lissbpp wrote:
> Hello,
> I tried posting this message on the Updater message board however I have
> not received any response.
>
> The following message is received from the Updater application block while
> performing an update on a 64-bit install of the framework:
>
> "Could not load type
> 'Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Updater.Downloaders.BG_BASIC_CREDENTIALS' from
> assembly 'Microsoft.ApplicationBlocks.Updater.Downloaders, Version=2.0.1.0,
> Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' because it contains an object field at
> offset 4 that is incorrectly aligned or overlapped by a non-object field. "
>
> This message is the result from the following code from the BitInterop class:
>
> /// <summary>
> /// The BG_AUTH_CREDENTIALS_UNION union identifies the credentials to use
> for the authentication scheme specified in the BG_AUTH_CREDENTIALS structure.
> /// </summary>
> [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit, Size=8, Pack=4)]
> internal struct BG_AUTH_CREDENTIALS_UNION
> {
> /// <summary>
> /// Identifies the user name and password of the user to authenticate. For
> details, see the BG_BASIC_CREDENTIALS structure.
> /// </summary>
> [FieldOffset(0)]
> public BG_BASIC_CREDENTIALS Basic;
> }
>
> /// <summary>
> /// The BG_BASIC_CREDENTIALS structure identifies the user name and
> password to authenticate.
> /// </summary>
> [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit, Size=8, Pack=4)]
> internal struct BG_BASIC_CREDENTIALS
> {
> /// <summary>
> /// Null-terminated string that contains the user name to authenticate.
> The user name is limited to 300 characters, not including the null
> terminator. The format of the user name depends on the authentication scheme
> requested. For example, for Basic, NTLM, and Negotiate authentication, the
> user name is of the form "domain\user name" or "user name". For Passport
> authentication, the user name is an e-mail address. If NULL, default
> credentials for this session context are used.
> /// </summary>
> [FieldOffset(0)]
> [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
> public string UserName;
>
> /// <summary>
> /// Null-terminated string that contains the password in clear-text. The
> password is limited to 300 characters, not including the null terminator. The
> password can be blank. Set to NULL if UserName is NULL. BITS encrypts the
> password before persisting the job if a network disconnect occurs or the user
> logs off.
> /// </summary>
> [FieldOffset(4)]
> [MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.LPWStr)]
> public string Password;
> }
>
> Does anyone have any idea why I'm getting this error on a 64-bit machine?
>
> thanks,
> -brett