Installshield limited edition - Application installation error

Question

I'm using InstallShield Limited Edition for my C# project in visual studio 2013. My solution includes eight projects.

If I initially create a new InstallShield project for the entire solution and generate the install files everything works fine. I can install my application and run it. After that I make any change in one of my projects, rebuild the entire solution and install the new created InstallShield installation file. That's where my problem starts.

The installation works fine, but my application does not start anymore.

Immediately after starting the application, it throws an exception. If I delete the entire InstallShield project in my solution and create a new one again everything works fine again. (Installation + application).

The exception/error I get is the following:

Problem signature: Problem Event Name: CLR20r3
Problem Signature 01: controller.exe
Problem Signature 02: 1.0.0.0
Problem Signature 03: 55dcae6a
Problem Signature 04: PresentationFramework
Problem Signature 05: 4.0.30319.18408
Problem Signature 06: 52312f13 Problem Signature 07: 9d1
Problem Signature 08: f
Problem Signature 09: System.IO.FileLoadException
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 18441
Additional Information 1: dbaa
Additional Information 2: dbaabd7b5abf4a09daa2dcf53831b2b4
Additional Information 3: c62a Additional Information 4: c62aad58d3308b9118d0dd699a78f759

So the problem shouldn't be my application itself. It seems that it is related to the InstallShield project.

Any change/build in my project after creating the initial InstallShield project in my solution triggers this error.

Is there any parameter or whatever that I have to consider in the InstallShield project?

Answer 1

The reason why the WPF program is failing with FileLoadException, is the way JPG, PNG files are compiled. The Build Action is not correct.

In my project I have a folder called "Resources", in this folder I add all the JPG, PNG files I need to show in my XAML. Every JPG or PNG file has

"Build Action" set to "Resource"

"Copy to Output Directory" set to "Do not copy".

In my XAML I can then refer to a JPG, like:

<Image Source="/Resources/Phonebook36.jpg" />