MSI (c) (88:E4) [10:56:51:444]: Note: 1: 2262 2: Error 3: -2147287038

DEBUG: Error 2769: Custom Action WEBCA_EvaluateURLsNoFail did not close 1 MSIHANDLEs.

The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is 2769. The arguments are: WEBCA_EvaluateURLsNoFail, 1,

Action ended 10:56:51: WEBCA_EvaluateURLsNoFail. Return value 3.

C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\Local Settings\Apps\2.0 on Windows XP and 2003

To clear Clickonce application we could Clear this Folder or can use Mage -cc 

Store would generally have two Folder created one for Application information and other is for Data

The application Folder would create Random Folder name for two level and create Application folder under it with Version id

ClickOnce Application Target Location or storage structure could not be controlled outside. So Target customization is limitation in ClickOnce.

This is For a Security reson, so that ClickOnce remains in Lock Down environment per user base.

Some ClickOnce Store issues

1) Pass COM libraries with ClickOnce .Net application

 Reg-Free-COM to pass COM libraries
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc188708.aspx

Instructions on creating manifest using Mage
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xc3tc5xx.aspx

However Visual studio doesn’t allow external Manifest during Deployment. Because it generates and stores the information automatically
So external manifest would be overwritten

To Build ClickOnce with command-line
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms165431(VS.80).aspx

*However the easy way to transfer Prerequisite and control them is BMG tool.

2) ClickOnce Application created on .Net Framework 2.0 SP1 and The application is configured to allow URL parameters to be passed to the application. You pass different values to the URL parameters when you try to start the application Gives Error "You cannot start application <App_Name> from this location"

-To know more about Query Parameter . This issue is Bug and can be fixed with Hotfix

3) XML Serialization assemblies are not published via ClickOnce after installing VS2008 SP1

- To Workaround Please add this to SGen Task
<SGen
BuildAssemblyName="$(TargetFileName)"
BuildAssemblyPath="$(IntermediateOutputPath)"
References="@(ReferencePath)"
ShouldGenerateSerializer="$(SGenShouldGenerateSerializer)"
UseProxyTypes="$(SGenUseProxyTypes)"
KeyContainer="$(KeyContainerName)"
KeyFile="$(KeyOriginatorFile)"
DelaySign="$(DelaySign)"
ToolPath="$(SGenToolPath)"
SerializationAssembly="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(_SGenDllName)”
>
If the serialization assembly already exists then Sgen does not create a new output populating the Serialization Assembly property and there is nothing to copy.
With this change the SerilizationAssembly is set by default so even if it does not create a new assembly the value is present to be added over to the dependency list and picked up by the Copy tasks

4) ClickOnce Application Created in visual studio 2008 which targets Framework 2.0, target machine will need framework 3.0 installed

Otherwise ClickOnce will give Error “Unable to install or run the application this Application requires that Windows Base 3.0.0 installed in GAC”

- ClickOnce Created Under VS2008 needs framework 3.0, So even if Build or Project targeted to Framework 2.0 will need framework 3.0 as prerequisite on Target machine.

For Prerequisite to be Count Use Setup.exe to install ClickOnce Application in place of .application file

-On Vista machine C:\Document and settings\<User>\Local settings\Apps this folder dint have Administrators under Security.

Most probably User Profile issue. create New user profile to resolve the issue.

 2) IE doesn’t recognize MIME (.application) for ClickOnce
Message : .application “Unknown MIME Type” , You want to save the file or Cancel

-Provide Registry permission through SubInACL tool to overcome IE issue

3) Office assemblies to integrate to Outlook fails during Deployment With ClickOnce
 Strong name signature not valid for this assembly stdole.dll

-Office assemblies should not be distributed randomly. Either PIA should be installed on target machine or added as prerequisite to ClickOnce Project

4) ClickOnce Launch second time gives Error

The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized on ClickOnce application

- Application was getting Launched from Shortcut - shortcut was available at
C:\Documents and Settings\USER.HM\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\ Track-It! 8 Technician Client (2).appref-ms

-Add-on for IE was not allowing Launch from shortcut. Create fresh shortcut from Application Exe (located inside ClickOnce Cache) would resolve the issue

5) ClickOnce application doesn’t launch on client machine (No Error)

- Proventia Desktop and Kingston Mouse Driver would not allow Clickonce to run on the machine. There are other known Application as well.

6)Client cannot launch the application, Error : Store metadata "AppType" is not valid

- Issue is as follows:
DFSVC.exe (ClickOnce service) makes a call into System.Deployment.Application.ComponentStore.GetPropertyAppType

which then calls System.UInt16.Parse
appTypeStr in this case is "0" which is a valid string for the number 0. However, we're getting the following exception:

System.FormatException
 Input string was not in a correct format

This is Known issue and Working Fix is available at KB 942460

copy the latest version of CAPICOM.dll into the directory that contains

SignTool.exe.

Workaround

========== 

-Copy the DLL to the correct folder

Which would be From %Program Files%\Common\Microsoft Shared

to the location where Signtool stored. 

For VS2005 

%Program files%\Microsoft Visual studio 8\SDK\v2.0\Bin

For VS2008  

-We need to Perform registration as well.

We could not change the Target path to Clickonce Application. By default Clickonce would only Point to Root Drive\%User Profile%\Local\Apps

-Generally through Soft grid or Citrix server virtual Drive would be created and Deployment would be to those virtual Drive.

-Clickonce would not completely work on those environment as it wouldn't understand the Virtual drive location and still try to Deploy to the Default Local drive of the machine

Workaround

----------------

-Clear the Clickonce cache through Mage -cc or manually Deleting %userprofile%\Apps Folder

-Clickonce on Virtual environment is not the best Practice. Allow click once to Deploy to Local drive and than programmatically try to transfer Content of Clickonce Cache to Virtual Directory

We could also use Shell Shortcut

ClickOnce could create shortcut in Startup Menu. However Creating Desktop Shortcut is not available feature in ClickOnce

Please use this program to create desktop shortcut. However this is just copying of Start menu shortcut

So application must be launched first time and second time desktop shortcut could launch it.

Generally ClickOnce launches automatically after installation, if it doesn't please check

Properties | Publish Tab | Option Button | Uncheck "Block application from being activated via a URL"

To create shortcut here is the C# application

-------------------------------------------------------

static void Main(string[] args)

{

Console.WriteLine(Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs);

            try{

            //if(System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationDeployment.CurrentDeployment.IsFirstRun)

                copyShortcut("Companyname", " ApplicationName.appref-ms");

            }

            catch (System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException ex)

            {

                Console.WriteLine("Please run this application from the shortcut in the Start Menu to get the automatic update   feature working." +"\n\n" +"You can create a desktop shortcut from that particular shortcut if you like.");

            }

            catch(Exception ex){

                //other exceptions

            }

        }

       static void copyShortcut(string manufacturerName, string shortcutFileName )

       {

        string desktopPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop) + "\\" + shortcutFileName;

        string startPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Programs) + "\\" + manufacturerName + "\\" + shortcutFileName;

        try{

            System.IO.File.Copy(startPath, desktopPath, true);

        }

        catch(Exception ex){

            throw ex;

        }

        }

To get the Same code in vb

Please consider this as copy of shortcut and not real shortcut. During uninstall of your product, the desktop shortcut would stay back at desktop

After running the publish wizard and running the setup.exe, a message box is shown saying that the "Application cannot be started. Contact the application vendor".
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [13/08/2008 11:07:34] System.ArgumentException
- Value does not fall within the expected range.
- Source: mscorlib
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.IDefinitionAppId.EnumAppPath()
at System.ActivationContext.CreateFromNameAndManifests(ApplicationIdentity applicationIdentity, String[] manifestPaths)
at System.Deployment.Application.ActivationDescription.ToActivationContext()
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)

Workaround

This is Known Issue Currently and Simple workaround is don't use "&" in File path of Clickonce publish location

The Issue expected to be Fix in Next version of .Net Framework ]]> https://docs.microsoft.com/archive/blogs/gauravb/clickonce-application-has-com-references-needs-to-be-registered Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:01:16 GMT https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/gauravb/2008/12/02/clickonce-application-has-com-references-needs-to-be-registered/ ClickOnce Application is not advanced like MSI. If you have COM references that needs to be register on Client to run the application correctly we have to create Bootstrap manifest generator

For any Additional Data or required of third party application would also needs to be added as prerequisite

To add prerequisite in Visual studio 2005, we need to create Simple MSI project and create BMG through this tool

https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/bmg/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=1569

The same tool is available for VS2008 and would get updated at above location. However sometime creating Prerequisite through this tool will cause Visual studio Crash

Workaround

-The failure could be corrected by comparing other prerequisite Product and Package XML and correcting it with Space and other tags.

You could also create your Own Prerequisite Manually

1. Create Setup Project using Visual studio(Or any other Tool).For Ex I am using MSI name as Reference.msi

2.Create Package.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<Package xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/2004/01/bootstrapper" Name="References" Culture="En">

<PackageFiles CopyAllPackageFiles="false">

<PackageFile Name="References.msi"/>

</PackageFiles>

<Commands Reboot="Defer">

<Command PackageFile="References.msi" Arguments="">

<ExitCodes>

<DefaultExitCode Result="Success" FormatMessageFromSystem="true"/>

</ExitCodes>

</Command>

</Commands>

</Package>

3. Create Product.XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>

<Product

xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/2004/01/bootstrapper"

ProductCode="References"/>

4. Create Folder References Under C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Bootstrapper\Packages (For X64 machine Copy under (ProgramFiles(X86))

Add Reference.msi, Product.XML under it. Create folder called en and Add Package.XML under this folder

NOTE: References is name for Example, Change it according to your prerequisite Application name

5. Launch VS 2008 Select project | Properties | Publish | Prerequisite Button

You would See references listed under prerequisite List

ClickOnce application stores assembly information in Application manifest and application information inside Deployment manifest

We could create this by using Mage or MageUI tool

Can we create ClickOnce application without Visual studio ?

If we have windows SDK installed we could use Command line to create ClickOnce application, which is using MSBuild

Known Issue for creating ClickOnce through command line

=============================================

MSB3147: Could not find required file 'setup.bin' in 'C:\<Projectpath>\Engine\Setup.bin

-Please check the Windows SDK C:\Program files\Microsoft SDK\Windows\Vx.x(where x.x=5.0,6.0,6.0A,6.1)\Bootstrapper Folder

If you don't have this folder available, that means you could not create bootstrapper (Setup.exe) from your SDK

To overcome either we could manually Copy Bootstrapper\Engine folder from another machine where SDK has it.

Bootstrapper is nothing but wrapper which calls deployment manifest. We can run our application without that as well

Please check the MSDN For Full information on ClickOnce Command line and Properties