9BBA467488107ECFA26647E
[4C9C:5A34][2021-05-07T15:58:31]e000: Error 0x80190194: Failed to download BITS job.
[4C9C:5A34][2021-05-07T15:58:31]e000: Error 0x80190194: Failed attempt to download URL: 'bits://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?prd=12514&pver=Dev14&sbp=d14rel&plcid=0x409&clcid=0x409&ar=25420.01&sar=S80_RCPrep&o1=B699D32653DB92AEC9BBA467488107ECFA26647E' to: 'C:\Users\labusr1\AppData\Local\Temp{7a68448b-9cf2-4049-bd73-5875f1aa7ba2}\Preparation_Uninstall_vsupdate_KB3022398'
[4C9C:5A34][2021-05-07T15:58:31]i000: MUX: Set Result: Return Code=-2145844844 (0x80190194), Error Message=, Result Detail=, Vital=False, Package Action=Download_Bits, Package Id=Preparation_Uninstall_vsupdate_KB3022398
[4C9C:5A34][2021-05-07T15:58:31]w343: Prompt for source of package: Preparation_Uninstall_vsupdate_KB3022398, payload: Preparation_Uninstall_vsupdate_KB3022398, path: C:\Users\labusr1\AppData\Local\Temp\a77efa4c-3094-4a7e-9446-05f4d01d02bc\packages\vsupdate_KB3022398\Preparation.exe

Disabling the antivirus/firewall does not fix the issue.

Answer 3

I have a client that still uses VS Studio 2015 for some repositories.
Running into the same issues with missing or damaged packages and this 'preperation.exe' file.
There was a fix once where Microsoft made this file available but the site just returns a 404 now.
I'd prefer to convert all projects to VS Pro 2019 but I don't own the code.