VSIXInstaller showing error message and not installing .VSIX files

Question

I am trying to install the SQLite SDK for building Windows 8.1 desktop and mobile Application.
The issue i faced is that when i downloaded the SDK it was with .VSIX extension.
I have tried opening it by:
1.Double clicking directly.
2.With Visual Studio Selector. 3.Developer Command Prompt ( both normal and elevator command ).
4.Running the VSIXInstaller.exe as an administrator from C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE

Nothing happens. It is not installing.
But when i open the VSIXInstaller.exe with administrator, it is showing me this ( the image is shown below ).

I am running Windows 10 Pro with Visual Studio 2015 Pro.

Its not blocked. What i can make of this is that VSIXInstaller is installed. But the SDK of the extension .vsix is not installing which i cannot understand the reason why is this so. @ErikEJ — SoProgram, Nov 26 '15 at 17:28

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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This worked for me. VSIXInstaller from command prompt

Command: VSIXInstaller.exe /a "absolutepath\some_extension.vsix"

edited May 23 '17 at 12:15

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answered Dec 04 '15 at 20:09

Andrés Monsalve

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I tried using the link you provided. I had no luck. I answered my question. Thank you. – SoProgram Jan 12 '16 at 12:49

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 12 '16 at 12:46

This solved my problem:

Go to Tools -> Extensions and Updates

Look for SQL Lite for Windows Runtime (Windows 8.1) and SQL Lite for Windows Phone 8.1 and download them

SQL Lite for Windows Runtime (Windows 8.1) and SQL Lite for Windows Phone 8.1

Then it appears in your Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Installed -> SDKs, means you have got your SQL Lite SDK

I do not know why it installed this way, and not getting installed via https://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/5d97faf6-39e3-4048-a0bc-adde2af75d1b

VSIXInstaller showing error message and not installing .VSIX files

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