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PeteW
Nimbostratus
Dec 07, 2006iRule_editor setup issues
Just downloaded the iRules application and attempting the install on a Windows XP laptopn and receive the following install error:
cannot continue. the application is improperly formatted.
The application also displays the following text file detailing the errors:
I have tried both the self extracting install and the zip install.
Any ideas?
Pete
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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/pweighan/Desktop/iRulerSetup/iRuler.application
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\pweighan\Desktop\iRulerSetup\iRuler.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Exception reading manifest from file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/pweighan/Desktop/iRulerSetup/iRuler.application: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
+ Manifest XML signature is not valid.
+ The system cannot find the file specified.
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.
WARNINGS
There were no warnings during this operation.
OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [07/12/2006 11:47:40] : Activation of C:\Documents and Settings\pweighan\Desktop\iRulerSetup\iRuler.application has started.
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [07/12/2006 11:47:41] System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (ManifestParse)
- Exception reading manifest from file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/pweighan/Desktop/iRulerSetup/iRuler.application: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestDirectBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (SignatureValidation)
- Manifest XML signature is not valid.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest.ValidateSignature(Stream s)
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException
- The system cannot find the file specified.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Internal.CodeSigning.SignedCmiManifest.VerifyPublicKeyToken()
at System.Deployment.Internal.CodeSigning.SignedCmiManifest.Verify(CmiManifestVerifyFlags verifyFlags)
at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest.ValidateSignature(Stream s)
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
No transaction information is available.
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2 Replies
- I haven't seen this issue crop up but I did find this post on a Microsoft forum showing others have seen the same thing happen.
http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=205025&SiteID=1
Click here
I've been meaning to roll out a few updates so I might as well go ahead and try one of the solutions on this forum that worked for some folks.
I'll update this thread when the setup has been updated.
-Joe - Try downloading and running the setup exe again. I've added the fixes described in the above microsoft forum. Let me know if it works.
BTW, to get the setup Click here
-Joe
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