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Written by:
Michael Washington
3/6/2012 6:32 AM
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb.png)
When you have Visual Studio LightSwitch 2010 (the released version) and Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 (the Beta version) on the same machine, you may have a problem installing some extensions.
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb_3.png)
The problem is that it will only install in the Beta version of LightSwitch (Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011) not the released version (Visual Studio LightSwitch 2010).
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb_4.png)
The fix by Kostas Christodoulou is to fix the file association.
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb_5.png)
Right-click on the .vsix file and select Choose default program…
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb_6.png)
Click Browse.
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb_7.png)
Choose the file at (on a 32 bit computer):
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\VSIXInstaller.exe
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb_8.png)
Click OK.
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb_9.png)
It will now install in the released version of LightSwitch.
![image image](http://lightswitch.adefwebserver.com/portals/0/blog/Fix-Installing-Extensions_57C7/image_thumb_10.png)
Note: to install extensions in the Beta version of LightSwitch, change the association back to Microsoft Visual Studio Version Selector.
3 comment(s) so far...
Lifesaver post this one! Thanks again :-)
By Jan Van der Haegen on
3/12/2012 1:30 PM
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@Jan Van der Haegen - This was all Kostas, I just report the news... :)
By Michael Washington on
3/12/2012 2:11 PM
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Hello. Do you know where the folder of installed LS extension (especially theme extension) is located?
By YJ on
9/20/2012 6:55 PM
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