So you got the free version of VS2015, all good.


The trial period expired, you need to register. Why that still exists is beyond me, it's like Microsoft goes out of their way to ignore feedback, but whatever.

The registration/whatever form is presented in that "lol I'm a smartphone app in your computer" format. That's stupid, but whatever. You enter your credentials, all good. Then:

Error SP8547896574534: can't finish operation, go fuck yourself

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Some googling reveals that the error happens because you are a sane person and don't use IE. Yes, you read this right. Their piece of shit registration system relies on a recent version of IE to work right. So if you don't use IE, you may have left it unupdated or removed it alltogether. And their wonderful coding assumes that a recent IE is present, and fails rather ungracefully if that's not the case.


Solutions?

1. Download a recent version of IE. It takes ages.

2. Turn Windows Update on and let it install a shitton of updates. Maybe you'll be good the next day.

3. Create a BAT file with the following contents:

<insert date here> should be the date where you installed VS. Or a date that happens to be before the expiration date.

Every time you need VS, launch your BAT script and give Microsoft a big middle finger.



Enjoy.

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NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul
melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is

zafkflzdasd

that's what I'm using


but even when it's free, Microsoft still forces you to register it because they're idiots

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NSMBHD - Kafuka - Jul
melonDS the most fruity DS emulator there is

zafkflzdasd