I am getting the following error after having upgraded to 7.1.8 from 7.1.7. The site was working under 7.1.7 and only has Contour installed.
Server Error in '/' Application.
Could not load file or assembly
'System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral,
PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The module
was expected to contain an assembly manifest.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during
the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace
for more information about the error and where it originated in the
code.
Exception Details: System.BadImageFormatException:
Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.WebPages.Razor,
Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or
one of its dependencies. The module was expected to contain an assembly
manifest.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current
web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the
exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The module was expected to contain an assembly manifest.]
System.Web.Mvc.PreApplicationStartCode.Start() +0
[InvalidOperationException: The pre-application start initialization method Start on type System.Web.Mvc.PreApplicationStartCode threw an exception with the following error message: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The module was expected to contain an assembly manifest..]
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethodsCore(ICollection`1 methods, Func`1 setHostingEnvironmentCultures) +12980619
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.InvokePreStartInitMethods(ICollection`1 methods) +12980328
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.CallPreStartInitMethods(String preStartInitListPath, Boolean& isRefAssemblyLoaded) +280
System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.ExecutePreAppStart() +172
System.Web.Hosting.HostingEnvironment.Initialize(ApplicationManager appManager, IApplicationHost appHost, IConfigMapPathFactory configMapPathFactory, HostingEnvironmentParameters hostingParameters, PolicyLevel policyLevel, Exception appDomainCreationException) +1151
[HttpException (0x80004005): The pre-application start initialization method Start on type System.Web.Mvc.PreApplicationStartCode threw an exception with the following error message: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.WebPages.Razor, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The module was expected to contain an assembly manifest..]
System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +12979668
System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +159
System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +12819261
Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:4.0.30319; ASP.NET Version:4.0.30319.34237
The first result mentions using an out of date version of Microsoft.Web.Helpers, but also suggests clearing out unused references (just in case you have something left over)...
Razor error following upgrade to 7.1.8
I am getting the following error after having upgraded to 7.1.8 from 7.1.7. The site was working under 7.1.7 and only has Contour installed.
Any idea where I can look for a solution?
Thanks in advance
Not terribly helpful, but a google search reveals a massive number of hits:
Googling "Could not load file or assembly System.Web.WebPages.Razor"
The first result mentions using an out of date version of Microsoft.Web.Helpers, but also suggests clearing out unused references (just in case you have something left over)...
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