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Unable to Install Power BI Desktop
Looks like i was finally able to get a workaround for this issue!
Since i was neither able to Uninstall the existing version of PowerBI in an attempt to do a clean install nor i was able to install the latest version (32 or 64 bit) of Power BI Desktop that i had downloaded from MSFT Website, I did the following.
I found an older version of the PBI Desktop in my downloads folder and used that installter to first downgrade my installation and thankfully that installation worked properly and it replaced my existing version of Power BI with an older version of PBI.
Once i had the older version of PBI Desktop installed on my system i tried the latest version of PBI Desktop installation once again and it worked for me.
I do hope that microsoft has an archive of the older version of PBI Desktop that can be downloaded and used. If not i can share it from one drive in case someone needs it.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Suvrat
I'm having the same issue, both installers 32/64 bit simply are not working after I double click and select run on the popup window nothing happens.
Looks like i was finally able to get a workaround for this issue!
Since i was neither able to Uninstall the existing version of PowerBI in an attempt to do a clean install nor i was able to install the latest version (32 or 64 bit) of Power BI Desktop that i had downloaded from MSFT Website, I did the following.
I found an older version of the PBI Desktop in my downloads folder and used that installter to first downgrade my installation and thankfully that installation worked properly and it replaced my existing version of Power BI with an older version of PBI.
Once i had the older version of PBI Desktop installed on my system i tried the latest version of PBI Desktop installation once again and it worked for me.
I do hope that microsoft has an archive of the older version of PBI Desktop that can be downloaded and used. If not i can share it from one drive in case someone needs it.
Hope this helps!
Regards,
Suvrat
Hi Anonymous ,
Glad you have solved the problem. You could accept your answer as solution so that we can close the thread. More people will benifit from here.
Best Regards,
Xue Ding
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.
How about helping us with the actual solution to this problem, as we only have the workaround as of now, which may or may not work in some cases.
Hi Suvrat,
Can you share the older PowerBi file. I have the same issue.
Thanks
Cyn
Here you go.
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsC5PgabP0U9gW9A40ugOGmmrJKs?e=eMSFT1 -- 32 Bit June2019
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsC5PgabP0U9gW5qS568fAXTVNre?e=tSUFwY -- 64 Bit June 2019
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Suvrat
This solution no longer works. MicroSoft removed the installer for 2019 version of Power BI.
I cant use the MS store because im on a company laptop. and this solution doesnt work anymore. MS needs to fix this installer.
