unable to register a control on a clean vista box

Question

Hi,

  I have a control that registers with no issues on my development box (vs2005, vista business)...but on my clean test box (vista ultimate), it generates this error:

 INFO: Manifest Definition Identity is (null).
 INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762"
 INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762"
 INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC80.ATL,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762"
INFO: Resolving reference Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762".
 INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture x86.
  INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.
   INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
    INFO: Find publisher policy at C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_policy.8.0.microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.312_none_91939f3c671de810.manifest
    INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
   INFO: Begin assembly probing.
    INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
    INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\8.0.50727.762__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.DLL.
    INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.DLL.
    INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.MANIFEST.
    INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.DLL.
    INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\system32\Microsoft.VC80.CRT\Microsoft.VC80.CRT.MANIFEST.
    INFO: Did not find manifest for culture Neutral.
   INFO: End assembly probing.
 ERROR: Cannot resolve reference Microsoft.VC80.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.762".
ERROR: Activation Context generation failed.
End Activation Context Generation.

 

I got this by using sxs tracing while running regsvr32 on the component.  I have installed the vs2005 redistributable and tried rebooting...no luck.  any ideas?

 

this thread seemed close, but I don't understand how changing the manifest file would fix this. 

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1049783&SiteID=1

The manifest file is generated during a build of the component and I only copied the .dll file over anyways.

-dave

Answer 1

I was able to resolve by installing the correct vcredist_x86.exe (the one off my vista dev box)

 

not sure which version i was installing vs. what the correct version is...but check that first if you run into this issue.