title: SQL Server Management Studio error
body: <p>I am getting the following error after installing SQL Server 2016 Management Studio from <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt238290.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt238290.aspx</a></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/L1TDg.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/L1TDg.jpg" alt="Error"></a></p>
  
  <p>This is the error in <code>activityLog.xml</code>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>  &lt;entry&gt;
      &lt;record&gt;78&lt;/record&gt;
      &lt;time&gt;2016/08/30 16:10:09.827&lt;/time&gt;
      &lt;type&gt;Error&lt;/type&gt;
      &lt;source&gt;VisualStudio&lt;/source&gt;
      &lt;description&gt;SetSite failed for package [Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlStudio, Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlStudio, Version=13.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=89845dcd8080cc91][Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]:{   at Microsoft.SqlServer.SharedBins.InitSharedBins()&amp;#x000D;&amp;#x000A;   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlStudio.Initialize()&amp;#x000D;&amp;#x000A;   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Package.Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsPackage.SetSite(IServiceProvider sp)}&lt;/description&gt;
      &lt;guid&gt;{04401FF3-8B0F-4D2D-85EB-2A3542867A8B}&lt;/guid&gt;
      &lt;hr&gt;80004003 - E_POINTER&lt;/hr&gt;
      &lt;errorinfo&gt;Object reference not set to an instance of an object.&lt;/errorinfo&gt;
    &lt;/entry&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also have other versions of SQL Server 2012, SQL Server 2008 R2 on my machine.</p>
  
  <p>Any help would be appreciated.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>