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My visual studio project fine on the development machine. I am able to install the project on other machines, but when loading one of the forms I receive the error: Could not load file or assembly "Microsoft.VsDesigner,8.0.0.0. This error only occurs on one form, all others load fine. I am not sure if I am missing a component, or if there is a way I can change the form to elimiate this dependency. Any help would be greatly appreciated.Mark

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spj11
What exactly are you doing with that DLL The name suggests that it is part of Visual Studio, in which case you cannot distribute it.

Jonathan
Mong
.Net 2.0 is already on the target machine. It is a prerequisite and was loaded on to the machine the first time I installed the application. The application has been deployed using a setup and using click once. Both yielded the same missing assembly error.

Initially the DLL was not showing as a reference for the project. I changed this attempting to install the DLL during setup. This was no help, same error as I was unable to get the DLL to install to c:\windows\assembly. When included in the references, it was listed in the unused references.
I am going to attempt reverse engineer the form which causes the error during run-time. Thanks for the reply
-Mark
The code for the form which wont load is listed below......

Public Class Form2
Public issaved As Integer
Private Sub MsdsBindingNavigatorSaveItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MsdsBindingNavigatorSaveItem.Click

Me.Validate()
Me.MsdsBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.MsdsTableAdapter.Update(Me.MsdsDataSet.msds)

End Sub

Private Sub Form2_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load

issaved = 0

Me.ProducthapsTableAdapter.Fill(Me.MsdsDataSet.producthaps)
Me.Haps_list__2_TableAdapter.Fill(Me.MsdsDataSet._Haps_list__2_)
Me.MsdsTableAdapter.Fill(Me.MsdsDataSet.msds)

GroupBox2.Enabled = False

Dim isaved As Integer

isaved = 0

End Sub

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

If issaved = 1 Then
If MessageBox.Show(" Would you like to save changes ", "File not saved! ", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Exclamation) = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Try
Me.Validate()
Me.MsdsBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.MsdsTableAdapter.Update(Me.MsdsDataSet.msds)
Me.ProducthapsBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.ProducthapsTableAdapter.Update(Me.MsdsDataSet.producthaps)

Catch ex As Exception
MsgBox(ex.Message)
End Try
End If
End If
issaved = 0
Me.Close()

End Sub

Private Sub BindingNavigatorMoveNextItem1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub BindingNavigatorMoveNextItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BindingNavigatorMoveNextItem.Click
ListBox1.Items.Clear()
Button5.Enabled = True
End Sub

Private Sub MsdsBindingNavigator_RefreshItems(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MsdsBindingNavigator.RefreshItems

End Sub

Private Sub BindingNavigator1_RefreshItems(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub ToolStripButton1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Me.Validate()
Me.ProducthapsBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.ProducthapsTableAdapter.Update(Me.MsdsDataSet.producthaps)
End Sub

Private Sub Product_idTextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub Product_idTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Product_idTextBox.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub Ingredient_idTextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub Ingredient_idTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Ingredient_idTextBox.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub Wt_peercentTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub IDTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles IDTextBox.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub VocTextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub Product_weightTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub Product_wtTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Product_wtTextBox.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub WtpercentTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub Button4_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button4.Click

MsdsBindingNavigator.Enabled = True

Try
Me.Validate()
Me.MsdsBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.MsdsTableAdapter.Update(Me.MsdsDataSet.msds)
'Me.Validate()
'Me.ProducthapsBindingSource.EndEdit()
Me.ProducthapsTableAdapter.Update(Me.MsdsDataSet.producthaps)
Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox(ex.Message)

End Try

Button3.Enabled = False
Button4.Enabled = False
Button5.Enabled = True
GroupBox2.Enabled = False
MsdsBindingNavigator.Enabled = True

issaved = 0

End Sub

Private Sub BindingNavigatorAddNewItem1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub BindingNavigatorAddNewItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BindingNavigatorAddNewItem.Click
Button3.Enabled = True
Button4.Enabled = True
Button5.Enabled = False
GroupBox2.Enabled = True
MsdsBindingNavigator.Enabled = False
ListBox1.Items.Clear()

End Sub

Private Sub Button3_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button3.Click

MsdsBindingNavigator.Enabled = False

Dim newProducthapsRow As DataRow = MsdsDataSet.Tables("Producthaps").NewRow()

ListBox1.Items.Add(CasComboBox.Text & " " & DescriptionTextBox.Text & " (Wt/percent: " & Wt_peercentTextBox.Text & ")")

newProducthapsRow("product_ID") = CInt(Val(Product_idTextBox.Text))
newProducthapsRow("ingredient_ID") = CInt(Val(IDTextBox.Text))
newProducthapsRow("voc") = Val(VocTextBox.Text)
newProducthapsRow("wt/peercent") = Val(Wt_peercentTextBox.Text)
newProducthapsRow("product_weight") = Val(Product_wtTextBox.Text)
newProducthapsRow("ingredient") = DescriptionTextBox.Text

MsdsDataSet.Tables("Producthaps").Rows.Add(newProducthapsRow)

'Button3.Enabled = False
issaved = 1

End Sub

Private Sub VocTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles VocTextBox.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub BindingNavigatorDeleteItem1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub BindingNavigatorDeleteItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BindingNavigatorDeleteItem.Click

End Sub

Private Sub Button5_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub DescriptionTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles DescriptionTextBox.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub CasComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles CasComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged

End Sub

Private Sub ListBox1_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ListBox1.SelectedIndexChanged

End Sub

Private Sub FillToolStripButton_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Try
Me.Haps_list__2_TableAdapter.Fill(Me.MsdsDataSet._Haps_list__2_)
Catch ex As System.Exception
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try

End Sub

Private Sub GroupBox2_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles GroupBox2.Enter

End Sub

Private Sub TypeTextBox_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles TypeTextBox.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub RadioButton1_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles RadioButton1.CheckedChanged
TypeTextBox.Text = RadioButton1.Text
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub RadioButton2_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles RadioButton2.CheckedChanged
TypeTextBox.Text = RadioButton2.Text
End Sub

Private Sub RadioButton3_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub RadioButton4_CheckedChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub Wt_peercentTextBox_TextChanged_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Wt_peercentTextBox.TextChanged

End Sub

Private Sub FillByToolStripButton_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)
Try
Me.Haps_list__2_TableAdapter.FillBy(Me.MsdsDataSet._Haps_list__2_)
Catch ex As System.Exception
System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
End Try

End Sub

Private Sub ListBox2_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub Button5_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button5.Click

Dim msdsmaxrows As Integer
Dim pmsdsmaxrows As Integer
Dim inc As Integer
Dim comparemsds As Integer
Dim compareproducthaps As Integer

msdsmaxrows = Me.MsdsDataSet.Tables("MSDS").Rows.Count
pmsdsmaxrows = Me.MsdsDataSet.Tables("producthaps").Rows.Count
comparemsds = Val(Product_idTextBox.Text)
inc = 0

'inc = inc + 1

Do While inc <> pmsdsmaxrows
compareproducthaps = Val(Me.MsdsDataSet.Tables("producthaps").Rows(inc).Item(0))

If comparemsds = compareproducthaps Then
ListBox1.Items.Add(Me.MsdsDataSet.Tables("producthaps").Rows(inc).Item(5))
'txtSurname.Text = ds.Tables("AddressBook").Rows(0).Item(2)
End If
inc = inc + 1

Loop

Button5.Enabled = False
End Sub

Private Sub BindingNavigatorMovePreviousItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BindingNavigatorMovePreviousItem.Click
ListBox1.Items.Clear()
Button5.Enabled = True
End Sub

Private Sub Button2_Click_1(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

End Sub

Private Sub GroupBox1_Enter(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles GroupBox1.Enter

End Sub
End Class
Marco Achtziger
It is not installed on the target machines, thus the error. I guess my question is how to add it during setup Is it part of one of the components When adding assemblies, microsoft.vsdesigner 8.0.0.0 isnt one of the options listed.
hoinar

I'm glad you got it figured out, Mark, though I'm unhappy that you had to go through all of that. (I'm wondering is something in the generated code got zapped, or... )

If it reoccurs, I encourage to file a report at http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/ and we'll make sure that it gets to the right person.

--Matt--*
Arjun Banker

Clarkiwrc,

My apologies for the high frustration factor on this one! You should definitely avoid just installing bits and pieces of .NET because you won't necessarily know all of the interdependencies. Two questions that will help us figure this out:

1. Is .NET 2.0 already on the target machine, or is it an earlier version of .NET

2. This is actually several questions: How are you deploying the application -- are you using a setup project or click-once, is the required DLL showing up as a reference for that project (you might need to choose "Show All files" in the solution explorer to see this), and is the deployment vehicle marked as requiring .NET 2.0 as a pre-requisite

--Matt--*
itmik3
I am not knowingly doing anything with that .dll. I only get the error when opening one of the many forms in the project. If there is something which I am doing programatically which triggers the need for this assembly, Id gladly eliminate it in my application to get around this problem.

I have found the microsoft.vsdesigner.dll online but cannot manage to get it to install to the correct location on the target computer.
mark
Thodlak
Through a process of trial and error I was able to determine that by deleting a listbox on the form and replacing it with another listbox, the form loads fine. Not sure if the listbox was corrupt, but the properties of the old and new listboxes were identical, and they contained no code. Just some wierd fluke which caused me to chase my tail for a week.
Thanks for the help.
-Mark
Star Green
make sure Microsoft.VsDesigner is installed in GAC. you can look under C:\WINNT\assembly\ or C:\Window\assembly\
m.dobler
When running my project on a non-development machine, after loading one of the forms I receive the error: Could not load file or assembly "Microsoft.VsDesigner,8.0.0.0. I realize this is missing on the target machines GAC. How does install this dll to the GAC of the target machine during install If possible could you be very explicit in detailing the process to include this during the publish process Thanks in advance.-Mark
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