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Trouble with Websharper Installer
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Hello!

I'm attempting to install Websharper on my dev machine. Currently I have installed VS 2010 Shell with latest F#. My OS is Win XP SP3.

I run the installer for Websharper 2.4.35, then choose Install Now (the simple install). It prompts me to open the installer executable again (which seems strange, but ok), then in the Installation Progress window, it gives the error dialog -

"An unexpected error has occurred: Win32Exception. The error report has been written to..."

And here's the text from the error report -

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System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
   at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(ProcessStartInfo startInfo)
   at IntelliFactory.WebSharper.Install.Main.Shell(String executable, String arguments)
   at IntelliFactory.WebSharper.Install.Main.Main@126.Invoke(Unit unitVar0)
   at IntelliFactory.WebSharper.Install.Util.Guard[a](FSharpFunc`2 action)

So I don't know how much that would tell you guys. I suspect the issue is related to using Websharper with VS 2010 Shell, but that could be a red herring.

I also tried downloading a fresh copy of the installer, but the results were the same.

If we can't troubleshoot this successfully, could I download an older version of Websharper in the interim? If so, please let me know where to get a hold of it.

Thanks all!

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Installing on VS Shell won't work ATM - as most of the WebSharper VS templates will need the "C# Web Application" template as well => thus requiring a VS Standard/Professional install. While we could tweak this to require an F#-based web (ASP.NET) application template instead, you will still need the web-related functionality (the same as in Visual Web Developer) installed, which I believe Shell won't give you.

By on 2/25/2012 4:52 PM ()

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