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Cannot create a Windows Store app by using JavaScript or C++ in Visual Studio 2012 after you upgrade to Windows 8.1 Preview


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Symptoms

Assume that you have Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 installed on a computer that is running Windows 8. When you upgrade to Windows 8.1 Preview and then try to create a Windows Store app, the following issues may occur.

Issue 1

You receive one of the following error messages:

The 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Project.VS.Implementation, Version=11.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' package did not load correctly.
The problem may have been caused by a configuration change or by the installation of another extension. You can get more information by examining the file '<App Data path>\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\ActivityLog.xml'. 
Continue to show this error message?

'<App file name>' cannot be opened because its project type (.jsproj) is not supported by this version of the application.
To open it, please use a version that supports this type of project.

Note This issue occurs when you try to create a Windows Store app by using JavaScript.

Issue 2

You receive the following error message:

No exports were found that match the constraint:
ContractName
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Project.IProjectServiceAccessor
RequiredTypeIdentity
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Project.IProjectServiceAccessor

Note This issue occurs when you try to create a Windows Store app by using C++.

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Resolution

To resolve this issue, install Visual Studio 2012 Update 2  or a later update for Visual Studio 2012.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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References

For more information about issues in Visual Studio 2013 Preview, see other known issues that you may experience after you install Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Preview .

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Article Info
Article ID : 2868608
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 7/17/2013
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