Using mage.exe with .net 4 assemblies

May 30, 2012Graham Hay

If you’re using mage.exe directly to create an application manifest, and you’re seeing errors like this:

Warning MSB3178: Assembly <assembly> is incorrectly specified as a file.

and the assemblies flagged up are targeting .net 4, then you’re probably using the wrong (old) version. Try the one in C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\bin\NETFX 4.0 Tools.

David Alpert June 28, 2012 / 4:38 am

This post saved me hours of frustration today by pointing me right at the solution to my problem. Many thanks!

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- Graham Hay June 28, 2012 / 8:09 am
  
  Took me a while to work it out :(
  
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Morten Grøtan October 18, 2012 / 10:18 pm

Wonderful! You saved the day!

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Arnaud Weil November 9, 2012 / 3:57 pm

Thanks for sharing, you also saved me hours!

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Aliona December 2, 2013 / 9:06 pm

Thank you! Very helpful post.

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asdf October 1, 2014 / 4:33 pm

thanks!

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