invalid configuration?

[Dave Cullen]

I have a VC application created with Studio 2005 and when i try to run the
exe on the target machine I get an error message that says the program has
an invalid configuration and I should try reinstalling it. It's just a
simple dialog app using MFC in a shared DLL. Target machine is XP with Net
Framework installed.

Any idea what is being called "configuration" ?

Thanks

[Sheng Jiang[MVP]]

Re: invalid configuration?

Probably a manifest file specifying where to find the dlls. The message is a
little misleading because most of the time the cause is a dependency issue.
See http://channel9.msdn.com/showpost.aspx?postid=369473 for information
about Visual C++ deployment.
--
Sheng Jiang
Microsoft MVP in VC++
"Dave Cullen" <nospam@mail.co mwrote in message
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I have a VC application created with Studio 2005 and when i try to run the
exe on the target machine I get an error message that says the program has
an invalid configuration and I should try reinstalling it. It's just a
simple dialog app using MFC in a shared DLL. Target machine is XP with Net
Framework installed.
>
Any idea what is being called "configuration" ?
>
Thanks
>
>

[Alex Blekhman]

Re: invalid configuration?

"Dave Cullen" wrote:

I have a VC application created with Studio 2005 and when i try
to run the exe on the target machine I get an error message that
says the program has an invalid configuration and I should try
reinstalling it. It's just a simple dialog app using MFC in a
shared DLL. Target machine is XP with Net Framework installed.
>
Any idea what is being called "configuration" ?

Probably you're trying to run debug build of the application on
the target machine. Make relase build and ensure that target
machine has all necessary libraries installed. MFC is not a part
of .NET Framework, BTW. Look in MSDN for "Microsoft Visual C++
2005 Redistributable Package (x86)".

Alex

[David Wilkinson]

Re: invalid configuration?

Dave Cullen wrote:

I have a VC application created with Studio 2005 and when i try to run the
exe on the target machine I get an error message that says the program has
an invalid configuration and I should try reinstalling it. It's just a
simple dialog app using MFC in a shared DLL. Target machine is XP with Net
Framework installed.
>
Any idea what is being called "configuration" ?

Dave:

..NET framework has nothing to do with MFC. Are you taking steps to install the
correct MFC and CRT DLL's on the target machine?

Static linking may be the way to go for you.

--
David Wilkinson
Visual C++ MVP

[Ajay Kalra]

Re: invalid configuration?

See this for redistributing MFC:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cpp/vcredists_x86.aspx

http://blog.kalmbachnet.de/?postid=80

If your app is not managed, .net is not needed for this app. Also, an easy
option would be to make it static link as pointed out by David.

---
Ajay

"Dave Cullen" <nospam@mail.co mwrote in message
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>I have a VC application created with Studio 2005 and when i try to run the
>exe on the target machine I get an error message that says the program has
>an invalid configuration and I should try reinstalling it. It's just a
>simple dialog app using MFC in a shared DLL. Target machine is XP with Net
>Framework installed.
>
Any idea what is being called "configuration" ?
>
Thanks
>
>