The private key is not distributed with WiX sources and so the executables are delay-signed. This attaches the public key token and reserves space for the signature, but doesn't actually do the hashing and signing, so the executables fail verification.
You can exclude the executables from strong-name verification using sn -Vr from a VS command prompt, for example: sn -Vr *,36e4ce08b8ecfb17 If you just need to use the tools, download the binaries package. -- Mike Dimmick -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Antony Walmsley Sent: 09 October 2006 15:44 To: wix-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [WiX-users] Strong name validation failure I set up a Virtual PC to build Wix 2.0.4415.0. It builds and runs with no problems. However, when I copy the executables to my development machine, I get the following error: C:\Program Files\Wix>candle Unhandled Exception: System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembl y 'candle, Version=2.0.4415.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=36e4ce08b8ecfb17' or one of its dependencies. Strong name validation failed. (Exception from HRES ULT: 0x8013141A) File name: 'candle, Version=2.0.4415.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=36e4ce08 b8ecfb17' ---> System.Security.SecurityException: Strong name validation failed. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8013141A) The Zone of the assembly that failed was: MyComputer What on earth am I doing wrong???? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDE V _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
