Error when Publishing Website using Visual Studio 2012

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I am trying to create a deployment package using visual studio 2012 and i am getting xml transform error. The following are the options i have tried to fix this:

1. Removed the debug and release config file as i don't need it
2. Disabled the TransformWebConfigEnabled to prevent transforming during deployment
3. Uninstalled windows azure sdk

The solutions were coming from different post from other articles yet still no luck.


please see error below:

Error	1	The "ImportParametersFile" task failed unexpectedly.
System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: 'Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a'
   at Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks.ImportParametersFile.Execute()
   at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute()
   at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<ExecuteInstantiatedTask>d__20.MoveNext()

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: DisplayName = Microsoft.Web.XmlTransform, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a
 (Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v4.0.30319/
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
Calling assembly : Microsoft.Web.Publishing.Tasks, Version=1.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a.
===