"A setup package is either missing or damaged visual studio 2015" while updating the VS2015 to fix the error when I try to publish my system

Question

I encounter this error while publishing my system so i decided to fix it by following the tutorials on how to fix this error:

and then this happened.:

Answer 1

This looks like a common problem and there are several solutions on SO or Google.

https://youtu.be/ZCf5QKTPlMA

1. Open Programs and Features
2. Select Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 and click Change
3. Press Modify to progress to Features options
4. Select Windows and Web Development, then tick ClickOnce Publishing Tools for installation
5. Then Next and then Update

This is what Microsoft recommends:

1. Go to Control Panel-Programs and Features, right click the VS 2015 and Change-Modify, confirm the option “ClickOnce Publishing Tools” is selected or not, if not, please select it to update
2. Right click the project name and choose Properties-Signing and uncheck the “Sign the ClickOnce manifests”