cycloptic
7/3/2008 9:26:00 PM
Hello all,
On one client machine, when I install the dotnet framework (2.0 SP1,
downloaded from MSDN), even though the installer indicates a successful
installation, when I look at the GAC via explorer, it always indicates that
there are 0 assemblies.
As a result, any dotnet applications we try to deploy on this machine
results in a publisher policy file not found which ultimately ends up with
FileNotFoundException on System.dll.
The only workaround seems to be putting these executables in the
Microsoft.Net\Framework\v2.0.50727 folder where the framework was installed,
which is not an acceptable solution.
Uninstalling and reinstalling the framework does not help. This was tried
numerous times to no avail.
On most other machines, the very same framework installer properly populates
the GAC as expected and the dotnet applications deployed on them will run
from their normal deployment folders.
What could be preventing the GAC from being populated? Is there something
else I can do to rebuild the GAC?
Thanks in advance for any responses.
cycloptic