Exe only runs on development machine...

[Kevin]

I created an exe file on my Win2000 machine with VB.NET 2003 and it
runs fine. I tried copying the file to a computer with WinXP and the
NET Framework installed. I get the error "Application has generated
an acception that could not be handled."

What else do I need to do?

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Does the executable depend on some other thing that didnt get copied over? A
file that you assumed would be there or a registry entry??

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"Kevin" <ke****@cfl.rr.com> wrote in message
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I created an exe file on my Win2000 machine with VB.NET 2003 and it
runs fine. I tried copying the file to a computer with WinXP and the
NET Framework installed. I get the error "Application has generated
an acception that could not be handled."

What else do I need to do?

[Kevin]

I found the problem. The program was converted from a VB6 project
that I had made lots of changes to. There were some uneeded
references.

But still, I can't just copy the executable onto a computer with the
NET framework installed and have it run. I have to copy some
dependencies into the app path before it will run. What's the point
of the framework then?
On Thu, 26 May 2005 23:12:07 +0200, "Bob Powell [MVP]"
<bob@_spamkiller_bobpowell.net> wrote:

Does the executable depend on some other thing that didnt get copied over? A
file that you assumed would be there or a registry entry??