Howdy all,

I have a smart client application that is giving me an error when I try to install it (error text below).  There is an interesting twist though that is likely causing the error.  I recently developed this application in the hopes of making it a smart client.  The server where the smart client application will be hosted does nto have the .NET 2.0 framework installed.  It is not expected to be installed until sometime next year.  In the mean time, it was decided to make a standard windows installer for it.

Here's where the problems started.  The solution has a Windows Installer project in it.  The main project is also configured to be published as a smart client.  It seems that during my testing, I accidentally installed both the windows installer version and the smart client version of the application on my computer.  When I removed one of them via the control panel add/remove programs, it broke the uninstall for the other one.  Now I can't install or uninstall the smart client version of the application.  I get the error listed below.  Does anybody have any suggestions on how to remedy this?

Thanks,
Dan

--------------------Error Popup--------------------

"Application cannot be started.  Contact the application vendor." [OK] [Details]

--------------------End Error Popup--------------------

When I click the [Details] button, I get the following information (relavent information pasted here):

--------------------Begin Log--------------------
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://localhost/proj/Applications/SmartClients/MyApplication/MyApplication.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
        + Shortcuts could not be removed. Try again later.
        + The directory is not empty.


COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
    No transaction error was detected.

WARNINGS
    There were no warnings during this operation.

OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
    * [11/21/2005 3:43:25 PM] : Activation of http://localhost/proj/Applications/SmartClients/MyApplication/MyApplication.application has started.
    * [11/21/2005 3:43:25 PM] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.
    * [11/21/2005 3:43:25 PM] : Installation of the application has started.
    * [11/21/2005 3:43:26 PM] : Processing of application manifest has successfully completed.
    * [11/21/2005 3:43:28 PM] : Request of trust and detection of platform is complete.
    * [11/21/2005 3:43:29 PM] : Downloading of subscription dependencies is complete.
    * [11/21/2005 3:43:29 PM] : Commit of the downloaded application has started.

ERROR DETAILS
    Following errors were detected during this operation.
    * [11/21/2005 3:43:31 PM] System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentException (InvalidShortcut)
        - Shortcuts could not be removed. Try again later.
        - Source: System.Deployment
        - Stack trace:
            at System.Deployment.Application.ShellExposure.RemoveShortcuts(ShellExposureInformation shellExposureInformation)
            at System.Deployment.Application.ShellExposure.UpdateShortcuts(SubscriptionState subState, ShellExposureInformation& shellExposureInformation)
            at System.Deployment.Application.ShellExposure.UpdateSubscriptionShellExposure(SubscriptionState subState)
            at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.CommitApplication(SubscriptionState subState, CommitApplicationParams commitParams)
            at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
            at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)
            at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
        --- Inner Exception ---
        System.IO.IOException
        - The directory is not empty.

        - Source: mscorlib
        - Stack trace:
            at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
            at System.IO.Directory.DeleteHelper(String fullPath, String userPath, Boolean recursive)
            at System.IO.Directory.Delete(String fullPath, String userPath, Boolean recursive)
            at System.Deployment.Application.ShellExposure.RemoveShortcuts(ShellExposureInformation shellExposureInformation)
--------------------End Log--------------------

The ASP.NET Forums is the wrong place in which to be asking about Smart Client development. May I recommend that you visit the MSDN Smart Client Developer Center and, at the bottom right of that page, visit one of the listed Community resources?
 

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Alister