Error deploying ClickOnce application - Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly
c#, clickonce, visual-studio-2010
Solution
There was an issue with Visual Studio 2008 which is solved by not embedding the default manifest - one of the comments on that article suggests the problem still exists in Visual Studio 2010.
In project properties -> Application tab -> Resources -> checkbox Icon and manifest, the setting "Embed manifest with default settings" caused the problem. Setting it to "Create application without a manifest" fixes the problem.
Problem
I'm trying to deploy a ClickOnce application, but installation fails on the client. Here's the error log: ``` PLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows : 6.1.7601.65536 (Win32NT) Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.1 System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100) clr.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100) dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100) dfshim.dll : 4.0.31106.0 (Main.031106-0000) SOURCES Deployment url : http://MyProduct.com/download/workstation/MyProduct%20Front%20Desk.application Server : Microsoft-IIS/7.5 X-Powered-By : ASP.NET Deployment Provider url : http://MyProduct.com/Download/Workstation/MyProduct%20Front%20Desk.application Server : Microsoft-IIS/7.5 X-Powered-By : ASP.NET Application url : http://MyProduct.com/Download/Workstation/Application%20Files/MyProduct%20Front%20Desk_1_0_0_7/MyProduct%20Front%20Desk.exe.manifest Server : Microsoft-IIS/7.5 X-Powered-By : ASP.NET IDENTITIES Deployment Identity : MyProduct Front Desk.application, Version=1.0.0.7, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=df343a0868ab2d74, processorArchitecture=msil Application Identity : MyProduct Front Desk.exe, Version=1.0.0.7, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=df343a0868ab2d74, processorArchitecture=msil, type=win32 APPLICATION SUMMARY * Installable application. ERROR SUMMARY Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log. * Activation of http://MyProduct.com/download/workstation/MyProduct%20Front%20Desk.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected: + Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly MyProductSiteServer.exe. COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY No transaction error was detected. WARNINGS There were no warnings during this operation. OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS * [03/17/11 11:51:04] : Activation of http://MyProduct.com/download/workstation/MyProduct%20Front%20Desk.application has started. * [03/17/11 11:51:04] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed. * [03/17/11 11:51:04] : Installation of the application has started. * [03/17/11 11:51:05] : Processing of application manifest has successfully completed. * [03/17/11 11:51:06] : Found compatible runtime version 4.0.30319. * [03/17/11 11:51:06] : Request of trust and detection of platform is complete. ERROR DETAILS Following errors were detected during this operation. * [03/17/11 11:51:30] System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (RefDefValidation) - Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly MyProductSiteServer.exe. - Source: System.Deployment - Stack trace: at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.ProcessDownloadedFile(Object sender, DownloadEventArgs e) at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.DownloadModifiedEventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, DownloadEventArgs e) at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next) at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadAllFiles() at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.Download(SubscriptionState subState) at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDependencies(SubscriptionState subState, AssemblyManifest deployManifest, AssemblyManifest appManifest, Uri sourceUriBase, String targetDirectory, String group, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state) COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS No transaction information is available. ``` The main exe I need to deploy is `MyProductFrontDesk.exe`, which has a dependency on `MyProductSiteServer.exe` - and that appears to be where the error is being thrown: "Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly MyProductSiteServer.exe." Which manifest needs to be corrected? And how?