SideWaffleCreatorPackage package did not load correctly

[softerj]

Have a new dev machine and I am getting it set up. Have Visual Studio 2017 15.9.11 installed. I've installed SideWaffleCreator but get the following error when opening a project:

<entry>
    <record>714</record>
    <time>2019/04/29 15:08:48.831</time>
    <type>Information</type>
    <source>VisualStudio</source>
    <description>Begin package load [SideWaffleCreatorPackage]</description>
    <guid>{C1808F49-1E60-4C50-80E5-D4326D20C101}</guid>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <record>715</record>
    <time>2019/04/29 15:08:48.838</time>
    <type>Error</type>
    <source>VisualStudio</source>
    <description>CreateInstance failed for package [SideWaffleCreatorPackage]Source: &apos;mscorlib&apos; Description: Could not load file or assembly &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&apos; or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.&#x000D;&#x000A;System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&apos; or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.&#x000D;&#x000A;File name: &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&apos;&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.GetType(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, ObjectHandleOnStack type)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.GetType(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Activator.CreateInstanceFromInternal(String assemblyFile, String typeName, Boolean ignoreCase, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, Evidence securityInfo)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.AppDomain.CreateInstanceFrom(String assemblyFile, String typeName)&#x000D;&#x000A;&#x000D;&#x000A;WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.&#x000D;&#x000A;To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.&#x000D;&#x000A;Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.&#x000D;&#x000A;To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].&#x000D;&#x000A;</description>
    <guid>{C1808F49-1E60-4C50-80E5-D4326D20C101}</guid>
    <hr>80004005 - E_FAIL</hr>
    <errorinfo></errorinfo>
  </entry>

I tried the solution in issue #41 (v1.2) and I still receive the same error. Any ideas?

[mheyner]

I'm also getting this issue. Any updates?

[AlexPerotti]

Same problem with VS 2017 Community 15.9.5

[abmadmin1]

I'm also getting the same error in VS Community 2017 15.9.16. Looks like it can't load Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0, Version=16.0.0.0.

Contents of ActivityLog.xml:

  <entry>
    <record>929</record>
    <time>2019/09/12 14:21:59.191</time>
    <type>Information</type>
    <source>VisualStudio</source>
    <description>Entering function CVsPackageInfo::HrInstantiatePackage</description>
    <guid>{C1808F49-1E60-4C50-80E5-D4326D20C101}</guid>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <record>930</record>
    <time>2019/09/12 14:21:59.191</time>
    <type>Information</type>
    <source>VisualStudio</source>
    <description>Begin package load [SideWaffleCreatorPackage]</description>
    <guid>{C1808F49-1E60-4C50-80E5-D4326D20C101}</guid>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <record>931</record>
    <time>2019/09/12 14:21:59.209</time>
    <type>Error</type>
    <source>VisualStudio</source>
    <description>CreateInstance failed for package [SideWaffleCreatorPackage]Source: &apos;mscorlib&apos; Description: Could not load file or assembly &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&apos; or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.&#x000D;&#x000A;System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&apos; or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.&#x000D;&#x000A;File name: &apos;Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0, Version=16.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a&apos;&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.GetType(RuntimeAssembly assembly, String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, ObjectHandleOnStack type)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Reflection.RuntimeAssembly.GetType(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.Activator.CreateInstanceFromInternal(String assemblyFile, String typeName, Boolean ignoreCase, BindingFlags bindingAttr, Binder binder, Object[] args, CultureInfo culture, Object[] activationAttributes, Evidence securityInfo)&#x000D;&#x000A;   at System.AppDomain.CreateInstanceFrom(String assemblyFile, String typeName)&#x000D;&#x000A;&#x000D;&#x000A;WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.&#x000D;&#x000A;To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.&#x000D;&#x000A;Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.&#x000D;&#x000A;To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].&#x000D;&#x000A;</description>
    <guid>{C1808F49-1E60-4C50-80E5-D4326D20C101}</guid>
    <hr>80004005 - E_FAIL</hr>
    <errorinfo></errorinfo>
  </entry>
</activity>

[sayedihashimi]

@madskristensen any hints on how we can resolve this?