Cannot Start Application

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. first tried standalone - received error box, further investigationinto 
details revealed that it was looking for "iPhonelist.application" but the 
file extracted was "iPhonelist.exe" I renamed it to what is was 
calling "iPhonelist.application"
2. launched the iPhonelist.application and a window appears 
stating "Cannot Start Application" "cannot continue. The application is 
improperly formatted. Contact the application vendor for assistance."
"
3. If I view the details by pressing the details button this is what is in 
the log

PLATFORM VERSION INFO
    Windows             : 5.1.2600.131072 (Win32NT)
    Common Language Runtime     : 2.0.50727.42
    System.Deployment.dll       : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
    mscorwks.dll            : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
    dfdll.dll           : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
    dfshim.dll          : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)

SOURCES
    Deployment url          : 
file:///C:/iPhone/iPhoneList.application

ERROR SUMMARY
    Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are 
listed later in the log.
    * Activation of C:\iPhone\iPhoneList.application resulted in 
exception. Following failure messages were detected:
        + Exception reading manifest from 
file:///C:/iPhone/iPhoneList.application: the manifest may not be valid or 
the file could not be opened.
        + Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
    No transaction error was detected.

WARNINGS
    There were no warnings during this operation.

OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
    * [8/22/2007 11:03:08 PM] : Activation of 
C:\iPhone\iPhoneList.application has started.

ERROR DETAILS
    Following errors were detected during this operation.
    * [8/22/2007 11:03:08 PM] 
System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (ManifestParse)
        - Exception reading manifest from 
file:///C:/iPhone/iPhoneList.application: the manifest may not be valid or 
the file could not be opened.
        - Source: System.Deployment
        - Stack trace:
            at 
System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String 
localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)
            at 
System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestDir
ectBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, 
SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, 
DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation)
            at 
System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestByp
ass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, 
SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, 
DownloadOptions options)
            at 
System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivat
ion(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)
            at 
System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker
(Object state)
        --- Inner Exception ---
        System.Xml.XmlException
        - Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.
        - Source: System.Xml
        - Stack trace:
            at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e)
            at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(String res, 
String arg)
            at 
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace()
            at 
System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent()
            at System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Read()
            at System.Xml.XmlTextReader.Read()
            at 
System.Deployment.Application.ManifestValidatingReader.XmlFilteredReader.Re
ad()
            at System.Xml.XmlCharCheckingReader.Read()
            at System.Xml.XsdValidatingReader.Read()
            at 
System.Deployment.Application.ManifestReader.FromDocument(String 
localPath, ManifestType manifestType, Uri sourceUri)

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
    No transaction information is available.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
iphone unhacked does it need to be? 1.0.1

how can i make this work? any suggestions?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by nonyab...@gmail.com on 23 Aug 2007 at 3:11

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I had the same problem when trying to run the application from a network drive. 
 I
moved the application to a local drive and it worked fine.  Hope this helps.

Original comment by vanvorst...@gtempaccount.com on 4 Jan 2008 at 4:28

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I have the same problem. It says that it cannot find the .application file. i 
tried
both the standalone and the regular versions of the application and produced 
the same
problem both times.

Original comment by mgh...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2008 at 11:07

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...and here is what is in the error log:

The following properties have been set:
Property: [AdminUser] = true {boolean}
Property: [ProcessorArchitecture] = Intel {string}
Property: [VersionNT] = 6.0.0 {version}
Running checks for package '.NET Framework 2.0', phase BuildList
Running external check with command line
"C:\Users\Michael\AppData\Local\Temp\VSDDEBD.tmp\DotNetFX\dotnetchk.exe"
Process exited with code 1
Setting value '1 {int}' for property 'DotNetInstalled'
Reading value 'Version' of registry key 'HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet 
Explorer'
Read string value '7.0.6000.16643'
Setting value '7.0.6000.16643 {string}' for property 'IEVersion'
The following properties have been set for package '.NET Framework 2.0':
Property: [DotNetInstalled] = 1 {int}
Property: [IEVersion] = 7.0.6000.16643 {string}
Running checks for command 'DotNetFX\instmsia.exe'
Result of running operator 'ValueExists' on property 'VersionNT': true
Result of checks for command 'DotNetFX\instmsia.exe' is 'Bypass'
Running checks for command 'DotNetFX\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe'
Result of running operator 'ValueExists' on property 'Version9x': false
Result of running operator 'VersionLessThan' on property 'VersionNT' and value
'5.0.3': false
Result of running operator 'VersionGreaterThanOrEqualTo' on property 
'VersionMsi' and
value '3.0': true
Result of checks for command 'DotNetFX\WindowsInstaller-KB893803-v2-x86.exe' is 
'Bypass'
Running checks for command 'DotNetFX\dotnetfx.exe'
Result of running operator 'ValueNotEqualTo' on property 'DotNetInstalled' and 
value
'0': true
Result of checks for command 'DotNetFX\dotnetfx.exe' is 'Bypass'
'.NET Framework 2.0' RunCheck result: No Install Needed
Launching Application.
Running command 'C:\Users\Michael\Downloads\iPhoneList.application' with 
arguments ''
ShellExecuteEx failed with error code 2
Error: The following error occurred attempting to install
'C:\Users\Michael\Downloads\iPhoneList.application':
"The system cannot find the file specified. "

Original comment by mgh...@gmail.com on 9 Apr 2008 at 11:09

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i have the same problem~! :S

Original comment by luimi...@gmail.com on 13 Jun 2008 at 12:48

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hi ...i m from india..i recently faced the same problem..this is i assume after 
i 
synced the phone using itunes8...right now i m having 1.1.4 on my iphone..can n 
e one 
help me on this...

Original comment by zulfikar...@gmail.com on 2 Oct 2008 at 5:03

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download standalone version and refer to issue 16 for solution.

Original comment by khim...@gmail.com on 30 Oct 2008 at 2:10