I have been round and round trying to figure out why I cannot get StrataFrame v1.6.5 (release as of yesterday) installed.



The installation goes through without a hitch however when opening Visual Studio 2008, I get this error:



The Add-In 'StrataFrame Add-In Manager' failed to load or caused an exception.

StrataFrame2008.AddIn



Message: The system cannot find the file specified.

Number: 80070002





I believe this may be due to me running Vista x64?

I've tried copying the files from Program Files (x86) to the Program Files location and the other way around. (Get other errors when doing that...)

I've installed, uninstalled, re-installed and checked the GAC making sure I didn't have any old references.

I've tried modifying the AddIn file to reflect both locations, and nothing seems to work so I figured it was time to ask for help!



What can I do to get this installed and functioning?

This error can be caused from an infinite number of things, so the screen shot alone isn't enough.  But here are the things to check:

• The SQL Server connection to the StrataFrame table
• All of the StrataFrame assemblies are synced or on the same version (check the GAC and the Program Files\Common Files\MicroFour\StrataFrame locations

Generally it is one of those two items, so if neither of these produce a result then let us know and we can look at some other items.  You will also need to set the Add-Ins file back to a usuable state once you get this message.  Depending upon how you answered this message, it will have either renamed the AddIns file or changed the LoadBehavior tag inside of the file.  The LoadBehavior tag should be set to 1.  if the file was renamed, just name it back.  You will find this file in the MSEnvDte folder under your logged in user.  You can always do a search to find it.