> I wrote a WindowsForms application and I compiled, installed, and run it on
> my computer without any problems. When I install it on another computer that
> doesn't have VS.NET installed I get the following error message immediately
> after I double-click on its icon:
>
> "MyApp.exe - Common Language Runtime Debugging Services
> Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
> Proess id=0x884(2180), Thread id=0xb14(2386).
> Click Ok to terminate the application.
> Click CANCEL to debug the application.
> "
>
> The dot Net Framework is installed on all my computers and I have other
> applications that I wrote before working fine on this computer. The problem
> is I don't know where to look for the cause of this problem and since I don't
> have a "Registered JIT debugger" on the machine in question I can't
> troubleshoot it there.
>
> I tried to add in the "Form_Load" event something like: 'Msgbox ("Test")' to
> see if my application reaches the Form_Load stage before it generates the
> error. And it never showed that message box. So I'm assuming the exception
> occurs even before that!
>
> Does any one know how we can troubleshoot/debug in this situation?

"Chris" wrote:

> Amjad wrote:
> > I wrote a WindowsForms application and I compiled, installed, and run it on
> > my computer without any problems. When I install it on another computer that
> > doesn't have VS.NET installed I get the following error message immediately
> > after I double-click on its icon:
> >
> > "MyApp.exe - Common Language Runtime Debugging Services
> > Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
> > Proess id=0x884(2180), Thread id=0xb14(2386).
> > Click Ok to terminate the application.
> > Click CANCEL to debug the application.
> > "
> >
> > The dot Net Framework is installed on all my computers and I have other
> > applications that I wrote before working fine on this computer. The problem
> > is I don't know where to look for the cause of this problem and since I don't
> > have a "Registered JIT debugger" on the machine in question I can't
> > troubleshoot it there.
> >
> > I tried to add in the "Form_Load" event something like: 'Msgbox ("Test")' to
> > see if my application reaches the Form_Load stage before it generates the
> > error. And it never showed that message box. So I'm assuming the exception
> > occurs even before that!
> >
> > Does any one know how we can troubleshoot/debug in this situation?
>
> Just a shot in the dark but you could be getting a security exception.
> Try to full trust the assembly and see if that helps.
>
> Chris
>

> It's already set to Full Trust, and I'm still getting the same
> non-informative error message.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
>
> "Chris" wrote:
>
>
>>Amjad wrote:
>>
>>>I wrote a WindowsForms application and I compiled, installed, and run it on
>>>my computer without any problems. When I install it on another computer that
>>>doesn't have VS.NET installed I get the following error message immediately
>>>after I double-click on its icon:
>>>
>>>"MyApp.exe - Common Language Runtime Debugging Services
>>>Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
>>>Proess id=0x884(2180), Thread id=0xb14(2386).
>>>Click Ok to terminate the application.
>>>Click CANCEL to debug the application.
>>>"
>>>
>>>The dot Net Framework is installed on all my computers and I have other
>>>applications that I wrote before working fine on this computer. The problem
>>>is I don't know where to look for the cause of this problem and since I don't
>>>have a "Registered JIT debugger" on the machine in question I can't
>>>troubleshoot it there.
>>>
>>>I tried to add in the "Form_Load" event something like: 'Msgbox ("Test")' to
>>>see if my application reaches the Form_Load stage before it generates the
>>>error. And it never showed that message box. So I'm assuming the exception
>>>occurs even before that!
>>>
>>>Does any one know how we can troubleshoot/debug in this situation?
>>
>>Just a shot in the dark but you could be getting a security exception.
>>Try to full trust the assembly and see if that helps.
>>
>>Chris
>>

"Chris" wrote:

> Amjad wrote:
> > It's already set to Full Trust, and I'm still getting the same
> > non-informative error message.
> >
> > Any other ideas?
> >
> >
> > "Chris" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Amjad wrote:
> >>
> >>>I wrote a WindowsForms application and I compiled, installed, and run it on
> >>>my computer without any problems. When I install it on another computer that
> >>>doesn't have VS.NET installed I get the following error message immediately
> >>>after I double-click on its icon:
> >>>
> >>>"MyApp.exe - Common Language Runtime Debugging Services
> >>>Application has generated an exception that could not be handled.
> >>>Proess id=0x884(2180), Thread id=0xb14(2386).
> >>>Click Ok to terminate the application.
> >>>Click CANCEL to debug the application.
> >>>"
> >>>
> >>>The dot Net Framework is installed on all my computers and I have other
> >>>applications that I wrote before working fine on this computer. The problem
> >>>is I don't know where to look for the cause of this problem and since I don't
> >>>have a "Registered JIT debugger" on the machine in question I can't
> >>>troubleshoot it there.
> >>>
> >>>I tried to add in the "Form_Load" event something like: 'Msgbox ("Test")' to
> >>>see if my application reaches the Form_Load stage before it generates the
> >>>error. And it never showed that message box. So I'm assuming the exception
> >>>occurs even before that!
> >>>
> >>>Does any one know how we can troubleshoot/debug in this situation?
> >>
> >>Just a shot in the dark but you could be getting a security exception.
> >>Try to full trust the assembly and see if that helps.
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>
>
> Try to wrap the entire program in a try... catch block.  Start the
> program in a module and do:
>
> sub main
> try
>     dim F as new Form1
>     Application.Run(F)
> catch ex as exception
>     messagebox.show(ex.description)
> end try
> end sub
>
> This may help you get a better idea what the error is.
>
> Chris
>