Because Visual Studio 2012 is a legacy product, you will not find the preparation executable on Microsoft’s primary download pages anymore. However, official, digitally signed copies are still available via:
Sometimes the preparation tool will exit without any error but also without launching the Update 5 installer. In this case, check the log file located at: %temp%\VS2012Update5Prep_YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS.log . Look for lines containing Return Code 3 (error) or Skipping . The most common silent failure is a pointing to the original VS2012 installation source. To fix this, mount your original VS2012 ISO and run setup.exe /repair . visual studio 2012 update 5 preparation.exe
: Configures system files and ensures that an existing installation of Visual Studio 2012 is present and healthy enough to receive the update. Dependency Verification Because Visual Studio 2012 is a legacy product,