I, like many others, am converting a .Net 3.5 WIX installer project to
.Net 4.0. I have a custom action in my project that runs on uninstall
and is failing with the familiar "bad image format" exception:
System.BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly
'ABC.Wix.CustomActions' or one of its dependencies. This assembly is
built by a runtime newer than the currently loaded runtime and cannot be
loaded.
As far as I can tell, I have performed all the right steps in order for
this to work (details below). However, I am wondering if the fact that
this custom action runs on uninstall has anything to do with it. I'd
appreciate any insight into this instance of the problem.
My config file for the custom actions assembly appears to be correct
based on the experience of all the others out there who have had similar
problems:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
<startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
<supportedRuntime version="v4.0" />
</startup>
</configuration>
As far as I can tell from the IDE's build output, the custom action is
getting packaged correctly:
------ Rebuild All started: Project: ABC.Wix.CustomActions,
Configuration: Release x86 ------
Searching for custom action entry points in ABC.Wix.CustomActions.dll
Loaded dependent assembly: C:\Program Files\Windows Installer XML
v3.5\SDK\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
InstallClientConfigurationFiles=ABC.Wix.CustomActions!ABC.Wix.CustomActions.ClientFiles.InstallClientConfigurationFiles
BackUpClientConfigurationFiles=ABC.Wix.CustomActions!ABC.Wix.CustomActions.ClientFiles.BackUpClientConfigurationFiles
BrowseForFileName=ABC.Wix.CustomActions!ABC.Wix.CustomActions.ClientFiles.BrowseForFileName
Searching for an embedded UI class in ABC.Wix.CustomActions.dll
Modifying SfxCA.dll stub
Copying file version info from
S:\Application\ABC.Wix.CustomActions\obj\x86\Release\ABC.Wix.CustomActions.dll
to
S:\Application\ABC.Wix.CustomActions\obj\x86\Release\ABC.Wix.CustomActions.CA.dll
Packaging files
ABC.Wix.CustomActions.dll
ABC.InstallerCustomAction.Common.dll
Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
ABC.Wix.CustomActions.config
MakeSfxCA finished:
S:\Application\ABC.Wix.CustomActions\obj\x86\Release\ABC.Wix.CustomActions.CA.dll
ABC.Wix.CustomActions ->
S:\Application\bin\Release\ABC.Wix.CustomActions.dll
I have .Net 4.0 installed on my test machine.
The assembly binding output is as follows:
*** Assembly Binder Log Entry (3/2/2011 @ 5:06:47 PM) ***
The operation failed.
Bind result: hr = 0x8013101b. No description available.
Assembly manager loaded from:
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll
Running under executable C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe
--- A detailed error log follows.
=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: User = CLEARVIEWEDGE\mshurtleff
LOG: DisplayName = CVE.Wix.CustomActions
(Partial)
LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/WINDOWS/Installer/MSI5214.tmp-
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
LOG: Dynamic Base = NULL
LOG: Cache Base = NULL
LOG: AppName = rundll32.exe
Calling assembly : Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller,
Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=ce35f76fcda82bad.
===
LOG: This bind starts in default load context.
LOG: No application configuration file found.
LOG: Using machine configuration file from
C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\config\machine.config.
LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private,
custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind).
LOG: Attempting download of new URL
file:///C:/WINDOWS/Installer/MSI5214.tmp-/CVE.Wix.CustomActions.DLL.
LOG: Assembly download was successful. Attempting setup of file:
C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSI5214.tmp-\CVE.Wix.CustomActions.dll
LOG: Entering run-from-source setup phase.
ERR: Error extracting manifest import from file (hr = 0x8013101b).
ERR: Failed to complete setup of assembly (hr = 0x8013101b). Probing
terminated.
--
Mary Shurtleff
Technical Lead
ClearViewEdge, LLC
13 Berkshire Road
Sandy Hook, CT 06482
1-800-304-9440 x102
www.clearviewedge.com
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