Install Visual Studio 2017 behind an enterprise proxy

Question

Pretty simple problem. I cannot install VS 2017 RC behind an NTLM corporate proxy. I tried to run it through violinist and violinist + cntlm with no luck.

I also tried to create .exe.config files for external (vs_enterprise.exe) and internal (vs_setup_bootstrapper, vs_installer and vs_installershell) files.

In all cases, this is not like the installer is trying to connect anywhere, and in several cases, when it connects, even when it receives “200” with some data, I still get “Maybe you are not connected to a network error.

I'm sure fiddler and cntlm work when I use them for my node / npm tools.

I do not have “safe” machines outside the firewall, so I cannot create a download there and pull it out here.

Is there any other way to install software?

Answer 1

It seems that MS has addressed the proxy issue. The problem is resolved.

Answer 2

if you add

<system.net>
   <defaultProxy useDefaultCredentials="true" >
   </defaultProxy>
</system.net>

at the bottom of your machine.config in C: \ Windows \ Microsoft.NET \ Framework \ v4.0.30319 \ Config and Framework64, this should fix it. Also fixed synchronization problems with VSTS