Silverlight Error: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation

Silverlight Error: System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation

I have Installed VS-2012 Express Edition. Now, I am trying to create Silverlight Application.

In the very beginning I was ended with the following error:

You need to install the latest Silverlight Developer runtime before creating a Silverlight project. Download the x86 runtime at: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=229323

Hence, I have downloaded Silverlight Developer runtime from the above given URL and I have tried to create the Silverlight Application once again.

As and I click on the OK button on New Project dialog I am getting the following error.

What could be the reason? Can anybody please suggest what is the solution?

The error summary is below:

System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.WaitForCompletion(NestedCallContext nestedCallContext, BlockingCall call, WaitHandle timeoutSignal) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.MarshalOutSynchronous(Action action, Int32 targetApartmentId, WaitHandle aborted, WaitHandle timeoutSignal) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.MarshalOut(Action action, Int32 targetApartmentId, WaitHandle aborted, CallSynchronizationMode syncMode, WaitHandle timeoutSignal) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalOut[TValue](RemoteHandle1 targetObject, Action action, CallSynchronizationMode syncMode) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalOut[TResult,TValue](RemoteHandle1 targetObject, Func2 func, CallSynchronizationMode syncMode) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.LocalDesignerService.CreateDesignerImpl(IHostSourceItem item, IHostTextEditor editor, RemoteCancellationToken remoteCancelToken) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.LocalDesignerService.<>c__DisplayClass12.<Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.IDesignerService.CreateDesigner>b__11(RemoteCancellationToken remoteToken) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.LocalDesignerService.CallWithCancellation[TResult](CancellationToken cancelToken, Func2 func) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.LocalDesignerService.Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.IDesignerService.CreateDesigner(IHostSourceItem item, IHostTextEditor editor, CancellationToken cancelToken) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.IsolatedDesignerService.IsolatedDesignerView.CreateDesignerViewInfo(CancellationToken cancelToken)

System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.

Server stack trace: at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.WaitForCompletion(NestedCallContext nestedCallContext, BlockingCall call, WaitHandle timeoutSignal) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.MarshalIn(Action action, Int32 targetApartmentId) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalIn(IRemoteObject targetObject, Action action) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalIn[TResult](IRemoteObject targetObject, Func`1 func) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteDesignerService.Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.IRemoteDesignerService.CreateDesigner(IRemoteHostSourceItem remoteItem, IRemoteHostTextEditor remoteEditor, IRemoteCancellationToken remoteToken) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Object[]& outArgs) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)

Exception rethrown at [0]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.IRemoteDesignerService.CreateDesigner(IRemoteHostSourceItem remoteItem, IRemoteHostTextEditor remoteEditor, IRemoteCancellationToken cancelToken) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.LocalDesignerService.<>c_DisplayClass8.b_6(IRemoteDesignerService d) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.<>c_DisplayClass4`2.b_3() at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.Call.InvokeWorker()

System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor) at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) at System.RuntimeType.CreateInstanceImpl(BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, StackCrawlMark& stackMark) at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes) at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Object[] args) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignSurface.PlatformLoader.CreatePlatformCreator(IPlatformService platformService, String assemblyFile, String typeName) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignSurface.PlatformLoader.<>c_DisplayClass4.b_1() at Microsoft.Expression.Platform.PlatformService.PlatformEntry.get_PlatformCreator() at Microsoft.Expression.Platform.PlatformService.GetPlatformCreator(String frameworkSpec) at Microsoft.Expression.Platform.PlatformService.IsCompatibleFramework(FrameworkName hostFramework, FrameworkName guestFramework) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignSurface.Project.ProjectContextManager.GetProjectContext(IHostProject project, IPlatform platform, Boolean create) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignSurface.Project.ProjectContextManager.GetSourceItemContext(IHostSourceItem sourceItem) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignSurface.DesignerService.CreateDesigner(IHostSourceItem item, IHostTextEditor editor, CancellationToken cancelToken) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteDesignerService.<>c_DisplayClass10.<>c_DisplayClass12.b_f(CancellationToken cancelToken) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteDesignerService.CallWithCancellation[TResult](IRemoteCancellationToken remoteToken, Func2 func) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteDesignerService.<>c__DisplayClass10.<Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.IRemoteDesignerService.CreateDesigner>b__e() at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.<>c__DisplayClass161.b_15() at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.Call.InvokeWorker()

System.NotSupportedException Could not find Microsoft Silverlight SDK 5.0. Please make sure that the correct version of the Microsoft Silverlight SDK has been installed. at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.WaitForCompletion(NestedCallContext nestedCallContext, BlockingCall call, WaitHandle timeoutSignal) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.MarshalOutSynchronous(Action action, Int32 targetApartmentId, WaitHandle aborted, WaitHandle timeoutSignal) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.MarshalOut(Action action, Int32 targetApartmentId, WaitHandle aborted, CallSynchronizationMode syncMode, WaitHandle timeoutSignal) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalOut[TValue](RemoteHandle1 targetObject, Action action, CallSynchronizationMode syncMode) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalOut[TResult,TValue](RemoteHandle1 targetObject, Func1 func, CallSynchronizationMode syncMode) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteWrapper1.Invoke[T](Func`2 action) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteHostPlatformService.Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.IHostPlatformService.GetProperty(String frameworkSpec, String propertyName) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignSurface.PlatformContext.GetProperty(String frameworkSpec, String propertyName) at Microsoft.Expression.Platform.PlatformService.GetProperty(String frameworkSpec, String propertyName) at Microsoft.Expression.SilverlightPlatform.SilverlightPlatformCreator..ctor(IPlatformService platformService)

System.NotSupportedException Could not find Microsoft Silverlight SDK 5.0. Please make sure that the correct version of the Microsoft Silverlight SDK has been installed.

Server stack trace: at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.WaitForCompletion(NestedCallContext nestedCallContext, BlockingCall call, WaitHandle timeoutSignal) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.MarshalIn(Action action, Int32 targetApartmentId) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalIn(IRemoteObject targetObject, Action action) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.MarshalIn[TResult](IRemoteObject targetObject, Func1 func) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteWrapper1.Invoke[T](Func`2 action) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteHostPlatformService.Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.IHostPlatformService.GetProperty(String frameworkSpec, String propertyName) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Object[]& outArgs) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg)

Exception rethrown at [0]: at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.IHostPlatformService.GetProperty(String frameworkSpec, String propertyName) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteHostPlatformService.<>c_DisplayClass1.b_0(IHostPlatformService s) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteWrapper1.<>c__DisplayClass41.b_3() at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.<>c_DisplayClass7`2.b__6() at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.Call.InvokeWorker()

System.NotSupportedException Could not find Microsoft Silverlight SDK 5.0. Please make sure that the correct version of the Microsoft Silverlight SDK has been installed. at Microsoft.Expression.HostUtility.Platform.SilverlightDomainFactory.get_ReferenceAssembliesPath() at Microsoft.Expression.HostUtility.Platform.HostPlatformService.GetProperty(String frameworkSpec, String propertyName) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteHostPlatformService.<>c_DisplayClass1.b_0(IHostPlatformService s) at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.RemoteWrapper1.<>c__DisplayClass41.b_3() at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.ThreadMarshaler.<>c_DisplayClass16`1.b__15() at Microsoft.Expression.DesignHost.Isolation.Remoting.STAMarshaler.Call.InvokeWorker()

Answers & Comments...

Answer: 1

After formatting your error message I see that your problem is that you also need to install the Silverlight 5 tools, which you can find on this page: Silverlight.net downloads page.

by : slugsterhttp://stackoverflow.com/users/109702

Answer: 2

I was inspired by slugster and I also started to scan the complete error message. I found that Microsoft® Silverlight® 5 SDK needs to be installed. I have installed the same from here, and my problem is got sorted-out.

by : Ashok kumarhttp://stackoverflow.com/users/338944

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