Test Agent 2012 is crashing on Windows Server 2012 Core

Question

So I have a Windows Server 2012 Standard Core, and I run installer of Test Agent 2012. It's showing up, but as soon as I click install I crashes. here're the details:

Problem signature:

  Problem Event Name: VSSetup

  P1: vstf_testagent

  P2: 11.0.50727.01

  P3: 11.0.50727

  P4: Install

  P5: unknown

  P6: Crash: PSZQOADHX1U5ZAHBHOHGHLDGIY4QIXHX

  P7: 5011c2b4

  P8: 3b6

  P9: 6

  OS Version: 6.2.9200.2.0.0.272.7

  Locale ID: 1033

Has anyone seen it before or know how to solve it? Same story for Test Controller 2012

Here's the exception from log file:

[0A94:0AC8][2012-09-06T07:25:12]: MUX:  Go to Progress page.
[0A94:0AC8][2012-09-06T07:25:12]: MUX:  ERROR: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {56FDF344-FD6D-11D0-958A-006097C9A090} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)).
[0A94:0AC8][2012-09-06T07:25:12]: MUX:  Stack:    at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.UI.Windows7Taskbar..ctor()
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.UI.Windows7Taskbar.get_Instance()
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.UI.Windows7TaskbarExtension.SetProgressState(Window window, Windows7TaskbarState state)
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.UI.ProgressViewModel..ctor(ViewModelCommonUi viewModelCommonUi)
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ViewModelCommonUi.get_ProgressViewModel()
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ViewModelCommonUi.InitializeControls(UiPageName page)
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ViewModelCommonUi.GoToUi(UiPageName page)
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ViewModelCommonUi.StartApplyWhenEnoughDiskSpace()
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.UI.WelcomeViewModel.HandleDiskSpaceThenStartApply(LaunchAction action)
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.UI.WelcomeViewModel.<get_InstallCommand>b__0(Object param)
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.RelayCommand.Execute(Object parameter)
   at MS.Internal.Commands.CommandHelpers.CriticalExecuteCommandSource(ICommandSource commandSource, Boolean userInitiated)
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ButtonBase.OnClick()
   at System.Windows.Controls.Button.OnClick()
   at System.Windows.Controls.Primitives.ButtonBase.OnMouseLeftButtonUp(MouseButtonEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.OnMouseLeftButtonUpThunk(Object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(Delegate genericHandler, Object genericTarget)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(Object target, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
   at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.ReRaiseEventAs(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args, RoutedEvent newEvent)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.OnMouseUpThunk(Object sender, MouseButtonEventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Input.MouseButtonEventArgs.InvokeEventHandler(Delegate genericHandler, Object genericTarget)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventArgs.InvokeHandler(Delegate handler, Object target)
   at System.Windows.RoutedEventHandlerInfo.InvokeHandler(Object target, RoutedEventArgs routedEventArgs)
   at System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseTrustedEvent(RoutedEventArgs args)
   at System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEvent(RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean trusted)
   at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessStagingArea()
   at System.Windows.Input.InputManager.ProcessInput(InputEventArgs input)
   at System.Windows.Input.InputProviderSite.ReportInput(InputReport inputReport)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.ReportInput(IntPtr hwnd, InputMode mode, Int32 timestamp, RawMouseActions actions, Int32 x, Int32 y, Int32 wheel)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndMouseInputProvider.FilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, WindowMessage msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at System.Windows.Interop.HwndSource.InputFilterMessage(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam, Boolean& handled)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(Object o)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.LegacyInvokeImpl(DispatcherPriority priority, TimeSpan timeout, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr hwnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam)
   at MS.Win32.UnsafeNativeMethods.DispatchMessage(MSG& msg)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrameImpl(DispatcherFrame frame)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.PushFrame(DispatcherFrame frame)
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.RunUI(ViewModelCommonUi viewModel)
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.InternalRun()
   at Microsoft.Devdiv.Bootstrapper.ManagedUx.Run()
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(Object state)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state, Boolean preserveSyncCtx)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(ExecutionContext executionContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

Apparently it was trying to interact with task bar, when there's no any. Any idea how workaround it?

Thanks for any help,

Andrey

Answer 1

Adding `/silent` solved the problem

Answer 2

Hi AndreyM_,

Glad to hear you have had your issue resolved. And thanks for sharing us your solution here, it will benefit to other community members who have the similar issue.

Thanks.

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