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GAX/GAT 2008 install problem

Hello!

I recently tried to install WCSF 2.0 on my work PC and failed. Later I uninstalled WCSF 2.0, and GAX/GAT and then re-installed GAX/GAT after doing a “GaxTroubleshooter /RemoveGax� The log-file produced by GaxTroubleshooter /RemoveGax only contained Removing GAX common entries. After I reinstalled GAX/GAT and GuidanceAutomationToolkitForVS2008.msi I tried to create a new Guidance Package solution in VS2008. I got the following error message:

System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: serviceProvider
at Microsoft.Practices.ComponentModel.ServiceHelper.GetService(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, Type serviceType, Object component)
at Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.Templates.VszWizard.EnvDTE.IDTWizard.Execute(Object Application, Int32 hwndOwner, Object[]& ContextParams, Object[]& CustomParams, wizardResult

Any ideas?


Here is my GaxTroubleshooter log and RecipeFramework9.0.xml:

Dumping OS details...
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OS version: Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
CLR version: 2.0.50727.1433

Dumping GAX hive...
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Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Extensions
Value CurrentVersion=1.4 - (String)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Extensions\Compatibility
Value 1.1=1 - (DWord)
Value 1.2=1 - (DWord)
Value 1.3=1 - (DWord)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Extensions\Hosts
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Extensions\Hosts\VisualStudio
Value 8.0=8.0 - (String)
Value 9.0=9.0 - (String)
Value CurrentHive=8.0 - (String)

Dumping GAX Main Manifest...
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WARNING: Unable to find the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Recipe Framework\RecipeFramework.xml specified file.

Dumping GAX info for 8.0 hive.
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GaxTroubleshooter.exe Information: 0 : Unable to find Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\RecipeManagerPackage.
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Packages\{77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}
Value InprocServer32=C:\WINDOWS\system32\mscoree.dll - (String)
Value Class=Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.RecipeManagerPackage - (String)
Value CodeBase=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies\Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.DLL - (String)
Value ID=1 - (DWord)
Value MinEdition=Standard - (String)
Value ProductVersion=1.0 - (String)
Value ProductName=recipe framework - (String)
Value CompanyName=Microsoft - (String)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Packages\{77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}\SatelliteDll
Value Path=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies - (String)
Value DllName=Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudioUI.dll - (String)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Packages\{77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}\Templates
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Packages\{77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}\Templates\{23fc29c9-fafe-47f1-b633-b548e788dddf}
Value LastTemplate=4 - (DWord)
Value PackageName=MetaGuidancePackage - (String)
Value 1=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2005\Templates\Items\Action\Action.vstemplate - (String)
Value 2=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2005\Templates\Solutions\GuidancePackageSolution.vstemplate - (String)
Value 3=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2005\Templates\Solutions\Projects\GuidancePackage\GuidancePackage.vstemplate - (String)
Value 4=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2005\Templates\Solutions\Projects\GuidancePackageInstaller\GuidancePackageInstaller.vstemplate - (String)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\AutoLoadPackages\{ADFC4E64-0397-11D1-9F4E-00A0C911004F}
Value {53544C4D-E3F8-4AA0-8195-8A8D16019423}=0 - (DWord)
Value {77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}=0 - (DWord)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\AutoLoadPackages\{ADFC4E64-0397-11D1-9F4E-00A0C911004F}\Packages
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\AutoLoadPackages\{ADFC4E64-0397-11D1-9F4E-00A0C911004F}\Packages\{23fc29c9-fafe-47f1-b633-b548e788dddf}
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\AutoLoadPackages\{F1536EF8-92EC-443C-9ED7-FDADF150DA82}
Value {C9DD4A57-47FB-11D2-83E7-00C04F9902C1}=0 - (DWord)
Value {488366a4-630c-4a0e-a6a2-b019cee13bea}=0 - (DWord)
Value {05e58ae7-bcad-4c68-a4c4-fec9d0d7b842}=0 - (DWord)
Value {77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}=0 - (DWord)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\AutoLoadPackages\{F1536EF8-92EC-443C-9ED7-FDADF150DA82}\Packages
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\AutoLoadPackages\{F1536EF8-92EC-443C-9ED7-FDADF150DA82}\Packages\{23fc29c9-fafe-47f1-b633-b548e788dddf}
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\ToolWindows\{90e51bf7-d80a-4fa1-8a20-2641cbb842f4}
Value Name=Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.ToolWindow.GuidanceNavigatorWindow - (String)
Dumping PublicAssemblies 8.0 folder...
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Dumping GAX Main Manifest...
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WARNING: Unable to find the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\Recipe Framework\RecipeFramework.xml specified file.

Dumping GAX info for 9.0 hive.
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GaxTroubleshooter.exe Information: 0 : Unable to find Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\RecipeManagerPackage.
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\Packages\{77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}
Value InprocServer32=C:\WINDOWS\system32\mscoree.dll - (String)
Value Class=Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.RecipeManagerPackage - (String)
Value CodeBase=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies\Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.DLL - (String)
Value ID=1 - (DWord)
Value MinEdition=Standard - (String)
Value ProductVersion=1.0 - (String)
Value ProductName=recipe framework - (String)
Value CompanyName=Microsoft - (String)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\Packages\{77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}\SatelliteDll
Value Path=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies - (String)
Value DllName=Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudioUI.dll - (String)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\Packages\{77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}\Templates
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\Packages\{77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}\Templates\{23fc29c9-fafe-47f1-b633-b548e788dddf}
Value LastTemplate=4 - (DWord)
Value PackageName=MetaGuidancePackage - (String)
Value 1=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2008\Templates\Items\Action\Action.vstemplate - (String)
Value 2=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2008\Templates\Solutions\GuidancePackageSolution.vstemplate - (String)
Value 3=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2008\Templates\Solutions\Projects\GuidancePackage\GuidancePackage.vstemplate - (String)
Value 4=C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2008\Templates\Solutions\Projects\GuidancePackageInstaller\GuidancePackageInstaller.vstemplate - (String)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\AutoLoadPackages\{ADFC4E64-0397-11D1-9F4E-00A0C911004F}
Value {53544C4D-E3F8-4AA0-8195-8A8D16019423}=0 - (DWord)
Value {77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}=0 - (DWord)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\AutoLoadPackages\{ADFC4E64-0397-11D1-9F4E-00A0C911004F}\Packages
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\AutoLoadPackages\{ADFC4E64-0397-11D1-9F4E-00A0C911004F}\Packages\{23fc29c9-fafe-47f1-b633-b548e788dddf}
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\AutoLoadPackages\{F1536EF8-92EC-443C-9ED7-FDADF150DA82}
Value {C9DD4A57-47FB-11D2-83E7-00C04F9902C1}=0 - (DWord)
Value {77d93a80-73fc-40f8-87db-acd3482964b2}=0 - (DWord)
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\AutoLoadPackages\{F1536EF8-92EC-443C-9ED7-FDADF150DA82}\Packages
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\AutoLoadPackages\{F1536EF8-92EC-443C-9ED7-FDADF150DA82}\Packages\{23fc29c9-fafe-47f1-b633-b548e788dddf}
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0\ToolWindows\{90e51bf7-d80a-4fa1-8a20-2641cbb842f4}
Value Name=Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.ToolWindow.GuidanceNavigatorWindow - (String)
Dumping PublicAssemblies 9.0 folder...
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=====================================================================
Microsoft.Practices.Common, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.ComponentModel, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.Common, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.Library, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.PackageManagement, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.Common, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.Library, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.WizardFramework, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
WARNING: Unable to get assembly info: Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudioUI.dll - The module was expected to contain an assembly manifest. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131018)
Microsoft.Practices.Common, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.ComponentModel, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.Common, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.Library, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.PackageManagement, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.Common, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.Library, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
Microsoft.Practices.WizardFramework, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
WARNING: Unable to get assembly info: Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudioUI.dll - The module was expected to contain an assembly manifest. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131018)

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
- <RecipeFramework SchemaVersion="1.0" TraceLevel="Error" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/pag/gax-manifest">
- <Hosts>
<Host Name="VisualStudio" InstallerType="Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio.RecipeFrameworkInstaller, Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.VisualStudio" />
</Hosts>
- <GuidancePackages>
<GuidancePackage Name="MetaGuidancePackage" Version="1.0" Caption="Guidance Package Development" Description="" Host="VisualStudio" Guid="23FC29C9-FAFE-47f1-B633-B548E788DDDF" ConfigurationFile="C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Guidance Automation Toolkit for Visual Studio 2008\Microsoft.Practices.RecipeFramework.MetaGuidancePackage.xml" Timestamp="633384942740000000" />
</GuidancePackages>
</RecipeFramework>


CarrotKing  Friday, March 07, 2008 3:24 PM

Hi BlueObject,

I answered about this issue in the follow thread http://forums.microsoft.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2727884&SiteID=1. Check that thread and let me know if you still having troubles.

thanks

jose.

Jose Escrich  Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:42 PM
Hi, I have the same problem and posted it to codeplex - did you find a solution ?

thanks
martysp1@gmail.com

BlueObject  Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:59 AM

Hi BlueObject,

I answered about this issue in the follow thread http://forums.microsoft.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2727884&SiteID=1. Check that thread and let me know if you still having troubles.

thanks

jose.

Jose Escrich  Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:42 PM

You can use google to search for other answers

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