System.BadImageFormatException when installing service

Question

I am getting below exception when I try to run installer to set up service:

# ./InstallUtil ../../../../Applications/GasPosApp/bin/Wrapper.exe -s ../../../
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Answer 1

I agree with all here! This error come, if you are trying to load your application or a one of the refreanced assemblies in an invalid operating system format.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.badimageformatexception(v=vs.80).aspx

• Check your opearting system format? x86 or x64
• Check your project build configuration?
• Check all refreanced assebmlies (VERY IMPORTENET) if one of your loaded refreances (DLL's) is built in the wrong format you will get this error also (Correct me if I'm wrong!).
• If possible change your VS buid configurartion to AnyCpu.

Microsoft has created useful tool called CorFlags which can be used to show or set the targeted platform of an managed assembly.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft.NET\SDK\v2.0\Bin\CorFlags.exe

Syntax:
CorFlags filename

**anycpu** 
Version   : v4.0.30319
CLR Header: 2.5
PE        : PE32
CorFlags  : 1
ILONLY    : 1
32BIT     : 0
Signed    : 0 

**x86**
Version   : v4.0.30319
CLR Header: 2.5
PE        : PE32
CorFlags  : 3
ILONLY    : 1
32BIT     : 1
Signed    : 0 

**x64** 
Version   : v4.0.30319
CLR Header: 2.5
PE        : PE32+
CorFlags  : 1
ILONLY    : 1
32BIT     : 0
Signed    : 0