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System.TypeLoadException while executing any .Net Framework 2.0 application
You may find any .Net 2.0 application crashes with an error message "setup.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close"You may also find the following error message in the Application Event log:...
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Installation of an MSI package shows "Assembly Error: The assembly is built...
While working on a customer case involving a Windows installer based package, we came across an interesting issue that was preventing the installation of the MSI package on a particular computer.The...
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Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component
There are scenarios where you might find the following errors/exceptions:--------------------------- Setup --------------------------- Setup encountered an unexpected error in the package contents.The...
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"Unknown trust provider" Error while installing .NET Framework 4.0.
Error messages found from the installation logs:1) Final Result: Installation failed with error code: (0x800B0001), "Unknown trust provider. " (Elapsed time: 0 00:00:12).2) Windows update could not be...
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Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 unexpectedly shows installation UI in a language...
Issue Description: Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 unexpectedly shows installation UI in a language that you are not familiar with, while everything else on the machine including the Visual studio IDE...
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An error occurred creating the configuration section handler for...
You may receive the below error message while installing Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Express Setup as a part of the Visual Studio Setup.System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: An error...
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Installation of Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 fails with error ‘The pipe is...
ISSUE DESCRIPTION: Installation of Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 fails with error ‘The pipe is being closed’ENVIRONMENT:Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)Windows 8 (x86 and x64)Windows Server 2008 R2...
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How to add a registry key (InstallLocation) that points to the full path to...
REQUIREMENT-To add a registry key (InstallLocation) that can point to the full path to the application's primary folderRESOLUTION-Any application that gets installed using the windows installer engine,...
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Installation of Visual Studio 2012 fails with error message ‘Cannot find...
ISSUE DESCRIPTION: Installation of Visual Studio 2012 fails with error message <component_name> ‘Cannot find requested object’ on final screenENVIRONMENT:Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)Windows 8 (x86...
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Visual Studio IDE may crash without any error message
While launching Visual Studio 2012/2010 IDE, Visual Studio IDE may crash without any error message. I launched the devenv.exe in the debugger and took a crash dump. You can also run the following...
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DDSet_Error: CacheGACAssembly failed
The Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0 update KB2468871 may fail without any error message or the setup may crash almost at the end. You can find the below error messages in the log file...
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Error 25003. Error occurred while initializing fusion
The Microsoft .Net Framework 4.0 Setup may fail without any error message or the setup may crash during the install phase. You can find the below error message in the Setup log file (Microsoft .NET...
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Visual Studio 2012 fails with an error 'The pipe is being closed'
The Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 OR Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 install may fail with the below error message: After reviewing the Setup failure log dd_vs_****_201308291*****.log, I found the below...
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Installation of the Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 does not terminate as...
ENVIRONMENT:Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64)Windows 8 (x86 and x64)Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64)Windows Server 2012 (x64)SYMPTOM AND INFERENCE:Installation of the Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 does not...
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Installation of the Visual Studio 2012 fails with the error message...
SYMPTOM AND INFERENCE:This error was appearing as soon as we launched the Visual Studio 2012 setup. The above error message appears to point towards an issue related to the .net framework 4.5. However...
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Installation of the Visual Studio 2012 fails with the error message...
SYMPTOM AND INFERENCE:This error message is shown as soon as the setup for Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 is launched. These errors are logged in a file named ‘dd_vs_ultimate_xxx.log’ located under the...
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How to publish an application through ClickOnce Deployment if Front Page...
FrontPage Server Extensions is a software technology that allows Microsoft clients to communicate with web servers, and provide additional functionality intended for websites. If the Front Page...
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An error occurred while signing: Key not valid for use in specified state
When a user tries to publish a ClickOnce application after changing the user account password, it would fail with one of below error messages:“Cannot publish because a project failed to build.” “An...
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Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly
You may find the below error message while launching a ClickOnce application: “Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly MyApp.exe.”Log snippet:ERROR SUMMARY...
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Removal of a component from a feature is not supported
You might observe that files are not being upgraded after applying a small update or a minor upgrade patch. The upgrade log may not show the exact cause of the issue. After investigation, I found some...
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