Security scanners often lock newly generated DLLs or executables in the Temp folder, preventing vspreclean.exe from accessing them.
: It inventories existing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables (such as the 2010 or early 2012 runtimes) to avoid installation deadlocks.
Mitigations and fixes
| Utility Name | Primary Role | User Interaction | Key Capabilities | Scope of Impact | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | devenv.exe | Primary IDE (the "VSExe") | Direct, daily developer interaction | Compiling, editing, debugging, project/solution management | Project/Solution level ( /Clean ) or the entire IDE environment | | vs_preclean_vs.exe | Pre-installation & uninstallation utility for VS 2012 RC | Invoked automatically by installer | Prepares system for install, performs forced, deep system cleanup | System level (registry, temp files, shared components) | | InstallCleanup.exe | Post-uninstall forced cleanup tool | Manual command-line execution | Aggressively removes all installation files & product info for a Visual Studio version | System level for targeted Visual Studio versions | | MSBuild.exe | Stand-alone build platform | Command-line integration | Builds projects/solutions without loading the IDE; can clean via Clean target | Project/Solution level as defined in build files |
: Re-download the official ISO file from your Visual Studio Subscription Portal or check the original download's MD5/SHA-256 hash against Microsoft's documentation. 2. Conflicting Visual C++ Redistributables vsprecleanvsexe visual studio 2012 exclusive
In Visual Studio 2012, the command-line profiling tools were located in:
Более старые загрузки Visual Studio — 2019, 2017, 2015 Security scanners often lock newly generated DLLs or
During the initial extraction or payload execution of the Visual Studio 2012 installer, you may encounter system hangs or log errors calling out VS_PreClean_vs.exe .
If your installation throws a generic error or hangs indefinitely while executing the pre-clean payload, follow these troubleshooting steps to bypass the issue. Step 1: Repair System Runtimes Step 1: Repair System Runtimes The term "exclusive"
The term "exclusive" in the context of software often refers to a version or instance of a program that is used separately or uniquely compared to other versions or instances. In this case, vsprecleanvsexe being mentioned with "visual studio 2012 exclusive" might imply:
This command cleans up temporary files in the specified project directory.