diff --git a/docs/install/create-an-offline-installation-of-visual-studio.md b/docs/install/create-an-offline-installation-of-visual-studio.md index fbefcdaa0ff..cb950940783 100644 --- a/docs/install/create-an-offline-installation-of-visual-studio.md +++ b/docs/install/create-an-offline-installation-of-visual-studio.md @@ -21,23 +21,23 @@ ms.workload: We designed Visual Studio 2017 to work well in a variety of network and computer configurations. While we recommend that you try the [Visual Studio web installer](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?utm_medium=microsoft&utm_source=docs.microsoft.com&utm_campaign=button+cta&utm_content=download+vs2017)—which is a small file and allows you to stay current with all the latest fixes and features—we understand that you might not be able to. -For example, you might have an unreliable internet connection or one that has low bandwidth. If so, you have a few options: You can use the new **Download all, then install** feature to download the files before you install, or you can create a local cache of the files. +For example, you might have an unreliable internet connection or one that has low bandwidth. If so, you have a few options: You can use the new "Download all, then install" feature to download the files before you install, or you can use the command line to create a local cache of the files. > [!NOTE] > If you are an enterprise administrator who wants to perform a deployment of Visual Studio 2017 to a network of client workstations that are firewalled from the internet, see our [Create a network installation of Visual Studio 2017](../install/create-a-network-installation-of-visual-studio.md) and [Install certificates required for Visual Studio offline installation](../install/install-certificates-for-visual-studio-offline.md) pages. -## Option 1: Use the "Download all, then install" feature +## Use the "Download all, then install" feature [**New in 15.8**](/visualstudio/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes?context=visualstudio/default&view=vs-2017#install ): After you download the web installer, select the new **Download all, then install** option from the Visual Studio Installer. Then, continue with your installation. ![The "Download all, then install" option](media/download-all-then-install.png) -## Option 2: Use the command line to create a local cache +## Use the command line to create a local cache After you download a small bootstrapper, use the command line to create a local cache. Then, use the local cache to install Visual Studio. (This process replaces the ISO files that were available for previous versions.) -Here's how to create an offline installation by using a local cache. +Here's how. ### Step 1 - Download the Visual Studio bootstrapper @@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ If you want to install a language other than English, change `en-US` to a locale ### Step 3 - Install Visual Studio from the local cache > [!TIP] -> When you run from a local install cache, setup uses the local versions of each of these files. But if you select components during installation that aren't in the cache, we attempt to download them from the internet. +> When you run from a local install cache, setup uses the local versions of each of these files. But if you select components during installation that aren't in the cache, setup attempts to download them from the internet. -To ensure that you install only the files that you've previously downloaded, use the same command-line options that you used to create the layout cache. For example, if you created a layout cache with the following command: +To make sure that you install only the files that you've previously downloaded, use the same command-line options that you used to create the layout cache. For example, if you created a layout cache with the following command: ```vs_community.exe --layout c:\vs2017layout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --add Component.GitHub.VisualStudio --includeOptional --lang en-US``` -Use this command to run the installation: +Then use this command to run the installation: ```c:\vs2017layout\vs_community.exe --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --add Component.GitHub.VisualStudio --includeOptional```