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vs shell installation has failed with exit code 1638

I have received the following error while installing MSSQL 2017 on Windows 2012 R2.

vs shell installation has failed with exit code 1638

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Solution

  • You must install SQL Server first before installing Visual Studio 2017.

    If you have already installed Visual Studio 2017, do not worry, just follow the steps below:

    Uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) and (x64)

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    Then install SQL Server.

    Do not forget to select "Database Engine Services"

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    Change "Startup Type" of SQL Server Browser from "Disabled" to "Automatic"

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    The installation will be done without any problems:

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    Then reinstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017 Redistributable (x86) and (x64)