dotnet distributed apps: When trying to start a clickonce application I am getting an error
"application cannot be started".

In the details it states:

Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component

I've stripped down the application and switched of anything related to
com with no success.

Any ideas?

Tigger

error details:

PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 5.1.2600.131072 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.42
System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
mscorwks.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
dfdll.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
dfshim.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)

SOURCES
Deployment url :
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Tony%20McCreath/Start%20Menu/Programs/Motown%20-%20Nexus/Craig.appref-ms
Server : Microsoft-IIS/6.0
X-Powered-By : Grunt Business Systems,ASP.NET
Deployment Provider url : http://*****/Craig/Craig.application
Application url : http://******/Craig_4_0_0_5/Craig.exe.manifest
Server : Microsoft-IIS/6.0
X-Powered-By : Grunt Business Systems,ASP.NET

IDENTITIES
Application Identity : Craig.exe, Version=4.0.0.5, Culture=en,
PublicKeyToken=1cd593b5dcd79a2e, processorArchitecture=msil, type=win32

ERROR SUMMARY
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed
later in the log.
* Activation of C:\Documents and Settings\Tony McCreath\Start
Menu\Programs\Motown - Nexus\Craig.appref-ms resulted in exception.
Following failure messages were detected:
+ Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM
component.

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.

WARNINGS
There were no warnings during this operation.

OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [13/11/2006 5:55:16 PM] : Activation of C:\Documents and
Settings\Tony McCreath\Start Menu\Programs\Motown -
Nexus\Craig.appref-ms has started.
* [13/11/2006 5:55:16 PM] : Performing necessary update check as
specified by the deployment.
* [13/11/2006 5:55:16 PM] : Consuming new update.
* [13/11/2006 5:55:19 PM] : Installation of the application has
started.
* [13/11/2006 5:55:19 PM] : Processing of application manifest has
successfully completed.
* [13/11/2006 5:55:20 PM] : Request of trust and detection of platform
is complete.
* [13/11/2006 5:56:05 PM] : Downloading of subscription dependencies
is complete.
* [13/11/2006 5:56:05 PM] : Commit of the downloaded application has
started.
* [13/11/2006 5:56:05 PM] : Updated application Craig.application,
Version=4.0.0.5, Culture=en, PublicKeyToken=1cd593b5dcd79a2e,
processorArchitecture=msil from source
http://*****/Craig/Craig.application has been accepted.

ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [13/11/2006 5:56:06 PM] System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
- Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM
component.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at
System.Deployment.Application.NativeMethods.CorLaunchApplication(UInt32
hostType, String applicationFullName, Int32 manifestPathsCount,
String[] manifestPaths, Int32 activationDataCount, String[]
activationData, PROCESS_INFORMATION processInformation)
at
System.Deployment.Application.ComponentStore.ActivateApplication(DefinitionAppId
appId, Uri activationUri)
at
System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.ActivateApplication(DefinitionAppId
appId, Uri activationUri)
at
System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.Activate(DefinitionAppId
appId, AssemblyManifest appManifest, Uri activationUri)
at
System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ProcessOrFollowShortcut(String
shortcutFile, TempFile& deployFile)
at
System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri
activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)
at
System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object
state)

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
* Transaction at [13/11/2006 5:56:05 PM]
+ System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponent
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- Manifest: AQHWB6K5.Q26.application
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationSetDeploymentMetadata
- Status: Set
- HRESULT: 0x0
+ System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponent
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- Manifest: Craig.exe.manifest
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\logoonly2.bmp
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\MelbecSD.bmp
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: App.ico
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Craig.exe.config
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\searchClear.gif
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\Shake.ico
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\crystalreport.gif
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\DownSelect.gif
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\import_error.gif
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\batch.gif
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\logoonly.bmp
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\admin.gif
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\billing.gif
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\CBB_R.bmp
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\import_tick.gif
+
System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.StoreOperationStageComponentFile
- Status: Installed
- HRESULT: 0x0
- File: Resources\report.gif
+

I tried to install on a different machine and got a side-by-side error.
This pointed me to a posting that said it was due the the character
encoding of the config file was different to the manifest.

I changed the encodings to be the same and voila - all worked!

Tigger


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