Visual Studio 2012 Install Fails: Program Compatibility Mode is on

Question

I\'m trying to install Visual Studio 2012 Express for Windows Desktop and every time I run the installer I get this error:

\"Windows Program Compatib

Answer 1

I had the same problem. I had run the installer from an ISO, reading from the DVD image.

The solution was to simply take the ISO and uncompress it as a .RAR into some folder, and everything worked.