Click Once Deployment : Application validation did not succeed - vb.net

I have had a look through the various articles and spent many hours googling for a fix to my specific issue.
My application runs fine when debugging, but when I come to deploy to Click Once I cannot install the eventual created application. I have recently rebuilt my laptop and this error has only started occurring since then.
I have tried to remove and re-add the specific references. I have tried signing the application and various other suggestions from this site and others. None specifically seem to fix my issue.
When I try to install the application I get the error "Application validation did not succeed" and it leads to the below log file:
PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 10.0.16299.0 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.42000
System.Deployment.dll : 4.7.3062.0 built by: NET472REL1
clr.dll : 4.7.3190.0 built by: NET472REL1LAST_C
dfdll.dll : 4.7.3062.0 built by: NET472REL1
dfshim.dll : 10.0.16299.15 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
SOURCES
Deployment url : http://URL//Karate%20Admin.application
Server : Microsoft-IIS/8.5
X-Powered-By : ASP.NET
Deployment Provider url : http://URL/Karate%20Admin.application
Application url : http://URL//Application%20Files/Karate%20Admin_1_0_0_37/Karate%20Admin.exe.manifest
Server : Microsoft-IIS/8.5
X-Powered-By : ASP.NET
IDENTITIES
Deployment Identity : Karate Admin.application, Version=1.0.0.37, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0000000000000000, processorArchitecture=msil
Application Identity : Karate Admin.exe, Version=1.0.0.37, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0000000000000000, processorArchitecture=msil, type=win32
APPLICATION SUMMARY
* Installable application.
ERROR SUMMARY
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of http://URL//Karate%20Admin.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Strong name signature not valid for this assembly System.Management.Automation.dll.
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.
WARNINGS
* The manifest for this application does not have a signature. Signature validation will be ignored.
* The manifest for this application does not have a signature. Signature validation will be ignored.
OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [14/10/2018 18:38:11] : Activation of http://URL//Karate%20Admin.application has started.
* [14/10/2018 18:38:11] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.
* [14/10/2018 18:38:11] : Installation of the application has started.
* [14/10/2018 18:38:11] : Processing of application manifest has successfully completed.
* [14/10/2018 18:38:13] : Found compatible runtime version 4.0.30319.
* [14/10/2018 18:38:13] : Detecting dependent assembly System.ComponentModel.Annotations, Version=4.0.10.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A using System.ComponentModel.Annotations, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a.
* [14/10/2018 18:38:13] : Detecting dependent assembly System.Net.Http.Rtc, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=B03F5F7F11D50A3A using System.Net.Http.Rtc, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a.
* [14/10/2018 18:38:13] : Request of trust and detection of platform is complete.
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [14/10/2018 18:38:23] System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (SignatureValidation)
- Strong name signature not valid for this assembly System.Management.Automation.dll.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.ComponentVerifier.VerifyStrongNameAssembly(String filePath, AssemblyManifest assemblyManifest)
at System.Deployment.Application.ComponentVerifier.VerifyComponents()
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDependencies(SubscriptionState subState, AssemblyManifest deployManifest, AssemblyManifest appManifest, Uri sourceUriBase, String targetDirectory, String group, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl, Uri& deploymentUri)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivationWithRetry(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivationWithRetry(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
No transaction information is available.
If anyone can give me some suggestions to fix this, I would be forever thankful!
Thanks,
Steve

Looks like Sergey nailed it on the head, it was something corrupt with my .NET Framework. Weirdly I had tried to fix and re-install the framework with no luck.
A full reset of my laptop with a fresh windows build did the trick, maybe there was a conflict somewhere.

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Value does not fall within the expected range. VB.NET

Everything was working fine until I changed something very small in a report (.rdlc), and now I can't compile my program.
Platform version info:
Windows ................ 10.0.17134.0 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime . 4.0.30319.42000
System.Deployment.dll ... 4.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
clr.dll ............. 4.7.3362.0 built by: NET472REL1LAST_C
dfdll.dll ............... 4.7.3056.0 built by: NET472REL1
dfshim.dll ,............ 10.0.17134.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Sources:
Deployment url : file:///C:/KORTICK_Shipping/Shipping.application
Application url : file:///C:/KORTICK_Shipping/Application%20Files/Shipping_1_0_0_143/Shipping.exe.manifest
Identities:
Deployment Identity : Shipping.application, Version=1.0.0.143, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=af2e04a4ff662ec9, processorArchitecture=msil
Application Identity : Shipping.exe, Version=1.0.0.143, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=af2e04a4ff662ec9, processorArchitecture=msil, type=win32
Application summary:
* Installable application.
Error summary:
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of C:\KORTICK_Shipping\Shipping.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Value does not fall within the expected range.
Component store transaction failure summary:
No transaction error was detected.
Warnings:
There were no warnings during this operation.
Operation progress status:
* [03/25/2019 1:18:21 PM] : Activation of C:\KORTICK_Shipping\Shipping.application has started.
* [03/25/2019 1:18:21 PM] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.
* [03/25/2019 1 details::18:21 PM] : Installation of the application has started.
* [03/25/2019 1:18:21 PM] : Processing of application manifest has successfully completed.
* [03/25/2019 1:18:22 PM] : Found compatible runtime version 4.0.30319.
* [03/25/2019 1:18:22 PM] : Request of trust and detection of platform is complete.
Error details:
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [03/25/2019 1:18:22 PM] System.ArgumentException
- Value does not fall within the expected range.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.IStore.LockApplicationPath(UInt32 Flags, IDefinitionAppId ApId, IntPtr& Cookie)
at System.Deployment.Application.ComponentStore.LockApplicationPath(DefinitionAppId definitionAppId)
at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.LockApplicationPath(DefinitionAppId definitionAppId)
at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.PatchFiles(SubscriptionState subState)
at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.Download(SubscriptionState subState, X509Certificate2 clientCertificate)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDependencies(SubscriptionState subState, AssemblyManifest deployManifest, AssemblyManifest appManifest, Uri sourceUriBase, String targetDirectory, String group, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl, Uri& deploymentUri)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivationWithRetry(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivationWithRetry(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
Component store transaction details:
No transaction information is available.

VS2012 Express Application does not work on Windows XP after changing Prerequisites

I've been here before looking for a solution and some that I have seen do not seem to work.
My situation is that I have built an MIS Application on VS2012 VB.Net and it works perfectly on Windows 7, but some users still use Windows XP and I cannot reinstall for all of them as it would be inconvenient for me and my team.
All I want is the system to be compatible on the XP OS. I changed the prerequisites from Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (bla bla bla) to Microsoft .NET Framework 4. I have even published a few times with trying to have the Windows Installer 4.5 prerequisite unchecked and by also trying to publish with Windows Installer 3.1 checked instead. Ive tried with VS2010 as well and still nothing. The following are error logs i got:
PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 5.1.2600.196608 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.1
System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)
clr.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)
dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)
dfshim.dll : 4.0.31106.0 (Main.031106-0000)
SOURCES
Deployment url : file:///E:/XP%20Edition/CHBAH_JACSystem.application
ERROR SUMMARY
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of E:\XP Edition\CHBAH_JACSystem.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Exception reading manifest from file:///E:/XP%20Edition/CHBAH_JACSystem.application: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
+ Manifest XML signature is not valid.
+ SignatureDescription could not be created for the signature algorithm supplied.
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.
WARNINGS
There were no warnings during this operation.
OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [4/11/2017 3:33:09 PM] : Activation of E:\XP Edition\CHBAH_JACSystem.application has started.
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [4/11/2017 3:33:10 PM] System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (ManifestParse)
- Exception reading manifest from file:///E:/XP%20Edition/CHBAH_JACSystem.application: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestDirectBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (SignatureValidation)
- Manifest XML signature is not valid.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest.ValidateSignature(Stream s)
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException
- SignatureDescription could not be created for the signature algorithm supplied.
- Source: System.Security
- Stack trace:
at System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.SignedXml.CheckSignedInfo(AsymmetricAlgorithm key)
at System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.SignedXml.CheckSignature(AsymmetricAlgorithm key)
at System.Security.Cryptography.Xml.SignedXml.CheckSignatureReturningKey(AsymmetricAlgorithm& signingKey)
at System.Deployment.Internal.CodeSigning.SignedCmiManifest.Verify(CmiManifestVerifyFlags verifyFlags)
at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest.ValidateSignature(Stream s)
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
No transaction information is available.

cannot continue the application is improperly formatted

i'm having a big issue installing a published vb.net software on another machine , it works properly on my pc (where i developed the software )
but when i try to install it on other machines it throws this error message
"cannot continue .the application is improperly formatted.contact the application vendor ...etc "
PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 6.1.7601.65536 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.18408
System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
clr.dll : 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
dfshim.dll : 4.0.41209.0 (Main.041209-0000)
SOURCES
Deployment url : file:///C:/Users/wbc/Videos/Walido%20GYM.application
IDENTITIES
Deployment Identity : Walido GYM.application, Version=1.0.0.7, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=09750bed798d4b36, processorArchitecture=x86
APPLICATION SUMMARY
* Installable application.
ERROR SUMMARY
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of C:\Users\wbc\Videos\Walido GYM.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Exception reading manifest from file:///C:/Users/wbc/Videos/Application%20Files/Walido%20GYM_1_0_0_7/Walido%20GYM.exe.manifest: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
+ Parsing and DOM creation of the manifest resulted in error. Following parsing errors were noticed:
-HRESULT: 0x80070c81
Start line: 0
Start column: 0
Host file:
+ Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070C81
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.
WARNINGS
There were no warnings during this operation.
OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [23/12/2016 18:24:16] : Activation of C:\Users\wbc\Videos\Walido GYM.application has started.
* [23/12/2016 18:24:17] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.
* [23/12/2016 18:24:17] : Installation of the application has started.
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [23/12/2016 18:24:17] System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (ManifestParse)
- Exception reading manifest from file:///C:/Users/wbc/Videos/Application%20Files/Walido%20GYM_1_0_0_7/Walido%20GYM.exe.manifest: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadApplicationManifest(AssemblyManifest deploymentManifest, String targetDir, Uri deploymentUri, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, Uri& appSourceUri, String& appManifestPath)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadApplicationManifest(AssemblyManifest deploymentManifest, String targetDir, Uri deploymentUri, Uri& appSourceUri, String& appManifestPath)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (ManifestParse)
- Parsing and DOM creation of the manifest resulted in error. Following parsing errors were noticed:
-HRESULT: 0x80070c81
Start line: 0
Start column: 0
Host file:
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest.LoadCMSFromStream(Stream stream)
at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest..ctor(FileStream fileStream)
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException
- Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070C81
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.IsolationInterop.CreateCMSFromXml(Byte[] buffer, UInt32 bufferSize, IManifestParseErrorCallback Callback, Guid& riid)
at System.Deployment.Application.Manifest.AssemblyManifest.LoadCMSFromStream(Stream stream)
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
No transaction information is available.
edited:
after using MyApplication_UnhandledException to throw out infos about problem
i got this message :
Prerequisite check for system component SQL Server 2005 Express Edition SP2 (x86) failed with the following error message:
"This version of SQL Server 2005 Express Edition (x86) is not supported for the current processor architecture."
See the setup log file located at 'C:\Users\rose\AppData\Local\Temp\VSDE833.tmp\install.log' for more information.
i downloaded another version of sql server 2005 express and installed it then tried again another error message popped out says :
Prerequisite check for system component SQL Server 2008 Express failed with the following error message:
"The instance of SQL Server 2005 Express named 'SQLEXPRESS' contains components that are not included in SQL Server 2008 Express Service Pack 1. SQL Server 2008 Express SP1 cannot upgrade this instance. Please use SQL Server 2008 Express with Advanced Services instead."
See the setup log file located at 'C:\Users\rose\AppData\Local\Temp\VSDDE9B.tmp\install.log' for more information.
i went to project proprieties and unchecked sql server Prerequisites
published my project (this time no setup )
when i clicked on (exe) file nothing comes out
also when i click on clickonce depl application manifest file another error comes out
PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 6.1.7601.65536 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.18408
System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
clr.dll : 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.18408 built by: FX451RTMGREL
dfshim.dll : 4.0.41209.0 (Main.041209-0000)
SOURCES
Deployment url : file:///E:/555/Application%20Files/Walido%20GYM_1_0_0_15/Walido%20GYM.application
IDENTITIES
Deployment Identity : Walido GYM.application, Version=1.0.0.15, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=0000000000000000, processorArchitecture=x86
APPLICATION SUMMARY
* Installable application.
ERROR SUMMARY
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of E:\555\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Walido GYM.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Downloading file:///E:/555/Application Files/Walido GYM_1_0_0_15/Application Files/Walido GYM_1_0_0_15/Walido GYM.exe.manifest did not succeed.
+ Could not find a part of the path 'E:\555\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Walido GYM.exe.manifest'.
+ Could not find a part of the path 'E:\555\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Walido GYM.exe.manifest'.
+ Could not find a part of the path 'E:\555\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Walido GYM.exe.manifest'.
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.
WARNINGS
* The manifest for this application does not have a signature. Signature validation will be ignored.
OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [24/12/2016 15:11:02] : Activation of E:\555\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Walido GYM.application has started.
* [24/12/2016 15:11:02] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.
* [24/12/2016 15:11:02] : Installation of the application has started.
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [24/12/2016 15:11:02] System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentDownloadException (Unknown subtype)
- Downloading file:///E:/555/Application Files/Walido GYM_1_0_0_15/Application Files/Walido GYM_1_0_0_15/Walido GYM.exe.manifest did not succeed.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next)
at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadAllFiles()
at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.Download(SubscriptionState subState)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadManifestAsRawFile(Uri& sourceUri, String targetPath, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadApplicationManifest(AssemblyManifest deploymentManifest, String targetDir, Uri deploymentUri, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, Uri& appSourceUri, String& appManifestPath)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadApplicationManifest(AssemblyManifest deploymentManifest, String targetDir, Uri deploymentUri, Uri& appSourceUri, String& appManifestPath)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Net.WebException
- Could not find a part of the path 'E:\555\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Walido GYM.exe.manifest'.
- Source: System
- Stack trace:
at System.Net.FileWebRequest.EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Net.FileWebRequest.GetResponse()
at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Net.WebException
- Could not find a part of the path 'E:\555\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Walido GYM.exe.manifest'.
- Source: System
- Stack trace:
at System.Net.FileWebResponse..ctor(FileWebRequest request, Uri uri, FileAccess access, Boolean asyncHint)
at System.Net.FileWebRequest.GetResponseCallback(Object state)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException
- Could not find a part of the path 'E:\555\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Application Files\Walido GYM_1_0_0_15\Walido GYM.exe.manifest'.
- Source: mscorlib
- Stack trace:
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy, Boolean useLongPath, Boolean checkHost)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync)
at System.Net.FileWebStream..ctor(FileWebRequest request, String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare sharing, Int32 length, Boolean async)
at System.Net.FileWebResponse..ctor(FileWebRequest request, Uri uri, FileAccess access, Boolean asyncHint)
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
No transaction information is available.
thanks in advance .

ClickOnce deployment in VB.NET - launch online only error

I have been trying to fix this problem for a long time. When I fix one issue another one pops up. I am pretty sure I am on the last hurdle though.
I have an application I want to make available to users online. A click launches it, and it downloads and runs from the download cache. This is an option in Visual Studio 2010 ClickOnce deployment.
When I first uploaded the files through FTP to the webserver I had issues with the file extensions, the webserver was not recognizing them. I was able to add the correct MIME types to the htaccess file and, success, the application almost launches..
I am getting the same application cannot be started error with the details below,
PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 6.1.7601.65536 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.296
System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)
clr.dll : 4.0.30319.296 (RTMGDR.030319-2900)
dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)
dfshim.dll : 4.0.31106.0 (Main.031106-0000)
SOURCE
Deployment url : http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest8 /Application%20Files/snake_1_0_0_6/snake.application
Server : Apache
IDENTITIES
Deployment Identity : snake.application, Version=1.0.0.6, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5bd57d3abffa2377, processorArchitecture=x86
APPLICATION SUMMARY
* Online only application.
* Trust url parameter is set.
ERROR SUMMARY
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest8/Application%20Files/snake_1_0_0_6/snake.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.
WARNINGS
There were no warnings during this operation.
OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [27/04/2013 2:29:49 p.m.] : Activation of http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest8/Application%20Files/snake_1_0_0_6/snake.application has started.
* [27/04/2013 2:29:50 p.m.] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.
* [27/04/2013 2:29:50 p.m.] : Installation of the application has started.
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [27/04/2013 2:30:07 p.m.] System.Net.WebException
- The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error.
- Source: System
- Stack trace:
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
at System.Xml.XmlDownloadManager.GetNonFileStream(Uri uri, ICredentials credentials, IWebProxy proxy, RequestCachePolicy cachePolicy)
at System.Xml.XmlUrlResolver.GetEntity(Uri absoluteUri, String role, Type ofObjectToReturn)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.OpenAndPush(Uri uri)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.PushExternalEntityOrSubset(String publicId, String systemId, String baseUriStr, Uri& baseUri, String entityName)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.DtdParserProxy_PushExternalSubset(String systemId, String publicId)
at System.Xml.DtdParser.ParseExternalSubset()
at System.Xml.DtdParser.Parse(Boolean saveInternalSubset)
at System.Xml.DtdParser.System.Xml.IDtdParser.ParseInternalDtd(IDtdParserAdapter adapter, Boolean saveInternalSubset)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDtd()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDoctypeDecl()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestValidatingReader.XmlFilteredReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlCharCheckingReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XsdValidatingReader.Read()
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadApplicationManifest(AssemblyManifest deploymentManifest, String targetDir, Uri deploymentUri, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, Uri& appSourceUri, String& appManifestPath)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadApplicationManifest(AssemblyManifest deploymentManifest, String targetDir, Uri deploymentUri, Uri& appSourceUri, String& appManifestPath)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
No transaction information is available.
So the launch of the application is looking promising, but it's still not there. What could this internal server error (500) be? I have done some research, and it seems pretty generic. What do the details in the stack trace mean?

ClickOnce deployment to web server - available online only

PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 6.1.7601.65536 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.296
System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)
clr.dll : 4.0.30319.296 (RTMGDR.030319-2900)
dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.1 (RTMRel.030319-0100)
dfshim.dll : 4.0.31106.0 (Main.031106-0000)
SOURCES
Deployment url : http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest8 /snake.application
Server : Apache
IDENTITIES
Deployment Identity : snake.application, Version=1.0.0.6, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=5bd57d3abffa2377, processorArchitecture=x86
APPLICATION SUMMARY
* Online only application.
* Trust url parameter is set.
ERROR SUMMARY
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest8/snake.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Exception reading manifest from http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest8 /Application%20Files/snake_1_0_0_6/snake.exe.manifest: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
+ Unexpected end of file has occurred. The following elements are not closed: br, br. Line 3, position 254.
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.
WARNINGS
There were no warnings during this operation.
OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [15/04/2013 5:23:29 p.m.] : Activation of http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest8/snake.application has started.
* [15/04/2013 5:23:31 p.m.] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.
* [15/04/2013 5:23:31 p.m.] : Installation of the application has started.
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [15/04/2013 5:23:31 p.m.] System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (ManifestParse)
- Exception reading manifest from http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest8/Application%20Files/snake_1_0_0_6/snake.exe.manifest: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadApplicationManifest(AssemblyManifest deploymentManifest, String targetDir, Uri deploymentUri, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, Uri& appSourceUri, String& appManifestPath)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadApplicationManifest(AssemblyManifest deploymentManifest, String targetDir, Uri deploymentUri, Uri& appSourceUri, String& appManifestPath)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
--- Inner Exception ---
System.Xml.XmlException
- Unexpected end of file has occurred. The following elements are not closed: br, br. Line 3, position 254.
- Source: System.Xml
- Stack trace:
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, String arg)
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseElementContent()
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestValidatingReader.XmlFilteredReader.Read()
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestValidatingReader.XmlFilteredReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Skip()
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestValidatingReader.XmlFilteredReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Skip()
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestValidatingReader.XmlFilteredReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XmlCharCheckingReader.Read()
at System.Xml.XsdValidatingReader.Read()
at System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
No transaction information is available.
Your deployment URL is wrong.
According to:
Activation of C:\Users\user\Downloads\snake.application resulted in
exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Deployment and application do not have matching security zones.
the URL
file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/snake.application
should be
http://apps4you.comyr.com/appTest7/
so the browser knows via the manifest that the application is deployed on the same location as the publisher intended and is not tampered. It is a security issue.
In the publish tab:
In the Installation URL field, enter the installation
location using a fully qualified URL using the format http://www.microsoft.com/ApplicationName, or a
UNC path using the format \\Server\ApplicationName.
Check Bring back the basic setup and deployment project type Visual Studio Installer.