Error when adding manifest to program

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Hi,

If I embed the Vista maniafest and then code-sign an application, the
application fails to start with this message (on an XP box):

"This program could not start because the configuration is wrong. If you
reinstall the program it may solve the problem" (translated from Danish).

What should I do to solve this (apart from NOT embedding Vista manifest) ?

Cheers,
Poul Jensen

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Poul,

Make sure your "manifest-embedding" and "code-signing" functions do not have
the "Permanent" option enabled and you recompile the setup project without
recompiling your original application .exe first.

And of course, the following (can cause a reboot and application GPF)
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/921337

HTH,

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Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
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Hi Friedrich,

There is no "permanent" anywhere.

And no reboot/GPF either.

Cheers,
/Poul

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Hi Poul,

Is this a Win32 or .NET application?

Or does it make use of the Visual C++ Libraries as Side-by-Side Shared
Assemblies? A first guess would be due to side by side (SxS) issues in your
app.

It's not caused by the SetupBuilder compiler (yeah, of course <g>).

HTH,

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.5
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner

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Hi Friedrich,

I should have told up front that this is a Clarion app - C6 (6049), legacy,
compiled local.

Of course it is not caused by SB, but somehow it is triggered by SB adding
the manifest to the exe.

Cheers,
/Poul

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Hi Poul,

This could be too obvious, but I'll ask, you have turned off the XP manifest
generation in Clarion, right?

If this is the case, to find out what causes this I would suggest to comment
out the #code-sign line and recompile and install/test. If the app still
fails, also comment out the #embed Vista manifest line and recompile and
install/test. If it now works correctly, I would suggest to use an external
Vista-aware manifest file (create it in your apps folder) and start your
application. Does it still fail?

Friedrich

--
Friedrich Linder
Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 6.5
Create Windows Vista ready installations in minutes

-- Official Comodo Code Signing and SSL Certificate Partner