Visual Studio 2012: "The event log file is full" error message
I installed Visual Studio 2012 Professional. The installation did not complete successfully so I ran a Repair. During the Repair, the following error occurred:
The event log file is full
Thanks to a StackOverflow post, (which I'm not finding today), the following steps resolved the issue:
1. In Control Panel, uninstall Visual Studio 2012.
2. On Visual Studio 2012 computer: Delete all the files in %ProgramData%\Package Cache. To open this folder, open the Run window, and type: %ProgramData%\Package Cache. On Windows 8, the ProgramData folder is hidden.
On Visual Studio 2013 and newer versions, based on your comments, move the files from Package Cache to a different folder (do not delete). After your successful install, move the files back into Package Cache.
3. Forcibly remove Visual Studio 2012:
a) Open the command window as Administrator.
b) Type:"drive:\\InstallPath\vs_professional.exe" /uninstall /force
c) Hit Enter.
4. Ran the Visual Studio setup again. Success.
This article lists the /force option:
How to uninstall Visual Studio 2012
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2771441/en-us#Force
Thanks!
1/16/18 update: Updated step 2 to include details for VS2013 and newer versions (based on blog comments)