bugfix

06
Feb
2012

Error: Unable to find fileDFUI.exe please verify your install is correct.

I was getting the error ‘Error: Unable to find fileDFUI.exe please verify your install is correct.’ when trying to run an Azure project locally. MS have a rather hefty workaround here which I really didn’t want to use (especially since the error will come back after a while).

An easier workaround is to backup your ServiceConfiguration and ServiceDefinition files and delete the Azure project from your solution, also delete all traces of the Azure project from your solution directory.

Next add an Azure project to your solution (don’t add any roles). Add the roles manually using your existing projects (right-click on ‘Roles’ within the Azure project and select ‘Add > <X> Project in Solution’.

Restore your backed up service config files and you should be good to go!

Posted by Dan in Azure, General, 1 comment
03
Jul
2011

ID_CAP_LOCATION ‘Location Services’ Incorrectly Detected With WP7Contrib

I had an issue where my app would incorrectly report ‘location services’ when attempting to submit for certification. The problem turned out to be two classes in WP7Contrib using the Microsoft.Phone.Controls.Maps and System.Device.Location namespaces. When the capability detection tool runs, it checks for any use of a namespace, not just methods that actually check the user’s location. Unfortunately you can’t override it in the WMAppManifest.xml file – which begs the question of why even have the flags there if all they do is increase the chances of an exception.

Anyway, to fix the problem you need to comment out two classes in WP7Contrib.Common. In ‘Serialization’ are ‘SerializeGeoCoordinate’ and ‘SerializeLocationRect’. Comment out these classes in their entirety and re-build both WP7Contrib.Common and your app. Your app should no longer be incorrectly detected as using location services.

Posted by Dan in Windows Phone, 0 comments