====== Can't install VS2013 in case Windows' default font is moded to Noto font. ======

It seems to fail to install Visual Studio 2013 in case Windows' system font is changed to "Noto Sans CJK."

I ran ''vs_community.exe'' which is an installer of VS2013, then "Visual Studio" logo appeared on screen. After thant, the installer window showed, but it was black window and disappeared on its own about a minute later.

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Once I tried to use an compatibility option on the installer's property, the window showed correctly, but I still couldn't install it because of the compatibility engine blah-blah-blah. Well, that is a well-known problem, in a manner, that is nomarl behaviour.

I checked an installer log file named "dd_vs_community_//datetime//.log" in %TEMP% directory. I found a weird message: \\
「%%[4F88:2824][2019-08-17T11:40:29]e000: MUX:  ERROR: 'file:///C:/WINDOWS/FONTS/NotoSansCJKjp-Regular.otf' ファイルは、予測されるファイル形式の仕様に準拠していません。%%」

Its whole sentence is below. The installer obviously crashed at instantiating the font.

<code>
[4F88:2824][2019-08-17T11:40:29]e000: MUX:  ERROR: 'file:///C:/WINDOWS/FONTS/NotoSansCJKjp-Regular.otf' ファイルは、予測されるファイル形式の仕様に準拠していません。
[4F88:2824][2019-08-17T11:40:29]e000: MUX:  Stack:    場所 Adobe.CffRasterizer.OTFRasterizer.MapErrorCode(AdobeErrorCode error)
   場所 Adobe.CffRasterizer.OTFRasterizer.NewFont(UnmanagedMemoryStream fontFileStream, Uri sourceUri, Int32 faceIndex)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontFace.TrueTypeFontDriver.ReadCFFMetrics(FontFaceLayoutInfo cache, Boolean vmtxPresent, UInt16 typoAscent, UInt16 typoDescent)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontFace.TrueTypeFontDriver.ReadGlyfMetrics(FontFaceLayoutInfo cache, UInt16 indexToLocFormat, Boolean vmtxPresent, UInt16 typoAscent, UInt16 typoDescent)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontFace.TrueTypeFontDriver.ReadAdvances(FontFaceLayoutInfo cache, CheckedPointer hmtxTable, UInt16 numberOfMetrics, UInt16 indexToLocFormat, UInt16 typoAscent, UInt16 typoDescent)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontFace.TrueTypeFontDriver.GetLayoutFontFaceInfo(FontFaceLayoutInfo cache)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontCache.FontFaceLayoutInfo.MS.Internal.FontCache.IFontCacheElement.AddToCache(CheckedPointer newPointer, ElementCacher cacher)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontCache.HashTable.Lookup(IFontCacheElement e, Boolean add)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontCache.CacheManager.Lookup(IFontCacheElement e)
   場所 System.Windows.Media.GlyphTypeface.Initialize(Uri typefaceSource, StyleSimulations styleSimulations, Boolean fromPublic)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontCache.CachedFontFace.CreateGlyphTypeface()
   場所 MS.Internal.FontFace.PhysicalFontFamily.GetGlyphTypeface(FontStyle style, FontWeight weight, FontStretch stretch)
   場所 MS.Internal.FontFace.PhysicalFontFamily.MS.Internal.FontFace.IFontFamily.GetTypefaceMetrics(FontStyle style, FontWeight weight, FontStretch stretch)
   場所 System.Windows.Media.Typeface.ConstructCachedTypeface()
   場所 System.Windows.Media.Typeface.get_CachedTypeface()
   場所 System.Windows.Media.Typeface.CheckFastPathNominalGlyphs(CharacterBufferRange charBufferRange, Double emSize, Double widthMax, Boolean keepAWord, Boolean numberSubstitution, CultureInfo cultureInfo, Int32& stringLengthFit)
   場所 MS.Internal.TextFormatting.SimpleRun.CreateSimpleTextRun(CharacterBufferRange charBufferRange, TextRun textRun, TextFormatterImp formatter, Int32 widthLeft, Boolean emergencyWrap)
   場所 MS.Internal.TextFormatting.SimpleRun.Create(FormatSettings settings, CharacterBufferRange charString, TextRun textRun, Int32 runLength, Int32 widthLeft)
   場所 MS.Internal.TextFormatting.SimpleRun.Create(FormatSettings settings, Int32 cp, Int32 cpFirst, Int32 widthLeft, Int32 widthMax)
   場所 MS.Internal.TextFormatting.SimpleTextLine.Create(FormatSettings settings, Int32 cpFirst, Int32 paragraphWidth)
   場所 MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextFormatterImp.FormatLineInternal(TextSource textSource, Int32 firstCharIndex, Int32 lineLength, Double paragraphWidth, TextParagraphProperties paragraphProperties, TextLineBreak previousLineBreak, TextRunCache textRunCache)
   場所 MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextFormatterImp.FormatLine(TextSource textSource, Int32 firstCharIndex, Double paragraphWidth, TextParagraphProperties paragraphProperties, TextLineBreak previousLineBreak, TextRunCache textRunCache)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.StackPanel.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCell(Int32 cell, Boolean forceInfinityV)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureCellsGroup(Int32 cellsHead, Size referenceSize, Boolean ignoreDesiredSizeU, Boolean forceInfinityV)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 MS.Internal.Helper.MeasureElementWithSingleChild(UIElement element, Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.ContentPresenter.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Border.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Control.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Decorator.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.Documents.AdornerDecorator.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.Controls.Grid.MeasureOverride(Size constraint)
   場所 System.Windows.FrameworkElement.MeasureCore(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.UIElement.Measure(Size availableSize)
   場所 System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayout()
   場所 System.Windows.ContextLayoutManager.UpdateLayoutCallback(Object arg)
   場所 System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.InvokeOnRenderCallback.DoWork()
   場所 System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks()
   場所 System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
   場所 System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandler(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WrappedInvoke(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(Object state)
   場所 System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(Object userData)
   場所 System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode code, CleanupCode backoutCode, Object userData)
   場所 System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   場所 System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   場所 MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   場所 MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WrappedInvoke(Delegate callback, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter, Delegate catchHandler)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.InvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Boolean isSingleParameter)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Invoke(DispatcherPriority priority, Delegate method, Object arg)
   場所 MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
   場所 MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG& msg)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(DispatcherFrame frame)
   場所 System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.Run()
   場所 Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.RunUI(ViewModelCommonUi viewModel)
   場所 Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.InternalRun()
   場所 Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.Run()
   場所 System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
   場所 System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   場所 System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()
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I got Windows' font back to default one, then the installer ran correctly although I didn't expect that.

I guess the problem may be caused by OTF font rather than Noto font. Be that as it may, I'm relieved to succeed the install.