cannot start adaware

When I try to start adaware application I get the following error:

The application has failed because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail.

The application event log shows the following error:

Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.


with sxstrace running I tried to start adaware and got the following trace:

=================
Begin Activation Context Generation.
Input Parameter:
Flags = 0
ProcessorArchitecture = x86
CultureFallBacks = en-US;en
ManifestPath = C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe
AssemblyDirectory = C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\
Application Config File =
-----------------
INFO: Parsing Manifest File C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe.
INFO: Manifest Definition Identity is (null).
INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1"
INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.21022.8"
INFO: Resolving reference Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1".
INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture x86.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: Find publisher policy at C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_policy.9.0.microso ft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_60a5 df56e60dc5df.manifest
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\9.0. 30729.1__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFE ST.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture Neutral.
INFO: End assembly probing.
ERROR: Cannot resolve reference Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1".
ERROR: Activation Context generation failed.
End Activation Context Generation.

----------------
Can you help? How extensive is this problem? Will it only effect adaware? How can it be fixed? I don't know how it happened except this morning on startup some unidentified appl wanted to run, on hitting control-alt-del to identify it, it disappeared. Thanx for any light you can shed on this.

"James Gilman" <skibum@usadatanet.net> wrote in message news:umDHGBMKKHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
When I try to start adaware application I get the following error:

The application has failed because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail.

The application event log shows the following error:

Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.


with sxstrace running I tried to start adaware and got the following trace:

=================
Begin Activation Context Generation.
Input Parameter:
Flags = 0
ProcessorArchitecture = x86
CultureFallBacks = en-US;en
ManifestPath = C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe
AssemblyDirectory = C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\
Application Config File =
-----------------
INFO: Parsing Manifest File C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe.
INFO: Manifest Definition Identity is (null).
INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1"
INFO: Reference: Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.21022.8"
INFO: Resolving reference Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1".
INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture x86.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: Find publisher policy at C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_policy.9.0.microso ft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_60a5 df56e60dc5df.manifest
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\9.0. 30729.1__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFE ST.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture Neutral.
INFO: End assembly probing.
ERROR: Cannot resolve reference Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1".
ERROR: Activation Context generation failed.
End Activation Context Generation.

----------------
Can you help? How extensive is this problem? Will it only effect adaware? How can it be fixed? I don't know how it happened except this morning on startup some unidentified appl wanted to run, on hitting control-alt-del to identify it, it disappeared. Thanx for any light you can shed on this.


I think this may be due to the fact I uninstalled Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 which maybe adaware was using. I only have left Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 on my system because the 2008 version caused problems with an application which I need to keep. I tried reinstalling adaware but this did not correct the startup problem. If I must, I'll do without adaware.

Have you contacted Lavasoft for support on this question?


"James Gilman" <skibum@usadatanet.net> wrote in message
news:umDHGBMKKHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
When I try to start adaware application I get the following error:

The application has failed because its side-by-side configuration
is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail.

The application event log shows the following error:

Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program
Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe". Dependent Assembly
Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1"
could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.


with sxstrace running I tried to start adaware and got the following trace:

=================
Begin Activation Context Generation.
Input Parameter:
Flags = 0
ProcessorArchitecture = x86
CultureFallBacks = en-US;en
ManifestPath = C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe
AssemblyDirectory = C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\
Application Config File =
-----------------
INFO: Parsing Manifest File C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe.
INFO: Manifest Definition Identity is (null).
INFO: Reference:
Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1"
INFO: Reference:
Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.21022.8"
INFO: Resolving reference
Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1".
INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture x86.
INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.
INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
INFO: Find publisher policy at
C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_policy.9.0.microso ft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_60a5 df56e60dc5df.manifest
INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
INFO: Begin assembly probing.
INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at
C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\9.0. 30729.1__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program
Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program
Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program
Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program
Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFE ST.
INFO: Did not find manifest for culture Neutral.
INFO: End assembly probing.
ERROR: Cannot resolve reference
Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1".
ERROR: Activation Context generation failed.
End Activation Context Generation.

----------------
Can you help? How extensive is this problem? Will it only effect adaware?
How can it be fixed? I don't know how it happened except this morning on
startup some unidentified appl wanted to run, on hitting control-alt-del to
identify it, it disappeared. Thanx for any light you can shed on this.

"Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
news:7E453254-83E5-40B0-ACA3-9AE8B723E5A6@microsoft.com...
> Have you contacted Lavasoft for support on this question?
>
>
> "James Gilman" <skibum@usadatanet.net> wrote in message
> news:umDHGBMKKHA.1248@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> When I try to start adaware application I get the following error:
>
> The application has failed because its side-by-side configuration
> is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail.
>
> The application event log shows the following error:
>
> Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program
> Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe". Dependent Assembly
> Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1"
> could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
>
>
> with sxstrace running I tried to start adaware and got the following
> trace:
>
> =================
> Begin Activation Context Generation.
> Input Parameter:
> Flags = 0
> ProcessorArchitecture = x86
> CultureFallBacks = en-US;en
> ManifestPath = C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe
> AssemblyDirectory = C:\Program Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\
> Application Config File =
> -----------------
> INFO: Parsing Manifest File C:\Program
> Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Ad-Aware.exe.
> INFO: Manifest Definition Identity is (null).
> INFO: Reference:
> Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1"
> INFO: Reference:
> Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.21022.8"
> INFO: Resolving reference
> Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1".
> INFO: Resolving reference for ProcessorArchitecture x86.
> INFO: Resolving reference for culture Neutral.
> INFO: Applying Binding Policy.
> INFO: Find publisher policy at
> C:\Windows\WinSxS\manifests\x86_policy.9.0.microso ft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.21022.8_none_60a5 df56e60dc5df.manifest
> INFO: No binding policy redirect found.
> INFO: Begin assembly probing.
> INFO: Did not find the assembly in WinSxS.
> INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at
> C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\9.0. 30729.1__1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
> INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program
> Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
> INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program
> Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFEST.
> INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program
> Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.DLL.
> INFO: Attempt to probe manifest at C:\Program
> Files\Lavasoft\Ad-Aware\Microsoft.VC90.CRT\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.MANIFE ST.
> INFO: Did not find manifest for culture Neutral.
> INFO: End assembly probing.
> ERROR: Cannot resolve reference
> Microsoft.VC90.CRT,processorArchitecture="x86",pub licKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",versio n="9.0.30729.1".
> ERROR: Activation Context generation failed.
> End Activation Context Generation.
>
> ----------------
> Can you help? How extensive is this problem? Will it only effect adaware?
> How can it be fixed? I don't know how it happened except this morning on
> startup some unidentified appl wanted to run, on hitting control-alt-del
> to identify it, it disappeared. Thanx for any light you can shed on this.
>
>
>

I un-installed ad-aware. Installed Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1.
Re-installed ad-aware. This corrected the problem.