I got an Invalid Cast Excpetion for every action from VS.NET

Ex.

------ Deploy started: Project: EAISchemas, Configuration: Deployment
.NET ------

Deploying...
: Remove server="MyServer" database="BizTalkMgmtDb"
assembly=" C:\DevProjects\BizTalkTutorial\EAISchema
s\bin\Deployment\EAISchema
s.dll"

error: Unspecified exception: Specified cast is not valid.

error: Specified cast is not valid.

EAISchemas - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)


I have reinstalled BizTalk.

Any idea before I reinstall VS.NET? (I wish I don't have to...)

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I also get this error when editing a send ports

Could not retrieve transport type data for Primary Transport of Send port
"PortName" from config store. Acces denied.

???


"Martin Massé" <martin.masse@NOSPAMfacturation.net> wrote in message
news:uZzEmGtDEHA.3408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I got an Invalid Cast Excpetion for every action from VS.NET
>
> Ex.
>
> ------ Deploy started: Project: EAISchemas, Configuration: Deployment
> .NET ------
>
> Deploying...
>     : Remove server="MyServer" database="BizTalkMgmtDb"
>
assembly=" C:\DevProjects\BizTalkTutorial\EAISchema
 s\bin\Deployment\EAISchema
> s.dll"
>
> error: Unspecified exception: Specified cast is not valid.
>
> error: Specified cast is not valid.
>
> EAISchemas - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>
>
> I have reinstalled BizTalk.
>
> Any idea before I reinstall VS.NET? (I wish I don't have to...)
>
>

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I also get this error when deploying an orchestration assembly on my dev
machine (XP).

[Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.DeploymentException] Unable to deploy earl
y
bindings. [Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.Binding.BindingException] Failed
updating binding information. BindingException: Specified cast is not valid.
[System.InvalidCastException] Specified cast is not valid.


"Martin Massé" <martin.masse@NOSPAMfacturation.net> wrote in message
news:uZzEmGtDEHA.3408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I got an Invalid Cast Excpetion for every action from VS.NET
>
> Ex.
>
> ------ Deploy started: Project: EAISchemas, Configuration: Deployment
> .NET ------
>
> Deploying...
>     : Remove server="MyServer" database="BizTalkMgmtDb"
>
assembly=" C:\DevProjects\BizTalkTutorial\EAISchema
 s\bin\Deployment\EAISchema
> s.dll"
>
> error: Unspecified exception: Specified cast is not valid.
>
> error: Specified cast is not valid.
>
> EAISchemas - 2 error(s), 0 warning(s)
>
>
> I have reinstalled BizTalk.
>
> Any idea before I reinstall VS.NET? (I wish I don't have to...)
>
>

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This problem is solved by installing the updates listed in=20
the Installation Guide. =20

The Installation Guide suggests you install updates=20
Updates Q828758, Q329433, and Q831950 (on server with SQL).

Here are the links, copied from the guide:

Update Q329433 (download from=20
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D22833)=20
Update Q831950 (download from=20
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D22840)=20

Note  Update Q831950 must be installed on the computer(s)=20
where SQL Server 2000 is installed.

For Windows XP: COM+ Rollup QXP6 (Q828758) (Contact=20
Microsoft Product Support Services (PSS) for this update;=20
go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=3D22841 for=20
more information about PSS)=20


Thanks,
Elizabeth
>-----Original Message-----
>
>I also get this error when deploying an orchestration=20
assembly on my dev
>machine (XP).
>
>[Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.DeploymentException] Unable=20
to deploy early
>bindings.=20
[Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.Binding.BindingException]=20
Failed
>updating binding information. BindingException: Specified=20
cast is not valid.
>[System.InvalidCastException] Specified cast is not valid.
>
>
>"Martin Mass=E9" <martin.masse@NOSPAMfacturation.net> wrote=20
in message
>news:uZzEmGtDEHA.3408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... 
VS.NET 
Configuration: Deployment 
>assembly=3D" C:\DevProjects\BizTalkTutorial\EAISchema
s\bin\De
ployment\EAISchema 
valid. 
have to...) 
>
>
>.
>

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Also, here is the KB article pertaining to the error you=20
are getting:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-
us;837119&Product=3Dbizt2002

Thanks,
Elizabeth

>-----Original Message-----
>
>I also get this error when deploying an orchestration=20
assembly on my dev
>machine (XP).
>
>[Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.DeploymentException] Unable=20
to deploy early
>bindings.=20
[Microsoft.BizTalk.Deployment.Binding.BindingException]=20
Failed
>updating binding information. BindingException: Specified=20
cast is not valid.
>[System.InvalidCastException] Specified cast is not valid.
>
>
>"Martin Mass=E9" <martin.masse@NOSPAMfacturation.net> wrote=20
in message
>news:uZzEmGtDEHA.3408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... 
VS.NET 
Configuration: Deployment 
>assembly=3D" C:\DevProjects\BizTalkTutorial\EAISchema
s\bin\De
ployment\EAISchema 
valid. 
have to...) 
>
>
>.
>

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