When I try to create my installation project, I get the following error: "An error occurred while validating. HRESULT =" 80004005 "" (And Microsoft receives a reward for clarity.)
I google to find that a small army of developers had the same problem. In fact, the error should look like this: "Could not find the link in one of your projects." Everyone says (even on StackOverflow) how to find a project with a broken link:
- Delete all exits from the configuration project.
- Each individual output of the project is displayed separately until an error appears.
I do this, find error 80004005 for my main executable project and the main class library project. Since the main executable project refers to the main class library project, I assume that the problem is with the main class library project.
As soon as you find the project, people are told to delete all the links and re-add them (this fixes any launch problems that seem to be the main cause of this error). In fact, I did it for all the projects in the solution, just for a good measure. I am still getting error 80004005.
I have Googled for about five hours, I have not found any other suggested solutions. I almost redid all 7 projects in this solution, and it will take me several hours, and this does not guarantee the result.
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