Question

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()

Answer 1

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.