How to deploy a VB.NET Project For Excel Automation?

**David Corey** · Oct 20 '10, 01:02 PM

I have created a VB.NET program using VS2010 that opens 6 spread sheets in two instances of excel and runs macros in the .xlsm workbooks. This program Works perfect when I run it in the VS2010 runtime environment. When I go to install the program I get the following install errors:



Application cannot be started - 

ERROR DETAILS

	Following errors were detected during this operation.

	* [10/20/2010 5:55:22 AM] System.Argument  Exception

	- Value does not fall within the expected range.

	- Source: System.Deployme  nt

	- Stack trace:

			at System.Deployme  nt.Application.  NativeMethods.C  orLaunchApplica  tion...

			at System.Deployme  nt.Application.  ComponentStore.  ActivateApplica  tion...

			at System.Deployme  nt.Application.  SubscriptionSto  re.ActivateAppl  ication...

			at System.Deployme  nt.Application.  ApplicationActi  vator.Activate.  .

			at System.Deployme  nt.Application.  ApplicationActi  vator.PerformDe  ploymentActivat  ion...

			at System.Deployme  nt.Application.  ApplicationActi  vator.ActivateD  eploymentWorker  ...

Any ideas what could be keeping this project from being installed?