What to do if ArcGIS is not installed on Esri?
Restart the installation. Verify that there are no Esri products or third party applications that use Esri resources installed by checking the program list in Add/Remove Programs. If no Esri products or third party applications are installed, delete the remaining ArcGIS related files and registry keys.
Where are the registry keys left in ESRI?
Registry keys are left behind in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\ESRI registry hive. These files and registry entries are created at run time and define each individual user’s applications’ configurations and customizations. If the content in the Documents and Settings folder and registry is removed, all settings are reset to default.
Why is Visual Studio 2012 unable to create esriaddin?
Visual Studio 2012 generates the following warning message: “Unable to create .esriAddin; missing ESRI ArcGIS Add-in SDK component (s).” The exact same warning message is generated when migrating an ArcObjects 10.3.x add-in in Visual Studio 2013 to an ArcObjects 10.4.x add-in in Visual Studio 2015.
How to migrate Esri to Visual Studio 2012?
For the first case of migrating to Visual Studio 2012, edit the XML tags in the project file containing the path ESRI.ArcGIS.AddIns.targets as follows: Open the project file in Visual Studio. Right-click the project folder, and click Unload Project. Open the project file.
Where can I find the correct version of ArcGIS?
If all listed programs are the correct version, check the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\ESRI\\ArcGIS\\RealVersion. From the Desktop, click Start > Run. Type regedit into the text box. Click OK. Browse to the desired registry hive.
How do I repair an ArcGIS installer?
Go to Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, highlight the ArcGIS product, select Change, then select Repair. If the repair is successful, try step 1 again. If the repair option returns the same error, continue with step 3.