[Solved] asp.net mvc 4 tools for visual studio 2012 installation could not be detected. please install asp.net mvc 4 tools for visual studio 2012.

[Richard]

I have tried the other threads regarding the issue of creating a new MVC project using Telerik MVC 4 Web Application (Razor) and Telerik MVC 3 Web Application (Razor), however no success in fixing thie following issue.

After I have selected either projects I'm getting the Error: "ASP.NET MVC4 Toosl for Visual Studio 2012 installation could not be detected. Please install ASP.NET MVC 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2012.

I have installed the Telerik Control Panel and have selected  all of the available UI Controls to be installed. Also I have attempted to repair VS2012 and uninstalled all of the UI controls and the Telerik Control Panel.

Running
 Windows 7 64 bit edition
Visual studio 2012
Resharper 7.0

Thanks in advance.
Richard

[Andrey]

Hi Richard,

Thank you for contacting us.

The issue is most probably caused by the fact you are not using our latest VSExtensions where we added support for Visual Studio 2012 RTM. I would recommend using the Visual Studio Extension Manager (Tools -> Extensions and Updates... -> Updates) to make sure you are using our latest VSExtensions.

Let me know if that helps.

All the best,
Andrey
the Telerik team

[Richard]

Thanks Audrey,

That has fixed the issue.

Just a suggestion for the future if you could make the error message that gets displayed a little more meaningful.

Regards,
Richard

[Sai]

Hi,

I installed and updated the VS extensions(kendoUI) but still am receiving error saying "Visual Studio 2012 RTM and ASP.Net MVC 4 tools are required."
I'm getting this error while converting an existing application using kendo context menu.

When I try to create a new kendoUI application I get error saying no registry key "Aspnetmvc4vs11" found under software/nuget. Not exactly sure what am missing. I already got Nuget installed and am using it without any problem.

Please help.

Thanks,
Sai

[Vesko]

Hello Sai,

I am sorry for the inconvenience.

The most probable reason for the issue is that you use an earlier (not official) version of Visual Studio 2012. We support official versions of Visual Studio 2012 (RTM) only. Please ensure that the version of your Visual Studio is the RTM one.


Greetings,
Vesko
the Telerik team

[Sai]

Hi,

My version of Visual studio was installed from a DVD. Which was released on 15/Aug/2012. And its a Visual studio premium 2012. 
Not exactly sure how to check if this is RTM version. Please advise.

Thanks
Sai

[Vesko]

Hi Sai,

Open you Visual Studio and navigate to the About Microsoft Visual Studio dialog (HELP | About Microsoft Visual Studio).


Regards,
Vesko
the Telerik team

[Sai]

I did that and it has the below details -

Microsoft Visual Studio Premium 2012
Version 11.0.51106.01 update 1

Does this mean its not a RTM version?

Thanks
Sai

[Vesko]

Hi Sai,

Yes, this is an official version of Visual Studio and we support it.
Could you send us the values of the registry keys below?

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\NuGet\Repository] for 64 bits OS
or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\NuGet\Repository] for 32 bits OS
(right-click the key and export it)?

Screenshots of the errors could also be helpful to solve the problem on your side.
It is possible that the state of your Visual Studio is not consistent. Are you able to create the standard MVC4 projects?


All the best,

Vesko
the Telerik team

[Sai]

Hi,

Please find attached screenshot of my registry for the node requested.

Also error is just a popup with the following message - "Visual Studio 2012 RTM and ASP.Net MVC 4 tool are required". When I select conifgure project.

Thanks
Sai

[Vesko]

Hi Sai,

It seems that there are missing registry values and most likely you cannot use any MVC 4 template in Visual Studio 2012. Please ensure that you are able to create a projects from a standard MVC 4 templates in Visual Studio 2012 and if you are not - repair the studio.


Kind regards,
Vesko
the Telerik team

[Luis]

Hi, i have the same problem. i try to create a new Telerik MVC 4 Web Application (razor) project, but i get the same error message : "ASP.NET MVC 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2012 Installations could not be detected. Please install ASP.NET MVC 4 Tools for Visual Studio 2012".
In my registry, i have this entries:


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\NuGet\Repository]
"AspNetWebPagesVS11"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft ASP.NET\\ASP.NET Web Pages\\v1.0\\"
"AspNetMvc3VS11"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft ASP.NET\\ASP.NET MVC 3\\Packages\\"
"EntityFrameworkVisualStudio11Tools"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\\Common7\\IDE\\Extensions\\Microsoft\\Entity Framework Tools\\NuGet Packages"
"WebFormsVS11"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft Web Tools\\Packages\\"
"AspNetWebPages2VS11"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft ASP.NET\\ASP.NET Web Pages\\v2.0\\Packages\\"
"WebStack4ToolsUpdate"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft ASP.NET\\ASP.NET MVC 4\\Packages\\"
"AspNetMvc4VS11"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft ASP.NET\\ASP.NET MVC 4\\Packages\\"

However, i can create new projects for regulars ASP.NET MVC 4 Application templates.

Do u have any idea about this error??
Best Regards
Luis

[Vesko]

Hello Luis,

Thank you for contacting us.

From the error message I see that your extensions are not up-to-date. Please update them from Extensions and Updates (Tools | Extensions and Updates...).

Regarding the issue - it is most likely caused by a registry inconsistency. The values of the registry keys below will help us to investigate the problem further:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\ASP.NET MVC 4\Visual Studio 2012] for 64 bits OS
or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\ASP.NET MVC 4\Visual Studio 2012] for 32 bits OS


All the best,
Vesko
the Telerik team