Automated Build fails due to :MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002: Task 'ValidateAppxManifest' failed.

Question

Using Visual Studio 2012 RC,  TFS and build controller are also VS 2012 RC

I'm building a Javascript application for Metro.   And it builds with no issue in Visual Studio.

When I create a Build Definition in VS and run it. 

I get the following errors being reported in my build log file.

Any pointers would be great - Larry

     2>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002: Task 'ValidateAppxManifest' failed. Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {5842A140-FF9F-4166-8F5C-62F5B7B0C781} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)). [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.ValidateAppxManifest.SemanticValidation() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.ValidateAppxManifest.ExecuteImplementation() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.AppxPackagingTaskHelper.Execute() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

     2>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018: The "ValidateAppxManifest" task failed unexpectedly. [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80040154): Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {5842A140-FF9F-4166-8F5C-62F5B7B0C781} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)). [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.ValidateAppxManifest.SemanticValidation() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.ValidateAppxManifest.ExecuteImplementation() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.AppxPackagingTaskHelper.Execute() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<ExecuteInstantiatedTask>d__20.MoveNext() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj]

     2>Done Building Project "C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo\Hilo.jsproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.

     3>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002: Task 'ValidateAppxManifest' failed. Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {5842A140-FF9F-4166-8F5C-62F5B7B0C781} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)). [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.ValidateAppxManifest.SemanticValidation() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.ValidateAppxManifest.ExecuteImplementation() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error APPX0002:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.AppxPackagingTaskHelper.Execute() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

     3>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018: The "ValidateAppxManifest" task failed unexpectedly. [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x80040154): Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID {5842A140-FF9F-4166-8F5C-62F5B7B0C781} failed due to the following error: 80040154 Class not registered (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG)). [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.ValidateAppxManifest.SemanticValidation() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.ValidateAppxManifest.ExecuteImplementation() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.AppxPackage.AppxPackagingTaskHelper.Execute() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v11.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(841,9): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<ExecuteInstantiatedTask>d__20.MoveNext() [C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj]

     3>Done Building Project "C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.Specifications\Hilo.Specifications.jsproj" (default targets) -- FAILED.

     1>Done Building Project "C:\Builds\10\HiloJavascript\HiloJavascript CI\Sources\Source\Hilo.js.sln" (default targets) -- FAILED.

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larry brader

Answer 1

Hi,

It seems the issue is more related to use TFS to build Metro apps. I am not very familiar with TFS, you can also post a thread on the TFS build forum: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tfsbuild/threads to see whether the experts there can provide a solution.

Best Regards,

Ming Xu.

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Answer 2

Hi Ming,

In going through the forums I found this thread with the same issue.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/TFService/thread/740d5511-3217-4902-94b3-b857de2cc382/

The short answer is that my Build Controler is running the OS 2K8 R2 and according to the above thread.  I can only build on Windows 8 machines.

Larry

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larry brader

Answer 3

Hi,

I'm glad to hear that you resolve this issue.
Thank you for sharing your solutions and experience here. It will be very beneficial for other community members who have similar questions.

If you have any difficulty in future programming, we welcome you to post a thread in forums again.

Best Regards,

Ming Xu.

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