Windows error 0x80070666, -2147023258

Wix Burn, how do I allow downgrading?

So I've got a pretty simple burn installer, primarily to include .net upgrades or occasionally a driver pack for hardware our app needs to talk to. The MSI's we create support upgrading or downgrading. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Wix xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/2006/wi" xmlns:bal="http://schemas.microsoft.com/wix/BalExtension"> <Bundle Name="My App Name" Manufacturer="Company Name" Version="!(bind.packageVersion.MyAPP_MSI)" IconSourceFile="MyIcon.ico" DisableModify="yes" DisableRemove="yes" [...] read more

Errors in installing Visual Studio 2015, regarding "Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable"

I am stuck since 2 days with this simple installation process of Visual Studio 2015 from my university portal (vs_communityENUS.exe which is a 3260 KB application). I am not new to installation and troubleshooting but this one has got me insane. Every time I install it it throws me errors: [...] read more

Install VS2015 DotNetCore RC2

I wanted to update the Aspnet5 rc1 to DotNetcode RC2. I am unable to uninstall rc1. If I install rc3, I get following error: Here is the log: [0584:098C][2016-06-09T23:30:46]e000: Error 0x80070642: Failed attempt to download URL: 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/6/1/46116DFF-29F9-4FF8-94BF-F9BE05BE263B/packages/AspNetCoreLocalFeed_rc2_14.msi' to: 'C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Temp\{486C853B-822E-452D-9046-814A51B05A27}\AspNetCoreLocalFeed' [0584:098C][2016-06-09T23:30:46]e000: Error 0x80070642: Failed to acquire payload from: 'https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/6/1/46116DFF-29F9-4FF8-94BF-F9BE05BE263B/packages/AspNetCoreLocalFeed_rc2_14.msi' to working [...] read more

Visual C++ Compiler Nov 2013 CTP suddenly gone

today opened a project I was working on about 3 days ago and suddenly I get this message when trying to compile: > error MSB8020: The build tools for CTP_Nov2013 (Platform Toolset = > 'CTP_Nov2013') cannot be found. To build using the CTP_Nov2013 build tools, > please install CTP_Nov2013 build [...] read more

vc_redist_2015 Setup Failed: 0x80070666 Unspecified error

I am trying to install vc2015 (downloaded from microsoft) on windows 10 64bit But setup is failing showing me the error below http://i.imgur.com/aZ0SAqV.png [https://i.stack.imgur.com/wcpML.png] here is the log file: [2468:0E28][2017-04-11T19:22:55]i001: Burn v3.7.3813.0, Windows v10.0 (Build 15063: Service Pack 0), path: C:\Users\Hamid\Downloads\vc_redist.x86.exe, cmdline: '' [2468:0E28][2017-04-11T19:22:56]i000: Setting string variable 'WixBundleLog' to value [...] read more

Unable to open SSIS project in Visual Studio 2012 or 2013 (migration fails)

I am trying to open a solution file in Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate that includes an Integration Services project (.dtproj). Unfortunately, the migration failed for reasons that are slightly baffling to me. The migration report contains the following error: RecommenderJobs.dtproj: The application which this project type is based on was [...] read more

Can't install SMSS 2016 March Preview

I am trying to install the latest Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio release. This is what the installation log looks like just before the installation fails: [44C4:4610][2016-04-03T23:15:57]i000: MainViewModel.OnPackageAction: Install Started for package Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x86) - 14.0.23026 [44C4:4610][2016-04-03T23:15:57]i000: MainViewModel.OnPackageActionProgress: Percent completed: 0, Overall progress: 0 [4588:0838][2016-04-03T23:15:57]i301: Applying [...] read more

How to reliably detect installed Net Core 3.1.x windows desktop runtime version in installer

The following answer suggests a directory search to detect an installed Net Core 3.1.x windows desktop runtime: How to detect net core 3.1 windows desktop app runtime is installed For example, the following code detects version 3.1.4 of the 32-bit Net Core desktop runtime: <!-- check for 32-bit runtime --> [...] read more

Python 3.6 Installation

I tried to run a predefined installation and this error occurred: > [1EF0:236C][2019-12-30T15:04:35]e000: Error 0x80070666: Cannot install a > product when a newer version is installed. But, I need Python 3.6 for pyaudio and although I don't want to delete Python 3.7! What should I do? read more

Cannot install .NET core 3.1.100

I had installed a preview version of .net core 3.1. After .net core 3.1 was released, I followed the uninstallation steps for the preview version and started the installation of .net core 3.1.100, but it fails. In the log file I find the following lines: > [3CB4:073C][2019-12-19T00:25:45]i052: Condition 'WixBundleInstalled OR [...] read more

How do I rectify an error while installing Tableau?

While trying to install Tableau, I'm getting the following error: 0x80070666 Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this version cannot continue. enter image description here [https://i.stack.imgur.com/5C7Ox.png] read more

Installation Error with 2018.3.3 Desktop Tableau on 64bit Windows 10

Assistance needed with 2018.3.3 Desktop Tableau 64 bit install on Windows 10 x64 laptop. How to reproduce the problem: 1. Right click on TableauDesktop-64bit-2018-3-3.exe and select "Run as Administrator" 2. Installer starts humming with nice gui representation of progress 3. Nice dialog box appears and displays the following: enter image [...] read more

Python3: Could not find "vcomp140.dll (or one of its dependencies)" while trying to import nltk

When I try to import nltk on Python 3.9.1 on Windows 10 Pro, I get the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#0>", line 1, in <module> import nltk File "C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\nltk\__init__.py", line 142, in <module> from nltk.chunk import * File "C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\lib\site-packages\nltk\chunk\__init__.py", line 157, in <module> from nltk.chunk.api import [...] read more

Python 3.8.0 Setup Failed - 0x80070666 Another version of this product is already installed / No Python installation detected

I installed 3.8.7, the dependencies didn't match up with the project I was trying so I uninstalled 3.8.7 and wanted to try 3.8.0. I get this error every time. Things I've tried: * Using Windows "Remove apps and programs". Doing this results in an error "No python 3.8 installation was [...] read more

Is there a way to create a virtual environment with an earlier version of python?

I have python 3.8 installed on my pc, but i need 3.7 for a specific task. When i try to set up a virtual environment via virtualenv -p "my/path/to/python37.exe" it calls the installer, so i am to install py37 manually, but then it ends up with an error: Error 0x80070666: [...] read more

Cannot install python both 3.7.3 and 3.7.4 on win10

I want to install multiple version of python on my win 10 PC. However If the python 3.7.3 has already installed I cannot install 3.7.4 (And vica vera) (Both links are the 32 bit executable installers.). The following message printed: Error 0x80070666: Cannot install a product when a newer version [...] read more

Can't reinstall .Net Core SDK after removal "product is already installed"

I uninstalled .Net Core SDK with "programs and features". When I now try to install the .Net Core SDK again, I get following Error Code: > Error 0x80070666: Process returned error: 0x666 > > Another version of this product is already installed. Installation of this > version cannot continue. To [...] read more

Kivy cannot be installed because of some errors

I am trying to install Kivy but it doesn't install because of this problem given below. Pastebin Link Please help regarding this. Thanking you. I am using pip3 for installing this. python -m pip install kivy==1.11.1 I have followed every step given on this website. And as I am unable [...] read more