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Whenever I try to run Visual Studio 2012 Ultimate on Windows 8 Professional x64 bit I receive the following dialog:

This program has compatibility issues:

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Any idea why should there be any compatibility issues for the product which was released for Windows 8?

cpx
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    Update3 is out, do you need to upgrade your version? – Steve Jun 30 '13 at 14:27
  • I shall check it out. I haven't received any Visual Studio related updates through Windows Updates so far. – cpx Jun 30 '13 at 14:30
  • http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39305 download the webinstaller and then execute it. It doesn't come from Windows Updates. It is directly inside VS IDE -> Tools -> Extensions and Updates. Beware, it is slooooow.... – Steve Jun 30 '13 at 14:36
  • Thanks @Steve, I'll get back in few hours with a response after I apply the updates. – cpx Jun 30 '13 at 15:12
  • I just figured that the update is around 2 GB so that will take some time. Can anyone confirm if it does indeed fixes my problem? – cpx Jun 30 '13 at 22:50
  • Found this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16901518/visual-studio-2012-express-is-suddenly-incompatible-with-this-version-of-window an answer says that Update2 fixed the problem. – Steve Jun 30 '13 at 23:19
  • @Steve: I just confirmed that after installing the Update 3, the compatibility issue has been resolved. – cpx Jul 01 '13 at 06:40
  • Then If you don't mind I will add this as an answer – Steve Jul 01 '13 at 07:56

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It is a problem already signaled by other users, seems that installing the Update2/Update3 will resolve the problem.

You could trigger the install of the Update going to the menu Tools, selecting Extensions and Updates and then checking for Updates. Beware, before to start be sure to have plenty of time. It is a long process and is not very fast

Steve
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