Can't update from 2.3.4.1 to 2.3.5

[misteroh]

Getting the error "Web Essentials 2013 for Update 3 is already installed."

Tried uninstalling 2.3.4.1 and upgrading with a fresh copy but that didn't work.

[am11]

How are you installing it? Tools > Extensions and Updates > Updates > Web Essentials nightly. Just installed (updated) and it worked.

[misteroh]

Yup, I tried both methods described on the web essentials homepage and neither work.

[am11]

You can uninstall it manually by locating and deleting the WE directory with the following method:

• Close all instances of VS.
• WinKey>Run> %localappdata%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\12.0\Extensions
• The extension names are encoded/encrypted. So press Ctrl+E, and search for srv-less.js. Once found open the file location.
• In address bar you can see the full path. Go back to extension directory and delete the WE directory.
• Reinstall nightly build.

HTH.

[misteroh]

Followed the instructions to the T and still not working...

[am11]

Can you explain what is "not working"? If you don't have WE installed, why would it say "already installed" is beyond me.

BTW, for QA, stack overflow has a web essentials tag. You might get help there relatively quickly (as opposed to this issue tracker, which is chiefly focused on WE code). This issue seems to me like mis-configuration of VS.

[lankymart]

StackOverflow is not for installation issues, it's a programming Q&A site. More then likely your question will be voted down and eventually closed as being "off topic". SuperUser is another StackExchange site that would be a better fit for this type of issue.

[misteroh]

It seems to be a duplicate of https://github.com/madskristensen/WebEssentials2013/issues/956

I see the new version pop up under updates but everytime I press update, it downloads the installer. When I try to install it, it stops and tells me "Web Essentials 2013 for Update 3 is already installed."

I've uninstalled normally via VS and also by removing the local files using the method you told me about and downloading the latest version only updates me to 2.3.4.1. I see the update again and try to install it, but the same error "Web Essentials 2013 for Update 3 is already installed" shows up again.

Let me try restarting and see if that fixes the issue for some reason.

[misteroh]

Nope, still stuck on 2.3.4.1. Same for a co-worker's computer

[am11]

My workplace has all the computers running VS2013 with WE. We have an automated script to update WE nightly on all terminals (our team lead wrote it) and WE setting files (.weignore, jshint, jscs et el) reside on TFS. We haven't encountered such issue so far. It seems like VS issue; perhaps configuration (as Mads mentioned that he has opened with VS team).

There must be some sane workaround for this.. I can think of one old-century workaround; reinstall VS and if doesn't work, reinstall Windows (not so sane I suppose!) 8-)

[misteroh]

On a related note... Is it just me or does installing the VSIX from http://vswebessentials.com/nightly/feed/webessentials2013.vsix only update you to 2.3.3?

[am11]

Seems like a caching issue. I downloaded it and I just figured from its size (15.1MB) that it's v2.3.5. :)

[misteroh]

You can mark this as closed. I finally was able to upgrade by downloading http://vswebessentials.com/nightly/feed/webessentials2013.vsix on my phone that's using a different connection (not the company's internet connection) and sending the vsix file from my phone to my work computer.

It's so strange.. No matter what I did on my work computer(clearing cache, using incognito mode, changing browsers, restarting computer, etc.), http://vswebessentials.com/nightly/feed/webessentials2013.vsix would give the 13MB 2.3.3 version of WE. Must be an proxy or network connection thing.

Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your prompt help!