I am experiencing complications when running my application on other PCs.
What can I do in Visual Studio 2012 that can ensure that any PC will run my application without complications?
These are the complications as I know them:
1) On Windows 7, the application will not run
2) On Windows XP, a window pop's up and shows an error stating: "Not a valid Win32 Application.".
My application is a Windows Form built in Visual Studio 2012 using Windows 7. This is my first time building an application for other users.
I found a similar related issue here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vsnetsetup/archive/2012/10/16/setup-exe-is-not-a-valid-win32-application.aspx
However, that did not resolve the error. I've made sure that the Configuration Manager target platform is Any CPU.
Runs okay for me on both a WinXP and Win7 machine with .NET 4.5 installed.
Can you try building against a lower framework version (under the forms project properties, change target framework to 3.5 or 4.0) and retry on the computers that failed? If it then runs correctly, you can either continue building against a lower version or optimally, make sure your installer checks the correct framework version is installed.
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I have written a very simple Windows form application (my first) in C# using Visual Studio. The application simply shows a dialog with information about the local machine (Local IPs, user name, PC name, domain, among others) and that's it. It finishes when the users clicks the 'OK' button.
I'd like to deploy the application as an executable that runs directly on double click. I have extracted the executable generated by Visual Studio in the project folder and I've succesfully run it in a number of different computers. However, on some computers with XP I get an error message saying that it is not a valid WIN32 application.
I'm pressuming the problem is the .NET framework not being present or an older version than the targeted version is installed.
My question is, is it possible to ensure that the application runs on (at least) Windows XP but still have it as a simple executable that runs on double click?
Thanks in advance.
You could try one of the following approaches:
Use an installer (e.g. Inno Setup) to deploy your application and install the .NET framework if required (Sample for .NET 4.5 and Inno Setup)
Just check if the required .NET framework version is installed during the setup and notify the user if it isn't (Sample with Inno Setup)
Compile with .NET Native (I didn't use it yet, therefore I don't know much about it, but maybe this Intro may help you)
Use C++ and WMI instead
EDIT1: .NET Native requires Windows 10, crossed it out from above
EDIT2: Added C++ with WMI as an alternative approach
I have made a windows form application using Visual Studio 2010 in Windows 7.Every thing is working fine into my System.I have build the application on Visual studio 2010 and it is ok.Application.exe is getting created under the Bin in Release Mode of the Visual Studio.
Now i am trying to launch this application On Clients PC which is Windows XP but it is giving following.
Application has encountered a problem and needs to be closed.we are sorry for inconvenience.
I am not getting the reason for this.Please help .Thanks in advance.
Problem 1: i'm suspecting that the .NET Framework version with which you built the Application is heigher than what client is using.
Solution 1: try to build your appliction with the client compatible .NET Framework version.
Problem 2: You might be building your application with X64 option in build settings.
Solution 2: change the Platform Target of the Application from X64 to X86 from buid settings and rebuild your application.
I created my first simple C# app in VS 2010. Nothing but an application that runs a form and uses several references. I want to put this on other machines. What is needed to run this application besides the exe. I am targeting .NET 4.0 and I know 4.0 is installed on the machines. I tried to put it on a machine but all it does is nothing. Is there some kind of runtime I need to install besides the .NET framework. What is required to run this Winform app. Thanks
If you dump the bin\Release folder on another computer, you should be able to run it by running <myApp>.exe as long as the computer has the target .NET framework installed.
I am new to .NET application.
I have developed the application on 32 bit OS with Visual Studio 2008.
The application required the Microsoft.Interop services and for PDF services to open PDF files and MS Office files.
It also required SQL Express for database operations.
The application works fine on 32bit OS.
Then I created the setup for 64 bit OS, I added a new Setup project with wizard in Visual
Studio 2010 and select the Primary output and Localized resources.
But it does not included the Resources folder to the Application folder.
I set the target machine 64x and build the project, also before building give the prerequisites to the project which is Windows Installer 3.1, and .net framework 4.0, I have used the .net framwork 3.5 in the application.
Then I ran the setup, which executed successfully.
But when I tried to run the application it gave the message "Application has stoped working. Finding for the solution from the web.." and it closed.
Then I saw that there was no resources folder so I just copied the resources folder to the application where it was installed. Then the application worked fine.
So I created the setup again but this time I also provided the Resources folder to the application folder. Built the Setup and tried to run the application but the same message is prompted to me as it was giving before "Application has stopped working...", so I looked for the resource folder and all the required files which were there.
Creating a separate 64-bit version makes no sense in your case.
You have dependencies to 32-bit components; as a consequence, all1 your assemblies must be compiled to the x86 target platform and be installed using a 32-bit MSI.
If you get an "Application has stopped working..." error, this indicates that an exception occurred that has not been handled by your process. You can get the stack trace e.g. from the event log.
1 In fact, at the least the entry assembly must have an x86 target platform, and all other assemblies must have either an x86 or AnyCPU target platform.
Check you have changed the platform target to x64 or AnyCPU in your project -> Build Properties
hey friends thanks for answering my question. Finally doing a lot of things I found that it was converting the sql database to 2008 while creating the setup. And I was setting the sql express 2005 on the client machine. Then I changed the sql server 2005 to sql express 2008 and run the setup. Then I found that at the first time the exe required all the rights to convert so I tried the setup Run as Administrator and bingo the setup works for 2 different pc..
The only thing is required that at first time I need to run the application as Administrator.
Thanks for help I
My client's PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate with .netframework 4 client profile. I am unable to install my application developed in VS2008. I tried uninstalling .NET Framework 4 From his PC and running the Clean up tool provided by Microsoft. But still I am unable to install it successfully. It provides Error 1001.
I tried running the program as administrator. I also tried to Turn on .net 3.5 feature from add or remove program.
Thanks in advance. :)
Edit:
The error what i get is shown here.
Furthermore,
I have confirmed that it is a 32bit processor and i run x86 release version of setup
The application is developed in a Windows 7 OS with .NET Framework 3.5
I have installed this application in 7 PCs which have .NET 3.5 installed in them and having OS Windows XP,Vista and Windows 7; and all are working fine.
In clients PC, when I try to install .NET 3.5 again, the installer starts but then it disappears suddenly without doing anything
I have tried turning on .NET 3.5 framework feature from control panel> Program and Features.
I have tried running the program as Administrator
I have tried setting the application setup in Windows XP and Vista compatible mode.
But still the issue persists.
Thanks :)
#Niraj.. hope you recognize me.. :)
Well, I think the issue is with your installer. Something in your package settings is conflicting with the environment at your client's computer. With the error message that you posted, it looks like there is some dependency on some assembly which isnt available to the installer, and hence its failing. This might include version number mismatches too.
You should also look at this question, which talks about an issue similar to yours.
or try using FusLogvw.exe to check which assemblies fail to load at runtime.
As you said you have only .net framework 4 client profile which is a subset of the .NET Framework 4 and is optimized for client applications. Please make sure that everything needed for your new application is included in client profile version. Also it is possible that your application installer requires .NET Frw 3.5 as a dependency. Anyway as already said by Henk no need to do anything with .NET Frw 4 just install 3.5.
There is an exception raised during the installation, and you should as it wished to collect MSI debug log and other necessary information to troubleshoot.
I don't think .NET 4 is the root cause. Otherwise, you should already install this app after uninstallation of .NET 4.
in my opinion
be sure that you not run X64 application in X86 based computer
trying to run them in compatibility mode for OS depend on which OS you used in client system
check the prerequested component are installed or not in client system.
you show the problem 1001 in snapshot so you can Read the log for more information about the setup you trying to install on client side.
your setup forced client system to load a specific type during the installation and type not exactly load as setup want so they give you a exception called "LoaderException"
for more information start googling may be it solved your problem
http://www.google.co.in/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=loaderexception+in+.net&qscrl=1
I got it finally...nothing was stopping my application but Crystal Reports.
We forgot to include Crystal Reports Basic as a prerequisite.
Thank you guys for the efforts taken. :)
Niraj