ClickOnce Deploy fails due to TimeOut on file download.

I have a smart client app that has been working without a hitch for

weeks. This application requires interaction with some specific

hardware devices, which requires specific driver versions, so I decided

to try and embed the driver install files inside my application for easy

field installation. That is when my problems started...

First I tried to include the raw driver .exe files in the application,

which worked fine when I tested locally, but when I published to the web

server (Win 2003 SE SP-2) the application deploy failed on the .exe

files. I tried to find the problem, but just chalked it up to some

unknown security issues and decided to go the old file extension

renaming route, which worked fine (in the beginning...).

I named the driver files with a .txt extension and they deployed fine,

then I renamed the extensions in my application and installed the

drivers on the client without a hitch!

Then I ran into a problem with the driver utility for the Logitech

QuickCam, where the deploy would hang up on one of the required .dll

files. So I went through the same routine with renaming these files as

well, and eventually ran into a problem with the file path lengths on

some of them. So, I decided to try creating a ZIP file that would be

deployed as part of the project and then unzipped on the client. The

deploy then started hanging on the ZIP file!

At this point I already knew the renaming process was working, so I

decided to rename the ZIP file as well. All works fine on my local

machine, but when attempting to deploy from the web server, I have had

nothing but problems. This seems to be sporatic in nature as sometimes

when I completely clean off both the server and the client machine from

all previous versions of the app it works, but lately most deploys just

fail.

Now the deploy has started hanging on the .txt files that I

programmatically rename... See full error below:

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PLATFORM VERSION INFO

Windows : 6.0.6001.65536 (Win32NT)

Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.3074

System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)

mscorwks.dll : 2.0.50727.3074 (QFE.050727-3000)

dfdll.dll : 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)

dfshim.dll : 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)

SOURCES

Deployment url : http://quickaccess2.alacop.gov/

Server : Microsoft-IIS/6.0

X-Powered-By : ASP.NET

Application url :

http://quickaccess2.alacop.gov/Application...ss.exe.manifest

Server : Microsoft-IIS/6.0

X-Powered-By : ASP.NET

IDENTITIES

Deployment Identity : WinQuickAccess.application, Version=1.0.0.103,

Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=99d1cd394fcabffe,

processorArchitecture=msil

Application Identity : WinQuickAccess.exe, Version=1.0.0.103,

Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=99d1cd394fcabffe,

processorArchitecture=msil, type=win32

APPLICATION SUMMARY

* Online only application.

ERROR SUMMARY

Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed

later in the log.

* Activation of http://quickaccess2.alacop.gov/ resulted in exception.

Following failure messages were detected:

+ *Downloading *'*http://quickaccess2.alacop.gov/Application*'

(http://quickaccess2.alacop.gov/Application)*

Files/WinQuickAccess_1_0_0_103/Drivers/ESEEKMod250/EXE/CDM

2.04.16.txt.deploy did not succeed.

+ The operation has timed out.*

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY

No transaction error was detected.

WARNINGS

There were no warnings during this operation.

OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS

* [7/6/2009 4:43:41 PM] : Activation of

http://quickaccess2.alacop.gov/ has started.

* [7/6/2009 4:43:42 PM] : Processing of deployment manifest has

successfully completed.

* [7/6/2009 4:43:42 PM] : Installation of the application has started.

* [7/6/2009 4:43:42 PM] : Processing of application manifest has

successfully completed.

* [7/6/2009 4:43:44 PM] : Request of trust and detection of platform

is complete.

ERROR DETAILS

Following errors were detected during this operation.

* [7/6/2009 4:48:48 PM]

System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentDownloadException (Unknown

subtype)

- Downloading http://quickaccess2.alacop.gov/Application

Files/WinQuickAccess_1_0_0_103/Drivers/ESEEKMod250/EXE/CDM

2.04.16.txt.deploy did not succeed.

- Source: System.Deployment

- Stack trace:

at

System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem

next)

at

System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadAllFiles()

at

System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.Download(SubscriptionState

subState)

at

System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDependencies(SubscriptionState

subState, AssemblyManifest deployManifest, AssemblyManifest appManifest,

Uri sourceUriBase, String targetDirectory, String group,

IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)

at

System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState

subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId,

TempDirectory& downloadTemp)

at

System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState&

subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)

at

System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri

activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String

deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings,

String& errorPageUrl)

at

System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object

state)

--- Inner Exception ---

System.Net.WebException

- The operation has timed out.

- Source: System

- Stack trace:

at System.Net.ConnectStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32

size)

at

System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem

next)

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS

No transaction information is available.

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I have read several posts on the internet relating to this issue, but

so far none of the "fixes" have worked for my situation. I have checked

the following:

1 - Bandwidth: We are on a 10gb network, and the target web server is

here - Not a download speed issue...

2 - Firewall: I have turned off the firewall and virus protection on

the client PC

3 - TCP tuning: I have disabled this on the local PC

The suspect files are usually 2mb-in size or larger, but I am able to

directly download the files outside of the deploy package via my browser

in less than 5 seconds each! This has been tested on XP and Vista

clients, and my success rate is deminishing rapidly, as is my

patience...

Please Help,

Larry

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jlainc