Can't create new MVC5 project or any other ASP .NET projects in Visual Studio 2013

Question

When I attempt to create a new MVC5 project, I get a template selection dialog that doesn\'t load any options. I am unable to select a project type (ex. MVC, Web forms, Web

Answer 1

I uninstalled VS, deleted the whole "Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0" directory, and reinstalled VS Express Web 2013 Update 3.

Others have mentioned deleting .dlls or using gacutil. I just wanted to start with fresh files. My stuff works now.