How to fix Type initializer exception during runtime

[paul snow]

I'm having this System.TypeInitializerException problem but only during runtime in a separate environment than its own build environment.

Win7x64 is the build environment. I'm testing the project on various WinXPx86 computers using a Setup Deployment and am noticing the error.

The portion of the code that comes to question is:

public static SettingsSingleton Instance { get { return Nested.instance; } }
 
...
 
class Nested
{
 Nested() { }
 static readonly SettingsSingleton instance = new SettingsSingleton();
 }
 

I've tried and tested this suggested solution:

http://blog.wouldbetheologian.com/2009/03/type-initializer-for-someclass-threw.html

Still no luck.

I have since installed MVS2008 (same as dev environment) on the XP machine and ran debugger. The error does not come up. I've built the Setup/Deployment and sent it to Win7, WinVista machines and they work fine. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[paul snow]

It turns out that it's just not WinXP; but all machines that did not have this software suite previously installed.