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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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- 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.
- 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.
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