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MobileAsset v7: Setup Error: Install script failed to load DLL file WASPACT.DLL; MobileAsset fails to launch

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Symptoms

  • Near the end of the installation of MobileAsset v7 and Labeler, you receive:
Setup Error
Install script failed to load DLL file C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\Temp\{hex characters}\{hex characters}\WASPACT.DLL
 
ma7-install-failed-to-load-waspact.dll.png
 
  • It's possible the MobileAsset window may never appear when launched. If so, you do not see mobileasset.exe running in Task Manager, and the MobileAsset.log file contains errors:
    2015-12-04 10:53:16.453          1 FATAL       | Unable to load DLL 'WaspAct.dll': The specified module could not be found. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007007E)
    2015-12-04 10:53:16.453          1 FATAL       |    at Wasp.Utility.WaspActivation.SetWebPage(String sWebPage)
                                        |    at Wasp.Apps.WaspApps.ValidateLicense(Int32 nAlgorithmID)
    2015-12-04 10:53:16.453          1 ERROR       | Failed to Validate the license.
 

Cause

The file msvcr110.dll is missing. 

Resolution

  • Copy the file from another PC to the problem PC in the correct location, which is:
    64-bit Windows: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msvcr110.dll
    32-bit Windows: C:\Windows\System32\msvcr110.dll

    or

  • Download the following zipped file, then extract it to the correct location (above).
    https://dl.waspbarcode.com/kb/windows/msvcr110.zip

More Information

  • The initial installation of .NET v3.5.1 on Windows XP installs the file in question. On any version of Windows, if the file is moved or deleted, subsequent uninstall & reinstall of this feature does not restore the file.
    Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10: Enabled via Programs and Features, Turn Windows features on or off.
    Windows XP: Installed via MobileAsset installer, or separate download from Microsoft.
     
  • The file is identical on 64- and 32-bit editions of Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10:

    msvcr110.dll-general.png msvcr110.dll-details.png
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