error on my setup.exe after publishing

[wynnz143]

Hi guys!

I need your help. I have a running program currently installed in my server, this program is running 24hrs a day. Now I did some enhancements on this program and tried to publish it. My publishing is successful but when I click the setup.exe Im have error message: "Critical error during application's main start up procedure. Description: Required processing files missing."

I tried to deploy it also on my server but the same problem so I copied back the original for the program to keep on running.


can anyone help?

[wynnz143]

Hello!
This project of mine deals with .dll files. Does anyone experienced it here?

[Frinavale]

Well it sounds like your setup is missing some critical installation files.....the obvious first step would be to ensure that all required resources are included with the setup application when it's published so that it can install properly.

[wynnz143]

Hi,

We actually most of the files needed where already in my solution explorer. isn't it that when using clickOnce, all I need to do is to right click on the project and then click on publish? I ask my seniors here but they told me that they use clickOnce when publishing on this program. The solution project that I use is their own solution project last year. But I did encounter some problems before publishing. Like, the sign certificate is expired. And all I did is just to renew the Certificate and I was able to publish. Im not sure if there are anything that I need to do after renewing the Certificate before publishing.