PRB: File Load Exception 0x800736B1

We are about to move a website from a 32-bit system (Windows Server 2003) to a 64-bit systems (Windows Server 2008 R2). Both 32 and 64-bit version works flawlessly when we browse them. The x64 version of Aurigma GraphicsMill is installed on the 64-bit server and the 64-bit dlls are placed in the websites bin folder.

The problem occurs when we open the 64-bit web site in Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition. The website is opened via the file system and the website is located on a mapped network drive. When the site opens, we get the following warning, and the biggest problem is that IntelliSense does not work in aspx.cs files.

Warning 1 V:\Bmc64bit\Modules\JobPositions\History.aspx: ASP.NET runtime error: Could not load file or assembly Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AdvancedPsd, Version=5.5.3630.31904, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=af7154c50c505858 or one of its dependencies. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

We have installed all the required Visual C++ 2005 dependencies locally where we run VWD.

Does anyone have a solution?

/Martin

Do you recommend that I develop with 32-bit dlls in the bin folder and then change them to 64-bit? Can I assume that it always works and all the functionality and namespaces always are the same. Are there any known bugs in the 64-bit version that not exists in the 32-bit version or vice versa?

Strangely, it works with other 64-bit assemblies such as ABCPdf.NET 7.0 x64 from WebSuperGoo.

Best regards

Martin

I installed the redistributable with ATL using the link supplied and checked that the files indeed exist.

For Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86):

* x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_[...]_8.0.50727.762_[…];

But I am still getting the errors discussed in this thread.

Would I need to register the GraphicsMill dlls first possibly.?

Server Error in '/' Application.

This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[COMException (0x800736b1): This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)]

[FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Aurigma.GraphicsMill, Version=5.5.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=af7154c50c505858' or one of its dependencies. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)]

System.Reflection.Assembly._nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection) +0

System.Reflection.Assembly.nLoad(AssemblyName fileName, String codeBase, Evidence assemblySecurity, Assembly locationHint, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean throwOnFileNotFound, Boolean forIntrospection) +43

System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(AssemblyName assemblyRef, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +127

System.Reflection.Assembly.InternalLoad(String assemblyString, Evidence assemblySecurity, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, Boolean forIntrospection) +142

System.Reflection.Assembly.Load(String assemblyString) +28

System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +46

[ConfigurationErrorsException: Could not load file or assembly 'Aurigma.GraphicsMill, Version=5.5.2.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=af7154c50c505858' or one of its dependencies. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B1)]

System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssemblyHelper(String assemblyName, Boolean starDirective) +613

System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAllAssembliesFromAppDomainBinDirectory() +203

System.Web.Configuration.CompilationSection.LoadAssembly(AssemblyInfo ai) +105

System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetReferencedAssemblies(CompilationSection compConfig) +178

System.Web.Compilation.WebDirectoryBatchCompiler..ctor(VirtualDirectory vdir) +163

System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.BatchCompileWebDirectoryInternal(VirtualDirectory vdir, Boolean ignoreErrors) +53

System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.BatchCompileWebDirectory(VirtualDirectory vdir, VirtualPath virtualDir, Boolean ignoreErrors) +175

System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CompileWebFile(VirtualPath virtualPath) +83

System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultInternal(VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) +261

System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVPathBuildResultWithNoAssert(HttpContext context, VirtualPath virtualPath, Boolean noBuild, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean allowBuildInPrecompile) +101

System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetVirtualPathObjectFactory(VirtualPath virtualPath, HttpContext context, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean noAssert) +126

System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CreateInstanceFromVirtualPath(VirtualPath virtualPath, Type requiredBaseType, HttpContext context, Boolean allowCrossApp, Boolean noAssert) +62

System.Web.UI.PageHandlerFactory.GetHandlerHelper(HttpContext context, String requestType, VirtualPath virtualPath, String physicalPath) +33

System.Web.UI.PageHandlerFactory.System.Web.IHttpHandlerFactory2.GetHandler(HttpContext context, String requestType, VirtualPath virtualPath, String physicalPath) +40

System.Web.HttpApplication.MapHttpHandler(HttpContext context, String requestType, VirtualPath path, String pathTranslated, Boolean useAppConfig) +160

System.Web.MapHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +93

I am having similar problem as others in this thread.

It is the latest version 5.5.4.0 and its a trial. When testing on my developer machine things are fine - but when moving the project to a server - i get the error. My server is a 2008 server with iis7.

Why is this happening - I need to see it running on my server before purchasing.

If you want to run your application in 32-bit (using 32-bit Graphics Mill) with IIS 7 (64-bit by default), you should use 32-bit mode on your server. How to do it you can read here:

HOWTO: Run Graphics Mill on x64 workstations

Also you can run your application in 64-bit. How to do it you can read in the following article:

HOWTO: Deploy web application on 64-bit server

Edited by user Tuesday, May 18, 2010 11:33:46 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Could you please open the following folder where Graphics Mill is installed to ("C:\Program Files (x86)\Aurigma\Graphics Mill 5.5 for .NET\VCRedists") and launch redistributable from there? After that reboot your computer and try again.

Thanks for trying our software.

Could you please provide me with a complete stack trace of the error you get? Also, please clarify which edition of Graphics Mill assemblies you use (x86 or x64). If you use x86 GM on x64 machine, you should read information on how to run x86 applications based on GM in:

HOWTO: Run Graphics Mill on x64 workstations topic for Web applications;

HOWTO: Deploy x86 Windows application which utilizes Graphics Mill on x64 operating systems for Win ones.

VS 2008 is a 32-bit application which does not support 64-bit assemblies. You get this error since you are trying to add 64-bit GM assemblies to VS 2008 project.

You should use 32-bit Graphics Mill 5 (x86 edition) in your project under VS 2008. Please do not forget to set the Platform target to x86 – pay attention to my previous post. Once you build and debug your project, you will be able to replace the x86 GM assemblies with the x64 ones.

If you have any questions, please let me know.