Windows error 0x8007007E, -2147024770

Unable to load DLL (Module could not be found HRESULT: 0x8007007E)

I have dll library with unmanaged C++ API code I need to use in my .NET 4.0 application. But every method i try to load my dll i get an error: > Unable to load DLL 'MyOwn.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) I have [...] read more

Visual studio the project needs to be deployed before it can be started

When starting to test the application on Windows Phone (even a blank app) on emulator or device, this error is poping out "The project needs to be deployed before it can be started". "verify the project is selected to be deployed in the solution configuration manager, or depoly it explicitly [...] read more

unable to load cvextern in a c# project

i'm trying to debug my program, using emgu and HaarCascade in c#. i'm getting an exception like so : > Unable to load DLL 'cvextern': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) i've added the file cvextern.dll to my project and tried both "copy always" and [...] read more

Unable to load DLL 'libdl' when using System.Drawing.Common NuGet package on AWS Lambda

We have a thumbnail generator lambda function which I'm trying to update to .NET Core 2.0, but I've encountered the following error when using Microsoft's System.Drawing.Common NuGet package: > TypeInitializationException The type initializer for 'Gdip' threw an exception. at System.Drawing.SafeNativeMethods.Gdip.GdipCreateBitmapFromScan0(Int32 width, Int32 height, Int32 stride, Int32 format, HandleRef scan0, IntPtr& [...] read more

TFS 2015 SDK Missing Microsoft.WITDataStore64.dll

I am attempting to switch to the TFS 2015 SDK dlls (Version 14) for a few reasons. First, they are in nuget and second, the 2013 SDK dlls (Version 12) require the 32-bit flag flipped in IIS. I pulled down nutget package and the namespaces all line up with the [...] read more

TuesPechkin unable to load DLL 'wkhtmltox.dll'

I've been using TuesPechkin for some time now and today I went to update the nuget package to the new version 2.0.0+ and noticed that Factory.Create() no longer resolved, so I went to read on the GitHub the changes made and noticed it now expects the path to the dll? [...] read more

Azure Service Fabric missing DLL on production server: FabricCommon.dll

I have created an actor service, which runs on a development cluster. An ASP.NET application (hosted separately via IIS), connects to the cluster and uses the actors. This works fine. But when I deploy everything to the production environment, the ASP.NET application fails to connect to the cluster with the [...] read more

Unable to load DLL ‘ABCpdf9-32.dll’. The specified module could not be found (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)

Development and deployment on 32-bit system were successful, but a production system running Windows Server 64-bit caused several errors: > Exception System.DllNotFoundException Unable to load DLL ‘ABCpdf9-32.dll’. The specified module could not be found (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) read more

Failure to install NetFX3 on Windows Server 2012: Error 3017 -- Am I missing something here?

I am really struggling to get this installed. I have tried the suggestions here in an attempt to rectify any possible corruption. I mounted the disk image to 'G' to do an offline install. I also attempted an online install with similar results. Output as follows: Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200] [...] read more

Visual Studio C# - SQLite.Interop.dll not found

I am currently trying to create with Visual Studio a C# application working with SQLite. I installed SQLite for my program with NuGet and three references appeared in the Solution Explorer (System.Data.SQLite, System.Data.SQLite.EF6, System.Data.SQLite.Linq). When I execute my app in VS, everything works fine. However, whenever I publish it (with [...] read more

Firebird .NET provider and embedded server 3

I'm trying to use .NET Firebird Provider to connect to the embedded FB 3.0.1 server. As far as I know, (also written here (page 6)), there is no more fbclient.dll\fbembed.dll but a single client fbclient.dll used for remote and embedded access. But when I call the FBConnection.Open() I get a [...] read more

DllImport native dependency from NuGet package not working on net472, but works netcoreapp2.2

My project currently works flawlessly on .NET Core (Linux/OSX/Windows/ netcoreapp2.2). It should work on net472 as well, but for some reason, DllImport isn't finding the native dependency. A simple repro can be found here, but I will expand further in this question for posterity. Here is the project that is [...] read more

Unable to load DLL 'e_sqlite3': The specified module could not be found

I have a Xamarin Forms solution. I added sqlite-net-pcl as reference to all projects. It works fine on Android but crashes on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. I have an IOS project but I don't have OSX at the moment to try it. I use this in the Windows [...] read more

Unable to load DLL 'tensorflow' or one of its dependencies (ML.NET)

I have a .NET Core 3 app for image classification, using Microsoft's ML.NET framework. On my development machine, I can run the code and it all works fine. However, when I deploy it to my staging server, I get this error at runtime: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the [...] read more

C# importing C++ dll

I have a managed dll file which imports functions from a C++ dll to the managed environment. I'm using some of its functions in my program but the problem is, I get this error when I use it: Unable to load DLL 'Libraries\lib.dll': The specified module could not be found. [...] read more

Cannot install RDS-Web-Access

I'm trying to install the remote desktop web access role in server 2012, a simple task you might think, however whenever I try to do this, I get this error: add-windowsfeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed. Installation of one or more roles, [...] read more

new-WindowsImage stalls with 0x8007007E, can't load unattend.dll

I'm trying to convert capture a .VHDX as a .WIM file. The file in question is a syspreped Windows 7 generalized image. - I'm working on Windows 8.1 and I have the Windows ADK installed. - In powershell I issue the command. New-WindowsImafe -capturepath e:\ -name Windows7Image -ImagePath d:\wim\windows7.wim -description [...] read more

Error 0x8007007e When trying to mount WinPE 5 wim in Windows 7 using Powershell

Using ADK for Windows 8.1, and the DISM cmdlets that come with them. I have WMF 4.0 installed. My machine is Windows 7 x64 SP1, and I'm trying to mount the wim using PS C:\Users\BigHomie> Mount-WindowsImage -ImagePath 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Assessment and Deployment Kit\Windows Preinstallation Environment\x86\ en-us\winpe.wim' -Path C:\WinPE_x86 -index [...] read more

Ubuntu on Windows showing WSL as not enabled, even though Windows showing WSL as enabled

When I launch Ubuntu, I receive the following error: The WSL optional component is not enabled. Please enable it and try again. See https://aka.ms/wslinstall for details. Error: 0x8007007e Press any key to continue... However, when I check features in PowerShell using Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online, I see the following: FeatureName : Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux [...] read more

mscorsn.dll doesn't load when using ILMerge

I'm using the following command on cmd with Administrator priviliges: ILMerge.exe /wildcards /log:ILMerge.log /allowdup /targetplatform:"v4,C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319" /lib:"C:\SDK2016\SDK2016\Bin" /lib:"packages\Microsoft.CrmSdk.Extensions.7.1.0.1\lib\net45" /lib:"packages\log4net.2.0.5\lib\net45-full" /keyfile:"Tools\Snk\XXX.snk" /out:"c:\XXXALLMERGED.dll" "c:\proj\alldlls\*.dll" And I'm getting the following error at the end of the log file: An exception occurred during merging: Unable to load DLL 'mscorsn.dll': The specified module could not be [...] read more

Why does using SQLite in Azure Functions give me a DLLNotFoundException?

I'm trying to write a timer-triggered Azure Function that downloads a bunch of data and processes it into a SQLite database. I've written code that does this and runs fine on my own machine. But, the same code in Azure yields a DllNotFoundException, complaining that the system can't load "e_sqlite3." [...] read more

System.DllNotFoundException: 'Unable to load DLL 'libwkhtmltox': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)'

Getting error when trying to generate PDF from HTML template. I have a different class library for generating PDF and I'm calling that from another controller. > System.DllNotFoundException: 'Unable to load DLL 'libwkhtmltox': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)' read more

How to get Python.Net to use Python 3.6 Anaconda Distribution

How do I get Python.NET to use Python 3.6? I copied the sample code below and when I run it I get the error: Unhandled Exception: System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'python35': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Py_IsInitialized() at Python.Runtime.Runtime.Initialize() at Python.Runtime.PythonEngine.Initialize(IEnumerable`1 args, [...] read more

Running ASP.NET 5 on Nano Server throws "Unable to load DLL 'kernel32'"

I have created a simple ASP.NET 5 project based on the ASP.NET 5 beta 8 Visual Studio template. I have published the project using this command dnu publish <path to project.json> --out <path to publish folder> --configuration Release --runtime dnx-coreclr-win-x64.1.0.0-beta8 --wwwroot-out "wwwroot" --no-source After I run the web.cmd on nano [...] read more

Win 7 time service error

I see a warning in my Win7 Events Log: The time service has not synchronized the system time for 86400 seconds because none of the time service providers provided a usable time stamp. The message suggests that I run: w32tm /resync When I try to run that command, I get [...] read more

Cannot Enable Hyper-V on my machine

I'm trying to enable Hyper-V on my machine in order to use Docker. I've tried letting Docker enable it, using Windows Features to enable it, and using Powershell (as administrator). My system is running Windows 10 Pro 64-bit and has all of the Hyper-V options enabled (VM Monitor Mode Extensions, [...] read more

DinkToPdf Net Core not able to load DLL files

I am try to generate PDF from html sql server database using DinkToPdf library. In the Startup file I have added var context = new CustomAssemblyLoadContext(); context.LoadUnmanagedLibrary(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "libwkhtmltox.dll")); The line gives me error on launching the web app > DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'C:\Program Files\IIS Express\libwkhtmltox.dll' or one of [...] read more

Asp.net published web site: The specified module could not be found. Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E

I'm having a problem when browsing a published site on local iis7 (on windows 7). When browsing the asp.net site through VS2008 with F5 (dev iis) it works fine. When publishing it and browsing, I get a: > Server Error in '/MySite' Application. The specified module could not be found. [...] read more

.netcore on linux odbc connection to hive

I'm trying to connect to Hive from .netcore (v. 1.0.1) app on linux (Red Hat 7.3 64-bit). Program.cs code: using System; using System.Data.Odbc; using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; namespace app { class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { var connectionString = "DSN=Hadoop Hive"; var createTableCommandText = "CREATE TABLE Searches(searchTerm STRING, [...] read more

Emgucv ver 4.2 on Azure Function

I want to use EmguCv ver 4.2 in an Azure Function V3 I have created an Azure Function v3(.Net Core) application Installed Emgu.Cv ver 4.2.0.3636 from Nuget Installed Emgu.CV.Runtime.windows ver 4.2.0.3636 also from Nuget [FunctionName("Function1")] public static async Task<IActionResult> Run( [HttpTrigger(AuthorizationLevel.Function, "get", "post", Route = null)] HttpRequest req, ILogger log) [...] read more

Using CNTK from F#

I am trying to use CNTK from F#, I have added Cntk.Core.Managed-2.7 to my project (.NET framework 4.7.2 also tried under 4.5.0) I only have the following code in Program.cs let main argv = DeviceDescriptor.UseDefaultDevice().Type |> printfn "%A" 0 // it compiles fine, but at run time I have the [...] read more

Msmdpump.dll OLAP data pump is throwing a 500 error

How do I resolve this issue with requests to msmdpump.dll for connections to SQL Server Analysis Services? I am receiving a 500 Error from the IsapiModule. On a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine, with IIS 8.5, I have setup the OLAP data pump (msmdpump.dll), using the following instructions: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg492140.aspx#bkmk_copy * [...] read more

Where shall I put a DLL generated in another project from the same solution -I am using Visual Basic Visual Studio 2017-?

I have created a C++ DLL in Visual Studio 2017 using the following sources: Header: stdfax.h // stdafx.h : include file for standard system include files, // or project specific include files that are used frequently, but // are changed infrequently // #pragma once #include "targetver.h" #define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN // Exclude [...] read more

"Install-Module -name AzureAD" fails with error on PS6 with MacOSX

I was able to install Powershell Core on MacOSX and now I'm trying to administer an Azure AD instance from the same. When I install the AzureAD module, I get the following error PS /Users/c> Install-Module -name AzureAD Untrusted repository You are installing the modules from an untrusted repository. If [...] read more

An error occured synchronizing windows with time.windows.com

Okay so I've tried stopping/registering the win32tm service on this Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Computer. C:\Users\Administrator>net stop w32time The Windows Time service is stopping. The Windows Time service was stopped successfully. C:\Users\Administrator>w32tm /unregister The following error occurred: Access is denied. (0x80070005) C:\Users\Administrator>w32tm /unregister W32Time successfully unregistered. C:\Users\Administrator>w32tm /register W32Time successfully [...] read more

Server 2016 eval to essential

currently I have the following running: Name: Windows(R), ServerStandardEval edition Description: Windows(R) Operating System, TIMEBASED_EVAL channel Product Key Channel: Retail:TB:Eval and bought a Windows Server 2016 Essentials key. However, changing the product key via System fails with: screenshot [https://i.stack.imgur.com/JEX1u.png] Executing Cscript.exe %windir%\system32\slmgr.vbs /ipk <***KEY***> returns Error: 0xC004F069 On a computer [...] read more

Cannot uninstall KB4338815

Trying to uninstall this update as it breaks one of our .net applications but it will not remove. Tried in Installed Updates which fails, also tried removing via DISM which fails with the log below (I had to remove timestamps and a little inconsequential data to make it all fit [...] read more

BizTalk MQSC adapter configuration error & IBM WebSphere MQ Client V6.0

I'm having trouble configuring the MSQC adapter for BizTalk Server 2006. At the moment I'm getting the following error when setting up a receive location or send port: The adapter "MQSC" raised an error message. Details "The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) A dependency could [...] read more

Diagnosing "The specified module could not be found" on IIS7 with ASP.Net

I am migrating some web apps from a windows 2003 server with IIS6 server to a Windows server 2008 R2 server with IIS7. One of the apps, which runs on asp.net v2.0 using forms authentication will not load. It gives me the following error... > The specified module could not [...] read more

Can't get imagemagick to work on windows server 2008

I'm trying to install ImageMagick-6.5.9-10-Q16-windows-dll.exe on windows server 2008 x86, the installation went good but in my application I can get it to work. I'm doing exactly the same steps on my local windows 7 machine and it's works fine there. I'm going now to do the last try and [...] read more

How Can I Execute DISM Through A Specific Source On Windows 10?

Right now I my computer crashes with errors like SystemService exception. It does this quite frequently. Especially if I run a GPU intensive application like a game. I've executed a DISM command for RestoreHealth after sfc /scannow revealed corrupted files. However, it seems that the files needed for that are [...] read more

After upgrading to Windows 10 the Invantive Control for Exact Online add-in is gone in Microsoft Excel

My PC was upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. This was done using formatting the hard disk and then re-installing all software. I used to have a Developers ribbon in which I could disable/enable the COM-addin of Invantive. The Developers in Excel is now missing. Neither can I find [...] read more

Install Hyper-V on Windows 8 PRO

I've tried to install Hyper-v platform component on my Windows 8 Pro. I got no message about anything going wrong. Just after "need restart" i got 30% progress done, then sudden restart again and "canceling unsuccessful install" message. No log messages, or rather say i don't know where to look [...] read more

CLEyeMulticam.dll no where on my system PS3 Eye C#

I am trying to use the PS3 Eye camera in C# and get the error "Unable to load DLL 'CLEyeMulticam.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)" when running the sample WinForms application. That DLL file is not located anywhere on my system. There is a [...] read more

Or Tools Sat Example not working within C# forms app

I have been able to run an example version of the scheduling program from GitHub. However, as soon as I run it in Windows forms, I get the following error: > System.TypeInitializationException: 'The type initializer for 'Google.OrTools.Util.operations_research_utilPINVOKE' threw an exception.' DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'google-ortools-native': The specified module could [...] read more

Why is it actually impossible to load onnxruntime.dll?

Using the tutorial from the developers at Microsoft, I followed the tutorial created at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/machine-learning/tutorials/object-detection-onnx . I made sure to install CUDA V10.1.243 and cuDNN 7.6.5 from Nvidia's site. Yet somehow, even after copying the entire contents of C:\Program Files\NVIDIA GPU Computing Toolkit\CUDA\v10.1\bin to my project binary's directory at machinelearning-samples\samples\csharp\end-to-end-apps\ObjectDetection-Onnx\OnnxObjectDetectionApp\bin\Debug\netcoreapp3.0 [...] read more

Type Initializer exception being thrown when launching WPF application

I am pretty new to Windows desktop development, so please let me know if this is a repeat question. Our application is using WPF/Telerik UI, targeting DotNet Framework 4.7.2, & using EF Core 3.1.5. It runs perfectly in Visual studio and appears to publish without error (both by 1 click [...] read more

UWP: Retrieving installed fonts causes exception

In my UWP app, I have been retrieving the installed fonts using try { var fonts = CanvasTextFormat.GetSystemFontFamilies(); return (fonts.Length>0) ? fonts.OrderBy(f => f).ToList() : new List<string>(); } catch (Exception) { return new List<string>(); } Worked fine, until it did no longer. Now, I am getting the exception {System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The [...] read more

How to fix “Internal Diagnostics Hub Exception” in VS 2015 - missing DiagnosticsHub.CpuSamplingAnalyzer.dll

I've just installed VS 2015 Community Edition on a new laptop w. Windows 10, and to begin with it worked fine, but then it started notifying me about > "Internal Diagnostics Hub Exception. See log for more details." ...every time I started the debugger. As suggested in How to fix [...] read more

asp.net mvc (use external dll of c++ Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E )

I write a asp.net mvc project, this project use external dll of c++ (ACTR_DLL.dll) this project run on my system successfully. But when get publish from visual studio, external dll of c++ dont exist in folders when i upload project on server, this error is shown: > Unable to load [...] read more

Intermittent File Not Found Exception retrieving COM class using NetOffice to create Excel File (C#)

I have a program that runs on a SBS 2008 server which has Office 2007 installed and creates a report in an Excel file that is emailed. I'm using NetOffice to create the Excel file and it works most times. However, it's regularly throwing a File Not Found exception and [...] read more

System.DllNotFoundException in .NET Core application

In a .NET Core application, I'm getting this error when I try to run my unit test project: System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'opencv_core246' or one of its dependencies: The specified module could not be found. (0x8007007E) The DLLImport line simply uses 'opencv_core246' (no path), so my understanding is that [...] read more

C# error: Unable to load DLL 'AutoItX3.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)

DLL is available inside 'References'. I can able to run the test using 'Test Explorer' successfully Problem:Same test when im running from mstest commands- im getting the following error, error: Unable to load DLL 'AutoItX3.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) Where i'm wrong ? [...] read more

Azure Function 3.0.1 on netcore3.1 System.Data.SqlClient: The type initializer for 'System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser' threw an exception

I am using the latest version of azure functions 3.0.1 and .net core 3.1. ( The following question look familiar but it didn't help me so creating a new one Azure functions runtime exception, the type initializer for system data sqlclient excetion, Unable to load DLL 'sni.dll' ) I want [...] read more

How to fix 'Crypto' exception when running previously working TFS Mac Build Agent?

The TFS build agent on my Mac host was working until I recently upgraded Visual Studio and installed PowerShell 6.2.3 using homebrew. The version of Visual Studio Enterprise is now 8.4 (Build 2535). The build agent was running just before I restarted the Mac host, as per Visual Studio upgrade [...] read more

Logging which component is searching for which dll under which paths

An application that is trying to import unmanaged dlls via [DllImport("Unmanaged.dll", EntryPoint = "UnmanagedMethod", ExactSpelling = true, CharSet = CharSet.Ansi, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)] and LoadLibrary("AnotherUnmanaged.dll" ) keeps throwing > HRESULT: 0x8007007E exceptions. The import works with absolute paths, i.e. the dlls exist and can be accessed. Since I can't use [...] read more

ML.Net sentimental analysis prediction of comments not working in ASP.NET MVC web application

I am trying to make project in .NET framework in which the controller code is as below: [HttpGet] public ActionResult Analysis() { return View(); } [HttpPost] public ActionResult Analysis(ModelInput input) { // Load the model MLContext mlContext = new MLContext(); ITransformer mlModel = mlContext.Model.Load(@"C:\Users\samya\source\repos\riya123\riya123ML.Model\MLModel.zip", out var modelInputSchema); // Create prediction [...] read more

Dll is missing right after publishing it. .net WinForms

Where the files of published project will go after installing it ? I tried putting the DLL inside of the setup folder there yet it has still a same problem. I'm trying to use the DLL using pinvoke [DllImport("tc-b_new_sdk.dll", CallingConvention = CallingConvention.Cdecl)] I receive this error: System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load [...] read more

Data recovery failure from Azure Data Recovery Vault using MARS Agent with on-premises computer

Despite trying several times since last night, the recovery of a volume from an Azure Data Recovery Vault to a new location on the original source computer fails after approximately (but not exactly) the same amount of data transfer (~3.7GB of ~7.5GB). If the recovery is attempted over the previously [...] read more

Unable to load DLL 'Msacm32.dll': The specified module could not be found

I would like to add to this issue. This was working previously when I was running our old DC Server running an older installation of Windows 2016 Server DC. Once we lost that DC, and then a hard drive failure took out the backup DC, along with the entire Web [...] read more

Windows Color System Calibration Loader (specified module could not be found 0x8007007E) - Windows Task Scheduler

Background: Windows Color System Calibration Loader is used to automatically load Windows color profiles for your display once Windows is loaded. I'm planning to disable this so I can get Nvidia control panel to allow me to properly use Nvidia desktop color settings. Reason for that is so I can [...] read more

Installing Features On Demand from an ISO File

I am trying to install RSAT tools on Windows 10 1809 through Features on Demand since that is where they put them now instead of downloading a package installed. (Because why make it easy). I have imported cab file: Microsoft-Windows-Server-AppCompat-FoD-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~.cab So when I do /Get-Capabilities it shows I have the [...] read more

Windows 10 x86 on uefix64 system (via network) error at the end of the installtion

I created a TFTP boot server (Tiny PXE Server on Windows Server 2019). I create 3 different boot situation: Legacy mode, EFI 32, EFI 64 When using Legacy mode, I'm able to boot WinPEx32 or WinPEx64 to install Windows x86 or x64. When usgin EFI 32, I'm able to install [...] read more

Corrupt Defender on Windows Server 2016 0x8007007e

These are the facts: a) Listing (by cmd dir or any other way) of C:\Windows\servicing\Packages needs around an hour, which is much too much, during this time the files are all the time accessed by MsMpEng.exe which is Defender. It seems this is the only directory where this needs so [...] read more

Windows won't update, or install .NET framework, or run sfc /scannow

So, I've been trying a lot of things to get my computer to run a few programs that depend on C++ and the .NET framework. I tried to reinstall the .NET framework, but it failed, with the error message > catastrophic failure (0x8000FFFF) Soon after, I realized that Windows was [...] read more

Windows 8.1: Tasklist: ERROR: Not found

When I run tasklist, I get this error. >tasklist ERROR: Not found >where tasklist C:\Windows\System32\tasklist.exe >tasklist /? TASKLIST [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]] [/M [module] | /SVC | /V] [/FI filter] [/FO format] [/NH] ... >taskkill ERROR: Invalid syntax. Neither /FI nor /PID nor /IM were specified. Type "TASKKILL [...] read more

My audio and video drivers are not working, planning on factory reset, is this the appropriate solution?

I recently downloaded a packaged application, accidentally installing a dozen unwanted programs. They are literally causing pop ups to randomly happen and it seems that over half of the unwanted programs are actually downloading and installing their own software packages without even asking me. These are eating up my CPU, [...] read more

Cannot update to Windows 10 on HP 15-f014wm

I'm trying to update to Windows 10 on my 15-f014wm laptop. I'm using the "Windows10Upgrader9194.exe" (which updated itself, so the presumably version number at the end may be wrong) thing to update, but after trying to update, it restarts, shows me a window saying that Windows 10 couldn't be installed, [...] read more

How to create a Windows To Go that can be updated with OS updates

rem These commands copy the selected image file to rem predefined hard disk partitions on a UEFI-based computer. rem Usage: ApplyImage WimFileName rem Example: ApplyImage E:\Images\ThinImage.wim rem === Copy the image to the recovery image partition ======================= copy %1 F:\sources\install.wim rem === Apply the image to the Windows partition ============================= [...] read more

unable to load dll 'sqlite.interop.dll' the specified module could not be found

I am creating a desktop application by using c# and sqlite. Now the problem is that when I publish and install that project on someone else's computer, I get this error. The application runs in the client's computer but the database does not load. I'm new to c # ,I [...] read more

Windows core dll references are missing when compiling with MSVC 19.22.27905.0

I have an unmanaged library that i am loading from C# and i have recently recompiled it after cleaning some debug code. After i tried to run the C# code, however i got this error:System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'mylib.dll' or one of its dependencies: The specified module could not [...] read more

How to succesfully use CLIPSNet

I am trying to integrate CLIPS with C#,I have tried adding a reference to CLIPSNet.dll in my project.But when I copy the CLIPSLib.dll to the bin folder and try to bulid the solution I get this error message, Unhandled exception. System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'CLIPSLib' or one of its [...] read more

Can't run a windows form app on other PC, can't find a dll from a project of the same solution

(First things first, I'm kind of new on this type of programming) I'm trying to make a windows form application where i request data from a PLC so it can be stored in a access database. This application is going to be running on a different computer. On the solution [...] read more

Asp.net core 3.1 - InProcess on Azure app Service HTTP Error 500.31 - ANCM Failed to Find Native Dependencies

I have migrated my project to asp.net core 3.1 but when I deploy to azure web app its failing to start. Displaying an error > HTTP Error 500.31 - ANCM Failed to Find Native Dependencies Common solutions to this issue: The specified version of Microsoft.NetCore.App or Microsoft.AspNetCore.App was not found. [...] read more

OpenSsl adding refrence, getting error, after compiling source openssl in 64bit mode

I've compiled openssl source before in 32 bit and used it in my c++ project. But for reasons, I want to make my program 64 bit and get error when referencing my created dll when program start. My c++ program A.dll uses openssl library. Before used it in x86 without [...] read more

Module could not be found (VSTS Build with Windows 10 SDK for Creators update )

We are creating appxbundle on VSTS for UWP apps. The builds are successful, however at runtime we are getting exception while accessing the following method: public static Task<DeviceManagementClient> CreateAsync(IDeviceTwin deviceTwin, IDeviceManagementRequestHandler hostAppHandler); Exception: The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) at System.StubHelpers.StubHelpers.GetWinRTFactoryObject(IntPtr pCPCMD) at SystemConfiguratorProxyClient.SCProxyClient..ctor() at [...] read more

How to Install Azure Service Fabric SDK on Windows Docker Container?

We have asp.net core application running inside a Docker container hosted on Service Fabric cluster. We are getting below error while creating actor which is hosted in the same cluster from asp.net core application. Unable to load DLL 'FabricCommon.dll' or one of its dependencies: The specified module could not be [...] read more

MSI cant load .dll Error: 0x8007007E wix installer

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I'm trying to connect with Visual Studio 2019 and C# to Oracle without OracleClient. I downloaded the ODAC xcopy 32 bit and copied to the debug folder. After that, I referenced the Oracle.DataAccess.dll. When I tried to run the Application at another PC, I got following error: > System.DllNotFoundException: DLL [...] read more

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I am developing Windows biometric Driver using using windows biometric framework. My driver is successfully installed,But when i checked in Event viewer i found below error: "Windows biometric Service failed to configure a biometric unit for sensor : (My Device info) "The operation failed with error : 0x8007007E" If someone [...] read more

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Hi i am creating a EXE that will access Quickbook database network folder and read data. For he same i am using QBXMLRP2Lib; XmlDocument inputXMLDoc = new XmlDocument(); inputXMLDoc.AppendChild(inputXMLDoc.CreateXmlDeclaration("1.0", "utf-8", null)); inputXMLDoc.AppendChild(inputXMLDoc.CreateProcessingInstruction("qbxml", "version=\"13.0\"")); XmlElement qbXML = inputXMLDoc.CreateElement("QBXML"); inputXMLDoc.AppendChild(qbXML); XmlElement qbXMLMsgsRq = inputXMLDoc.CreateElement("QBXMLMsgsRq"); qbXML.AppendChild(qbXMLMsgsRq); qbXMLMsgsRq.SetAttribute("onError", "stopOnError"); XmlElement custAddRq = inputXMLDoc.CreateElement("SalesOrderQueryRq"); qbXMLMsgsRq.AppendChild(custAddRq); [...] read more

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I am getting error while debugging the Unit test cased in Visual Studio 2017 Professional edition. > Unable to load DLL 'Microsoft.WITDataStore32.dll':The specified module could not be found.(Exception from HRESULT:0x8007007E) The below Nuget reference is missing in the existing code: > package id="nuget-bot.Microsoft.TeamFoundation.WorkItemTracking.Client.DataStoreLoader" version="15.0.31101" targetFramework="net452" /> As a workaround, I [...] read more

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Attempting to use Microsoft.TeamFoundationServer.ExtendedClient 15.112.1 https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.TeamFoundationServer.ExtendedClient/ Using Visual Studio 2017 This code in a console app works just fine: string tfsUrl = "{{tfsurl}}"; string project = "{{project}}"; TfsTeamProjectCollection tfs = new TfsTeamProjectCollection(TfsTeamProjectCollection.GetFullyQualifiedUriForName(tfsUrl)); ITestManagementService tms = tfs.GetService<ITestManagementService>(); var proj = tms.GetTeamProject(project); This code in a TestMethod as part of a Unit [...] read more

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I am getting following error when I try to use a function from DLL written in C++ in my C# UWP App. i can call same DLL in C# console application without any issues. I am not experienced in working with dll/dependencies. Really appreciate your help. ERROR in C# UWP [...] read more

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Hi I am getting Exection in Win2D GetsharedDeice in Debug x64 mode But in release mode its working fine CanvasDevice device = CanvasDevice.GetSharedDevice(); Exception: > System.IO.FileNotFoundException: The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) at System.StubHelpers.StubHelpers.GetWinRTFactoryObject(IntPtr pCPCMD) at Microsoft.Graphics.Canvas.CanvasDevice.GetSharedDevice() ... .. .. Can anyone help me to [...] read more

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I downloaded the sqlite-net-pcl nuget package from visual studio, but in my .XAML file I am getting the following exception: Unable to load DLL 'e_sqlite3': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) specifically in the line <vm:NotesVM x:Key="vm"/> the complete .XAML is: <Window x:Class="EverNoteApp.View.NotesWindow" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation" xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml" [...] read more

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I'm trying to connect to DB2 with function apps, but I have problems with DB2 dlls. I receive this error during the debug of my function app, using latest versions of IBM.Data.DB2.Core nuget packages (1.3.0.100) : {'Unable to load DLL 'db2app64.dll' or one of its dependencies: The specified module could [...] read more

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MyApp is a C# .NET v4.5.2 WPF app. MyAssembly is a Matlab .NET assembly I created containing MyClass. MyAssembly requires MCR v9.1. MyApp performs various tasks; when one requires Matlab and it tries to instantiate MyClass then a popup window displays: > The procedure entry point H5Rdereference could not be [...] read more

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Trying to run this Azure Function in Azure portal but fails with above title error: using System; using System.IO; using System.Net; using System.Threading.Tasks; using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc; using Microsoft.Azure.WebJobs; using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http; using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging; using Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives; using Newtonsoft.Json; using System.Data.SqlClient; public static string Run(HttpRequest req, ILogger log) { string name="dbconn"; string conStr = [...] read more

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I have tried to install the driver using DISM.exe /Online /Add-Capability /CapabilityName:Microsoft.WebDriver~~~~0.0.1.0. But its failing with below error Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 10.0.17763.771 Image Version: 10.0.17763.1039 [==========================100.0%==========================] Error: 0x8024002e DISM failed. No operation was performed. For more information, review the log file. The DISM log file can [...] read more

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I am new to C# and may be doing something wrong! I have it connected and working with EmotivXavier Control Panel. I have written a code to get the raw data in csv from the EEG Emotiv. I downloaded the Community SDK from Emotiv GitHub. There, I could find the [...] read more

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* Windows 8.1 * Visual Studio 2015 * NuGet pythonnet_py35_dotnet 2.3.0 I've tried about 15 different versions. Conda with python 3.5.0, 3.5.2, 3.5.4, 3.7.5 and many more different versions... Python 3.5.0, 3.5.4, 3.7.5, 3.6.2 and many more different versions... PythonNet 2.4.0, 2.3.0, 2.2.0 Does this library even work? In the [...] read more

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I want to execute basic code of GStreamer using GstSharp nuget package. The application build successful but at run time it throws error > "Unable to load DLL 'libgstreamer-1.0-0.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)" then try to create Pipeline object. I am using GstSharp [...] read more

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I am trying to access the database from a custom action.However the connection is failing with a message "Unable to load DLL 'SQLite.Interop.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)".I want to know that where does a custom action looks for the SQLite.Interop.dll,while connecting to the [...] read more

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I'm trying to play a video with gstream. I have installed this programs : * GStreamer-WinBuilds-GPL-x86-Beta04-0.10.7.msi * GStreamer-WinBuilds-SDK-GPL-x86-Beta04-0.10.7.msi * MinGW 32-bit and 64-bit runtime installer I added these paths: * Var Name : GST_PLUGIN_PATH Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\OSSBuild\GStreamer\v0.10.7\lib\gstreamer-0.10 * Var Name: OSSBUILD_GSTREAMER_DIR Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\OSSBuild\GStreamer\v0.10.7\ * Var Name: OSSBUILD_GSTREAMER_SDK_DIR [...] read more

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I have build Wix 3.7 setup project. To modify SQLite DB during installation I use custom action. But installation throws an error: Unable to load DLL 'SQLite.Interop.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) How can I modify setup project to eliminate this problem? read more

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I'm trying to write a simple program in Visual Studio 2019 that will write a line in the console when a key is pressed using the Keyboard.IsKeyToggled(Key) Method. I've managed to get the code to build, but now this exception appears whenever it gets to the key detection part. > [...] read more

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I am working on a WPF using C# project in Visual Studion 2017 and am able to run the project in development mode perfectly. But after I publish the project I got the error Unable to load DLL 'SQLite.Interop.dll': The specified module could not be found.(Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E). I [...] read more

Unable to load DLL 'libargon2.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)

Geting below error while calling service Message authentication failed. Service: https://dashboard-dev.onsolve.com/DashboardSTS/Service.svc/IWSTrust13/Action: http://docs.oasis-open.org/ws-sx/ws-trust/200512/RST/IssueClientIdentity: ActivityId: SecurityTokenException: Unknown internal error. ---> DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'libargon2.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E) If I manually add it in bin folder,tried both x86/64 .I am getting below error [...] read more

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Creating a blank project then including HyperLedger.Indy package from NuGet and calling a function from the Hyperledger.Indy namespace causes the program to halt with the following exception: Error: Unable to load DLL 'indy' or one of its dependencies: The specified module could not be found. (0x8007007E) How do I resolve [...] read more