Windows 10 SDK 1.3 visual designer hangs and throws error - xaml

I updated VS 2015 to Update 2 along with the 1.3 SDK, now when I open a xaml file the designer seems to be working hard and hanging all of VS. When closing shows there was an exception, checking the log it shows this:
Any workaround yet?
<entry>
<record>919</record>
<time>2016/04/05 16:54:19.061</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>Editor or Editor Extension</source>
<description>System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerHost.HostServices.HostProject.get_CodeDocumentTypeIdentifier()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.Extensions.HostExtensions.IsCPlusPlusProject(IHostProject project)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Xaml.LanguageService.Metadata.ManagedTypeResolverService.GetTypeResolver(IHostProject hostProject)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Xaml.LanguageService.XamlFileInformationService.CreateFileInformationContext(IHostSourceItem sourceItem)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Xaml.LanguageService.XamlLanguageService.GetFileContextScope(String fileName, IVsTextLines textLines, IXamlFileInformationContext& fileContext)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Xaml.LanguageService.XamlLanguageService.EnsureBufferCache(IVsTextLines textLines)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Xaml.LanguageService.XamlLanguageService.EnsureBufferCache(IVsTextView view)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Xaml.LanguageService.XamlSource.BeginParse(Int32 line, Int32 idx, TokenInfo info, ParseReason reason, IVsTextView view, ParseResultHandler callback)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.ViewFilter.GetDataTipText(TextSpan[] aspan, String& textValue)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editor.Implementation.ShimQuickInfoSource.TryGetQuickInfoFromFilter(IQuickInfoSession session, TextSpan[] dataBufferTextSpan, String& tipText)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editor.Implementation.ShimQuickInfoSource.AugmentQuickInfoSession(IQuickInfoSession session, IList`1 qiContent, ITrackingSpan& applicableToSpan)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense.Implementation.QuickInfoSession.Recalculate()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense.Implementation.QuickInfoSession.Start()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense.Implementation.DefaultQuickInfoController.OnTextView_MouseHover(Object sender, MouseHoverEventArgs e)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Editor.Implementation.WpfTextView.RaiseHoverEvents()</description>
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<entry>
<record>917</record>
<time>2016/04/05 16:52:01.816</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>XAML Designer</source>
<description>XAML Designer Exception
Type: System.ArgumentNullException
Message: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: source
Stack:
at System.Linq.Enumerable.SelectMany[TSource,TResult](IEnumerable`1 source, Func`2 selector)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.WindowsXamlManifestUtility.GenerateExtensionsXml(IHostProject project, ManifestSchema schema)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.WindowsXamlManifestUtility.<>c__DisplayClass33_0.<GenerateManifestContents>b__0()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.<>c__DisplayClass48_0`1.<MarshalIn>b__0()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.Call.InvokeWorker()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.Call.Invoke(Boolean waitingInExternalCall)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.InvokeCall(Call call)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.DirectInvoke(Boolean inbound, Action action, Int32 sourceApartmentId, Int32 targetApartmentId, Int32 originId, WaitHandle aborted)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.DirectInvokeInbound(Action action, Int32 targetApartmentId)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.MarshalIn(Action action, Int32 targetApartmentId, CancellationToken cancelToken, CallSynchronizationMode syncMode, CallModality callModality, String methodName, String filePath, Int32 lineNumber)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalIn(IRemoteObject targetObject, Action action, CallSynchronizationMode syncMode, CallModality callModality, ApartmentState apartmentState, String memberName, String filePath, Int32 lineNumber)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalIn[TResult](IRemoteObject targetObject, Func`1 func, CallModality callModality, ApartmentState apartmentState, String memberName, String filePath, Int32 lineNumber)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.WindowsXamlManifestUtility.GenerateManifestContents(IEnumerable`1 dependencyIdentifiers, IHostProject project, String& packageId)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.WindowsXamlAppPackage.CreateManifestFile()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.AppPackage.InitializeApplication()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.WindowsXamlAppPackage.CreateOrRecover(IHostProject project, IHostProjectService projectService, IHostPlatformService platformService, IHostShadowCopyService shadowCopyService, PackageService packageService, IHostFileChangeWatcherService fileChangeWatcherService, String frameworkPackagePath)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.PackageService.<>c__DisplayClass10_0.<.ctor>b__0(IHostProject project, IHostProjectService projectService, IHostPlatformService platformService, IHostShadowCopyService shadowCopyService)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.PackageService.CreateAppPackage(IHostProject hostProject)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.HostUtility.AppPackage.PackageService.GetOrCreateAppPackage(IHostProject project, Boolean& isCreated)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerHost.HostServices.HostProject.get_AppPackage()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Designer.DesignerService.InitializePrimaryProject(IHostProject project)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Designer.DesignerService.InitializeLanguageContextComponents(IHostProject project)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.Designer.DesignerService.CreateDesigner(IHostSourceItem item, IHostTextEditor editor, CancellationToken cancelToken)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignTools.DesignerContract.IsolatedDesignerService.IsolatedDesignerView.CreateDesignerViewInfo(CancellationToken cancelToken)
</description>
When I create a new project the designer works fine but I get the following error on project properties on Application tab:
Property accessor 'TargetDescriptions' on object 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProjectFlavoring.Automation.Project.CommonProjectExtender' threw the following exception:'Value cannot be null.
This happens either if I keep min version 10.0.10240 or leave min as 10586
Removing SDK 10240 worked to solve the designer issue in my "old" project, still the error at the project properties happens
UPDATE:
I completely uninstalled the Windows 10 SDK, along with the 8.1 SDK, then reinstalled only 10 SDK (10586) using the VS installer from the dev site https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads
And it's worse now, I can't compile, the application tab in properties now says this:
An error occurred trying to load the page.
InvalidArgument=Value of '0' is not valid for 'SelectedIndex'.
Parameter name: SelectedIndex
Also when I try to create a new Blank Universal app I get the following message:
"Could not find a suitable SDK to target"

Well, the only thing that worked was uninstalling all standalone Windows SDKs, from 10586.11, 10586.15 and before, then reinstalling the 10586.15 again, this worked finally, just in case someone gets into this

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Visual Studio 2015 crash when open any file in editor

I have some problem with VS2015: when I open any project and try to open a file for editing - VS2015 crashes. I try reinstall, all /commands and more.
ActivityLog.xml:
<entry>
<record>430</record>
<time>2015/11/03 14:46:35.669</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>Editor or Editor Extension</source>
<description>System.IO.FileFormatException: Input file or data stream does not conform to the expected file format specification. ---> System.IO.FileFormatException: Input file or data stream does not conform to the expected file format specification.
at MS.Internal.Text.TextInterface.Native.Util.ConvertHresultToException(Int32 hr)
at MS.Internal.Text.TextInterface.Font.CreateFontFace()
at MS.Internal.Text.TextInterface.Font.AddFontFaceToCache()
at MS.Internal.Text.TextInterface.Font.GetFontFace()
at System.Windows.Media.GlyphTypeface..ctor(Font font)
at MS.Internal.FontFace.PhysicalFontFamily.GetGlyphTypeface(FontStyle style, FontWeight weight, FontStretch stretch)
at MS.Internal.FontFace.PhysicalFontFamily.MS.Internal.FontFace.IFontFamily.GetTypefaceMetrics(FontStyle style, FontWeight weight, FontStretch stretch)
at System.Windows.Media.Typeface.ConstructCachedTypeface()
at System.Windows.Media.Typeface.get_CachedTypeface()
at System.Windows.Media.Typeface.get_Symbol()
at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextStore.FetchTextRun(Int32 cpFetch)
at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextStore.FetchLSRun(Int32 lscpFetch, TextFormattingMode textFormattingMode, Boolean isSideways, Plsrun& plsrun, Int32& lsrunOffset, Int32& lsrunLength)
at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.LineServicesCallbacks.FetchRunRedefined(IntPtr pols, Int32 lscpFetch, Int32 fIsStyle, IntPtr pstyle, Char* pwchTextBuffer, Int32 cchTextBuffer, Int32& fIsBufferUsed, Char*& pwchText, Int32& cchText, Int32& fIsHidden, LsChp& lschp, IntPtr& lsplsrun)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextMetrics.FullTextLine.FormatLine(FullTextState fullText, Int32 cpFirst, Int32 lineLength, Int32 formatWidth, Int32 finiteFormatWidth, Int32 paragraphWidth, LineFlags lineFlags, FormattedTextSymbols collapsingSymbol)
at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextFormatterImp.FormatLineInternal(TextSource textSource, Int32 firstCharIndex, Int32 lineLength, Double paragraphWidth, TextParagraphProperties paragraphProperties, TextLineBreak previousLineBreak, TextRunCache textRunCache)
at MS.Internal.TextFormatting.TextFormatterImp.FormatLine(TextSource textSource, Int32 firstCharIndex, Double paragraphWidth, TextParagraphProperties paragraphProperties, TextLineBreak previousLineBreak)
at System.Windows.Media.FormattedText.LineEnumerator.FormatLine(TextSource textSource, Int32 textSourcePosition, Double maxLineLength, TextParagraphProperties paraProps, TextLineBreak lineBreak)
at System.Windows.Media.FormattedText.LineEnumerator.MoveNext()
at System.Windows.Media.FormattedText.DrawAndCalculateMetrics(DrawingContext dc, Point drawingOffset, Boolean getBlackBoxMetrics)
at System.Windows.Media.FormattedText.get_Metrics()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense.Implementation.CodeLensInterLineAdornmentTaggerProvider.TextFormatCache.UpdateTextHeight()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense.Implementation.CodeLensInterLineAdornmentTaggerProvider.TextFormatCache.EnsureInitialized()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Language.Intellisense.Implementation.CodeLensInterLineAdornmentTaggerProvider.CodeLensInterLineAdornmentTagger.GetTags(NormalizedSnapshotSpanCollection spans)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Text.Tagging.Implementation.TagAggregator`1.<GetTagsForBuffer>d__38.MoveNext()</description>
</entry>
I found a problem. CodeLens broken. If I turn it off, then it works. How i can fix CodeLens? a problem in the font (ActivityLog.txt show some methods with font)?
I fixed a CodeLens. I started checking the registry errors by CCleaner and fix all mistakes.
I encountered a similar problem.Use wpf program, if you install an illegal font, use the font error, when we select font using the property box,every font will be used, so an error occurs.
I found the problem in the environment:
win7 32(x86)
.net4.5
wpf
Hope someone can completely solve.

Sitecore 7 ContentSearch crawling failure: "Crawler : AddRecursive DoItemAdd failed"

When we try to rebuild our Lucene (ContentSearch) indexes, our CrawlingLog is filled up with these exceptions:
7052 15:08:21 WARN Crawler : AddRecursive DoItemAdd failed - {5A1E50E4-46B9-42D5-B743-1ED10D15D47E}
Exception: System.AggregateException
Message: One or more errors occurred.
Source: mscorlib
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait(Int32 millisecondsTimeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel.PartitionerForEachWorker[TSource,TLocal](Partitioner`1 source, ParallelOptions parallelOptions, Action`1 simpleBody, Action`2 bodyWithState, Action`3 bodyWithStateAndIndex, Func`4 bodyWithStateAndLocal, Func`5 bodyWithEverything, Func`1 localInit, Action`1 localFinally)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel.ForEachWorker[TSource,TLocal](IEnumerable`1 source, ParallelOptions parallelOptions, Action`1 body, Action`2 bodyWithState, Action`3 bodyWithStateAndIndex, Func`4 bodyWithStateAndLocal, Func`5 bodyWithEverything, Func`1 localInit, Action`1 localFinally)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel.ForEach[TSource](IEnumerable`1 source, ParallelOptions parallelOptions, Action`1 body)
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.AbstractDocumentBuilder`1.AddItemFields()
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.LuceneProvider.CrawlerLuceneIndexOperations.GetIndexData(IIndexable indexable, IProviderUpdateContext context)
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.LuceneProvider.CrawlerLuceneIndexOperations.BuildDataToIndex(IProviderUpdateContext context, IIndexable version)
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.LuceneProvider.CrawlerLuceneIndexOperations.Add(IIndexable indexable, IProviderUpdateContext context, ProviderIndexConfiguration indexConfiguration)
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.SitecoreItemCrawler.DoAdd(IProviderUpdateContext context, SitecoreIndexableItem indexable)
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.HierarchicalDataCrawler`1.CrawlItem(Tuple`3 tuple)
Nested Exception
Exception: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException
Message: Index and length must refer to a location within the string.
Parameter name: length
Source: mscorlib
at System.String.InternalSubStringWithChecks(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length, Boolean fAlwaysCopy)
at Sitecore.Data.ShortID.Encode(String guid)
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.FieldReaders.MultiListFieldReader.GetFieldValue(IIndexableDataField indexableField)
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.FieldReaders.FieldReaderMap.GetFieldValue(IIndexableDataField field)
at Sitecore.ContentSearch.LuceneProvider.LuceneDocumentBuilder.AddField(IIndexableDataField field)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Parallel.<>c__DisplayClass32`2.<PartitionerForEachWorker>b__30()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.InnerInvokeWithArg(Task childTask)
at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.<>c__DisplayClass11.<ExecuteSelfReplicating>b__10(Object param0)
This appears to be caused by the ShortID.Encode(string) method expecting the GUID in the string parameter to have brackets (" { " and " } ") around it. Some of our multilist field relationships were associated programmatically using Guid.ToString(), which does not include the brackets. Unfortunately, these values cause the ShortID.Encode() method to choke.
First things first: find all the places you call MultiListField.Add(string) and change Guid.ToString() to Guid.ToString("B"). This will resolve the issue for all new relationships.
Create a custom FieldReader class to replace the standard MultiListFieldReader (we called ours CustomMultiListFieldReader).
Set your custom class to inherit from Sitecore.ContentSearch.FieldReaders.FieldReader.
Decompile the Sitecore.ContentSearch.FieldReaders.MultiListFieldReader.GetFieldValue(IIndexableDataField) method into your custom class.
Before the if (ID.IsID(id)) line, add the following code:
if (!str.StartsWith("{") && !str.EndsWith("}"))
id = String.Format("{{{0}}}", str);
In your index configuration (we added ours to the default, Sitecore.ContentSearch.DefaultIndexConfiguration.config) change the fieldReaderType for the MultiList fields to your custom type. (This can be found in your config at sitecore/contentSearch/configuration/defaultIndexConfiguration/fieldReaders/mapFieldByTypeName/fieldReader.)
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Serialization Exception in .NET 4.5

I'm getting this stack trace when I call:
XslCompiledTransform.Transform(XmlDocument.DocumentElement.CreateNavigator(), null, StringWriter)
System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: Type is not resolved for member --MyProject stuff
at System.AppDomain.GetHostEvidence(Type type)
at System.Security.Policy.AppDomainEvidenceFactory.GenerateEvidence(Type evidenceType)
at System.Security.Policy.Evidence.GenerateHostEvidence(Type type, Boolean hostCanGenerate)
at System.Security.Policy.Evidence.GetHostEvidenceNoLock(Type type)
at System.Security.Policy.Evidence.RawEvidenceEnumerator.MoveNext()
at System.Security.Policy.Evidence.EvidenceEnumerator.MoveNext()
at System.Configuration.ClientConfigPaths.GetEvidenceInfo(AppDomain appDomain, String exePath, String& typeName)
at System.Configuration.ClientConfigPaths.GetTypeAndHashSuffix(AppDomain appDomain, String exePath)
at System.Configuration.ClientConfigPaths..ctor(String exePath, Boolean includeUserConfig)
at System.Configuration.ClientConfigPaths.GetPaths(String exePath, Boolean includeUserConfig)
at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationHost.get_HasRoamingConfig()
at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationHost.IsConfigRecordRequired(String configPath)
at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.hlNeedsChildFor(String configName)
at System.Configuration.Internal.InternalConfigRoot.GetConfigRecord(String configPath)
at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.OnConfigRemoved(Object sender, InternalConfigEventArgs e)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.PrepareConfigSystem()
at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(String sectionName)
at System.Xml.XmlConfiguration.XmlReaderSection.get_ProhibitDefaultUrlResolver()
at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.get_IsResolverNull()
at System.Xml.Xsl.QueryReaderSettings..ctor(XmlReader reader)
at System.Xml.Xsl.Xslt.XsltLoader.Load(Compiler compiler, Object stylesheet, XmlResolver xmlResolver)
at System.Xml.Xsl.Xslt.Compiler.Compile(Object stylesheet, XmlResolver xmlResolver, QilExpression& qil)
at System.Xml.Xsl.XslCompiledTransform.LoadInternal(Object stylesheet, XsltSettings settings, XmlResolver stylesheetResolver)
at System.Xml.Xsl.XslCompiledTransform.Load(XmlReader stylesheet, XsltSettings settings, XmlResolver stylesheetResolver)
at MyProject
The XslCompiledTransform object Loads an XmlReader that uses GetManifestResourceStream to an embedded .xslt file, but I have confirmed that it is getting that information correctly.
I've looked at it quite a bit and narrowed it down to this call, but I am not sure where to go from here. Has anyone else experienced this?
This was on a Windows 8 machine, but I have experienced it on server2008r2 OS
I am experiencing the same error with .NET 4.5. I only see the error when using nunit 2.6+. It seems to happen when you initialize an XmlSerializer in a sub-AppDomain, with objects stored in the CallContext. The type of the object in the CallContext can't be resolved if the ApplicationBase (the bin-path) is set to something different in the sub-AppDomain. You can see the assembly binding error in the Fusion Log Viewer: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e74a18c4.aspx
In my case, if I copy the assembly with the type in it to nunits bin-path, the error goes away. This is of course not a viable solution.
Have you found the root cause for the error?
EDIT: I fixed it by letting the type inherit MarshalByRefObject: Type cant be resolve in UnitTest after migrating Project from vs2005 to vs2010 (MSTest)
EDIT 2: Alternative fix is to call System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection("dummy") prior to the code that fails.

Program Does Not Run On Win XP But Will Run On Win7

So I designed a program using Visual Studio 2010 on a Win7 box. For the sake of this the program is called Test.exe
When another user, using Win XP tries to open this program, it pops up a Just In Time Debugger window and never runs. I can open the program on my Win7 box and additional Win7 boxes and each time the program opens.
I'm not exactly sure where to begin to figure out why Win XP machines fail to run this program.
Any suggestions?
EDIT
Here is the exception error we got but running the debugger on the XP machine.
System.InvalidOperationException was unhandled
Message=An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
Source=WinApp
StackTrace:
at WinApp.My.MyProject.MyForms.Create_Instance_[T](T Instance)
at WinApp.My.MyProject.MyForms.get_Form1()
at WinApp.My.MyApplication.OnCreateMainForm()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel()
at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(String[] commandLine)
at WinApp.My.MyApplication.Main(String[] Args)
InnerException: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException
Message=Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
Source=mscorlib
StackTrace:
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle._SerializationInvoke(IRuntimeMethodInfo method, Object target, SignatureStruct& declaringTypeSig, SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
at System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectManager.CompleteISerializableObject(Object obj, SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
at System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectManager.FixupSpecialObject(ObjectHolder holder)
at System.Runtime.Serialization.ObjectManager.DoFixups()
at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectReader.Deserialize(HeaderHandler handler, __BinaryParser serParser, Boolean fCheck, Boolean isCrossAppDomain, IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)
at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream, HeaderHandler handler, Boolean fCheck, Boolean isCrossAppDomain, IMethodCallMessage methodCallMessage)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader.DeserializeObject(Int32 typeIndex)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader._LoadObjectV2(Int32 pos, ResourceTypeCode& typeCode)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader.LoadObjectV2(Int32 pos, ResourceTypeCode& typeCode)
at System.Resources.ResourceReader.LoadObject(Int32 pos, ResourceTypeCode& typeCode)
at System.Resources.RuntimeResourceSet.GetObject(String key, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean isString)
at System.Resources.RuntimeResourceSet.GetObject(String key, Boolean ignoreCase)
at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject(String name, CultureInfo culture, Boolean wrapUnmanagedMemStream)
at System.Resources.ResourceManager.GetObject(String name)
at WinApp.Form1.InitializeComponent()
at WinApp.Form1..ctor()
InnerException: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception
Message=The parameter is incorrect
Source=System.Drawing
ErrorCode=-2147467259
NativeErrorCode=87
StackTrace:
at System.Drawing.Icon.Initialize(Int32 width, Int32 height)
at System.Drawing.Icon..ctor(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
InnerException:
You'll need to make sure that the Windows XP system has the appropriate version of the .NET Framework installed.
Also, there are many types that will not work on XP within .NET framework 4. For example, if you use the MD5Cng class, you'll see (in the "Platforms" section of the docs) that it's only supported on Vista+, not on XP. Using this class in a program will cause an exception if it's run on XP.
Edit:
From your stack trace, it looks like your Form (WinApp.Form1) is using an Icon (.ico) which is a format that is unsupported by Windows XP. For example, if you use a full color icon, this can raise an exception on XP. Make sure it's a 256 color icon file to work properly on XP.

msbuild ASPNETCOMPILER ASPNETRUNTIME startIndex error

I have a web project that builds fine on Windows 7 with no error. When I upgraded to Windows 8, compiling the project into a compiled website throws an error. Compiling from the csproj file (not creating a website) works fine. This is the actual error that is thrown by msbuild
ASPNETCOMPILER : error ASPRUNTIME: startIndex cannot be larger than length of string. [mycsproj.file.here]
The line that msbuild is running that is throwing the error is
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_compiler.exe -v / -p my.physical.project.path -u my.physical.project.path\buildartifacts\CompiledWebsite
I was able to get a stack trace as well from running the aspnet_compiler with the -errorstack tag and this is what it generated
[ArgumentOutOfRangeException]: startIndex cannot be larger than length of string.
Parameter name: startIndex
at System.String.InternalSubStringWithChecks(Int32 startIndex, Int32 length, Boolean fAlwaysCopy)
at System.Web.Compilation.DiskBuildResultCache.MarkAssemblyAndRelatedFilesForDeletion(String assemblyName)
at System.Web.Compilation.DiskBuildResultCache.CacheBuildResult(String cacheKey, BuildResult result, Int64 hashCode, DateTime utcStart)
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CacheBuildResultInternal(String cacheKey, BuildResult result, Int64 hashCode, DateTime utcStart)
at System.Web.Compilation.WebDirectoryBatchCompiler.CacheAssemblyResults(AssemblyBuilder assemblyBuilder, CompilerResults results)
at System.Web.Compilation.WebDirectoryBatchCompiler.CompileAssemblyBuilder(AssemblyBuilder builder)
at System.Web.Compilation.WebDirectoryBatchCompiler.<CompileNonDependentBuildProviders>b__0(AssemblyBuilder assemblyBuilder)
at System.Web.Compilation.CompilationUtil.CompileParallel(ICollection assemblyBuilders, Action`1 action)
at System.Web.Compilation.WebDirectoryBatchCompiler.CompileNonDependentBuildProviders(ICollection buildProviders)
at System.Web.Compilation.WebDirectoryBatchCompiler.Process()
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.BatchCompileWebDirectoryInternal(VirtualDirectory vdir, Boolean ignoreErrors)
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.BatchCompileWebDirectory(VirtualDirectory vdir, VirtualPath virtualDir, Boolean ignoreErrors)
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.PrecompileWebDirectoriesRecursive(VirtualDirectory vdir, Boolean topLevel)
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.PrecompileAppInternal(VirtualPath startingVirtualDir, IEnumerable`1 excludedVirtualPaths)
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.PrecompileApp(VirtualPath startingVirtualDir, IEnumerable`1 excludedVirtualPaths)
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.PrecompileApp(ClientBuildManagerCallback callback, IEnumerable`1 excludedVirtualPaths)
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManagerHost.PrecompileApp(ClientBuildManagerCallback callback, List`1 excludedVirtualPaths)
at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManagerHost.PrecompileApp(ClientBuildManagerCallback callback, List`1 excludedVirtualPaths)
at System.Web.Compilation.ClientBuildManager.PrecompileApplication(ClientBuildManagerCallback callback, Boolean forceCleanBuild)
at System.Web.Compilation.ClientBuildManager.PrecompileApplication(ClientBuildManagerCallback callback)
at System.Web.Compilation.Precompiler.Main(String[] args)
How do I fix this? I assume it has something to do with the assembly name due to the stack trace, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what to do to fix it. Could someone help me out?
Run "Clean" followed by "Rebuild" using Visual Studio. This fixed the problem for me.