Error while creating an ASP.NET project

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I haven't used Visual Studio ('17) for a while, but recently I've attempted to create an ASP.NET application and received the following error in the form of a dialog. I've also noticed that the option: ASP.NET Web Application has been replaced.

Error: this template attempted to load component assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.Project, Version[equalstosign]2.3.0.0, Culture[equalstosign]neutral, PublicKeyToken[equalstosign]b03f5f7f11d50a30a'.For more information on this problem and how to enable this template, please see documentation on customizing project templates.

What have you tried so far ? How does it react to anything you did ? Like re-opening etc... ? Did you reboot ? Did you uninstall packages that Visual Studios might need ? Have you tried reinstalling or repairing your install ? If you feel lost about how to describe your problem, look at how-to-ask — Antry
– Antry, Commented Mar 15, 2018 at 16:07
There are already some similar questions : stackoverflow.com/questions/20386758/… && stackoverflow.com/questions/30656261/… — james
– james, Commented Mar 15, 2018 at 16:07
@Antry, yes I have tried to experiment with various .net framework versions i.e. switching from version 4.5.2 to 4.5.1. — tebok
– tebok, Commented Mar 15, 2018 at 16:20
@SydneyKhanye Changing the .net framework won't do anything anyways, it's just the target for your project, but from what I understand you can't even access it. I'd give JimmyFL's solution a go as well as everything I proposed, I'd be surprised if 1 of these procedures didn't fix you problem. — Antry
– Antry, Commented Mar 15, 2018 at 16:23

Onga Leo-Yoda Vellem · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-16 06:50:58Z

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A workaround for this is to edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.config and add to the section:

<dependentAssembly>
  <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Universal.TemplateWizards" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral"/>
  <bindingRedirect oldVersion="14.0.0.0" newVersion="15.0.0.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>
<dependentAssembly>
  <assemblyIdentity name="Microsoft.VisualStudio.WinRT.TemplateWizards" publicKeyToken="b03f5f7f11d50a3a" culture="neutral"/>
  <bindingRedirect oldVersion="14.0.0.0" newVersion="15.0.0.0"/>
</dependentAssembly>

answered Mar 16, 2018 at 6:50

Onga Leo-Yoda Vellem

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2 Comments

tebok Over a year ago

Thanks mate, apparently it was caused by a node extension I had installed earlier on.

Onga Leo-Yoda Vellem Over a year ago

Thanks for updating me. Glad you resolved the problem =)

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