How to handle clickonce installation error

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Visual-Studio

WPF

C#5.0

I have made a c# application and encountered the following error on installation after publishing it.

PLATFORM VERSION INFO Windows : 6.2.9200.0 (Win32NT) Common Language Runtime : 4.0.30319.34014 System.Deployment.dll : 4.0.30319.34243 built by: FX452RTMGDR clr.dll : 4.0.30319.34014 built by: FX45W81RTMGDR dfdll.dll : 4.0.30319.34243 built by: FX452RTMGDR dfshim.dll : 6.3.9600.16384 (winblue_rtm.130821-1623)

SOURCES Deployment url : file:///C:/Users/username/New%20folder/HomeProg/WORK/MyApp2/Setup/MyApp/MyApp/publish/MyApp.application Application url : file:///C:/Users/username/New%20folder/HomeProg/WORK/MyApp2/Setup/MyApp/MyApp/publish/Application%20Files/MyApp_1_0_0_5/MyApp.exe.manifest

IDENTITIES Deployment Identity : MyApp.application, Version=1.0.0.5, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=929f04053a5afc91, processorArchitecture=msil Application Identity : MyApp.exe, Version=1.0.0.5, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=929f04053a5afc91, processorArchitecture=msil, type=win32

APPLICATION SUMMARY * Installable application.

ERROR SUMMARY Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log. * Activation of C:\Users\username\New folder\MyApp\MyApp\publish\MyApp.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected: + Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly MyApp.exe.

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY No transaction error was detected.

WARNINGS There were no warnings during this operation.

OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS * [24/08/2015 11:29:37 PM] : Activation of C:\Users\username\New folder\HomeProg\WORK\MyApp2\Setup\MyApp\MyApp\publish\MyApp.application has started. * [24/08/2015 11:29:37 PM] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed. * [24/08/2015 11:29:37 PM] : Installation of the application has started. * [24/08/2015 11:29:37 PM] : Processing of application manifest has successfully completed. * [24/08/2015 11:29:40 PM] : Found compatible runtime version 4.0.30319. * [24/08/2015 11:29:40 PM] : Request of trust and detection of platform is complete.

ERROR DETAILS Following errors were detected during this operation. * [24/08/2015 11:29:41 PM] System.Deployment.Application.InvalidDeploymentException (RefDefValidation) - Reference in the manifest does not match the identity of the downloaded assembly MyApp.exe. - Source: System.Deployment - Stack trace: at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.ProcessDownloadedFile(Object sender, DownloadEventArgs e) at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.DownloadModifiedEventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, DownloadEventArgs e) at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next) at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadAllFiles() at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.Download(SubscriptionState subState) at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDependencies(SubscriptionState subState, AssemblyManifest deployManifest, AssemblyManifest appManifest, Uri sourceUriBase, String targetDirectory, String group, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState& subState, ActivationDescription actDesc) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut, String textualSubId, String deploymentProviderUrlFromExtension, BrowserSettings browserSettings, String& errorPageUrl) at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS No transaction information is available.

Have searched the whole internet for a solution and the solutions i've found are complicated and do not relate to my problem.

The application is a .Net 4.5 wpf application made in visual studio 2013. Any form of help and or links to helpful sources would be much appreciated