Hi,

It sounds like you have an old version of Visual Micro installed and the upgrade has not been able to replace some files or maybe Visual Micro is installed in more than one location. It should be easily fixed.

Ensure Atmel Studio Ide is closed.

Please use "add or remove programs" from control panel then un-install "Visual Micro for Arduino"

Then run the install as normal.

Does this fix the problem?

Thanks

Thanks for the update.

If you click the locations in "tools>options>visual micro>application locations" a dialog should open?

In the dialog you should see a list of ide apps such as arduino 1.0.x and arduino 1.5.x

Can you see these apps?

No probs sorry it has been a pain. This sounds like some simple .txt files that are installed with Visual Micro are missing. I suspect a virus checker or permissions issue but the microsoft msi installer has a mind of its own sometimes.

Please download (save as) the Visual Micro installer. Then run and click "Remove" then run it again by right clicking and selecting "Run As Administrator" and it should install okay.

Thanks

When you save to is important to some versions of windows. Saving to a more private place such as documents should cause the run as admin to appear.

However you are right you have some of the .txt files so the install is probably ok. 

Do you have "Micro Platforms\applications.txt"?
What version is displayed in tools>options>visual micro>version>version?
Does the path/file shown in tools>options>visual micro>version>assembly exist and is it a parent to the .txt files?
Does tools>addin manager>visual micro have the first two checkboxes ticked?
Does running atmel studio as administrator once have any effect?

Thanks

Must be the virus checker preventing us from loading or seeing the .txt files. Do you see anything in the log?

Sorry I meant the Virus Console log

Need a bit of help here. Don't know where to find this. I'm using Avast Free Antivirus.

Please open regedit and rename or remove the "HKCU\Software\Visual Micro" registry key then re-start atmel

I assume you have re-started your pc since you had these issues?

Thanks

Hi GKinAZ,

did you try installing with Avast disabled ? Antivirus sometimes play nasty tricks to installers.

It's really unfortunate you can't get VisualMicro to work, you will love it quite a lot.

Don't know if this helps, but I enable VM trace in 6.1 and got the following:
CreateCommandBarItemsPerm      Begin AddinVer=1.1401.26
Permanent Items Setup Requested       - Exiting setup because some controls already exist
CreateCommandBarItemsPerm      End

Thanks for getting back to me.
Under tools I have no visual micro.

Yes.
'Provider Load Failure'

ps: here is a Microsoft article about the problem

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb961987.aspx

The problem is that your windows is not installed properly. It might fix itself by ensuring all windows updates have been applied. The article above suggests that the breakage was probably a result of installing an early release of .NET3.5 and was fixed in 3.51. What is not clear is if the .net 3.51 update correct the problem.

The cause might be an improperly-registered dynamic-link library (DLL). During installation of the .NET Framework 3.5 (prior to SP1), the DLL named System.Management.Instrumentation.dll is not properly registered.

To perform the registration, run the Regasm.exe tool providing the full path to the DLL as the only argument. The following procedure provides step-by-step directions to properly register System.Management.Instrumentation.dll.

How to Register System.Management.Instrumentation.dll

NOTE: This snippet from the above links talks about the Vs2008 command prompt. You can probably use the command prompt that is installed with Atmel Studio instead but you need to run it with admin rights.

Click Start, and select All Programs.
Click Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and select Visual Studio Tools.
On operating systems before Windows Vista, click Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt to open a command prompt window. On Windows Vista, right-click Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator to open an elevated command prompt window.
At the command prompt, type "regasm %systemdrive%\program files\reference assemblies\microsoft\framework\v3.5\system.management.instrumentation.dll" and press ENTER.
Check for the message, Types registered successfully.
 

Please look on the start menu not in any folders. If you have atmel or vs 2010 installed then hopefully you will see a command prompt option in the respective application group on the start menu?

If not then please open a log with the microsoftconnect.com web site and ask them how you can fix a wmi provider load failure on your version of windows.

Sorry it is a pain but it's a windows issue and I don't run the free versions of VS so I have a command prompt under my Visual Studio menu.

Thanks

Knowing Microsoft you probably have to change to the windows\system32 directory and run the command from there. And replace %systemdrive% with c:\

Look forward to hearing their response!

You can't have a space before regasm and it is only a single backslash after c:

Googling and looking at windows files it looks like it will be this.

"c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\regasm"  "c:\program files\reference assemblies\microsoft\framework\v3.5\system.management.instrumentation.dll" 

By the way, maye sure you do not have c:\\. It is only one back slash in these paths

Yes re-start pc, if that doesn't sort it then run atmel as admin and untick visual micro in "tools>addin manager", then open addin manager and re-tick.

Same error?

Thanks

Did you say that you have vs 2010 installed? If so then what is the version number from help>about?

Thanks

Okay well you must also have .net3.5 installed because Visual Micro uses it in places. The installer also uses it so it must be installed. It is worth checking it is up to date with windows update.

Can you please see if your windows control panel event log is working?

Open Event Viewer by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Event Viewer.‌  Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

G'day, again.
.NET3.5 is lurking in C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5 & C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5.
Re: updates. They run automatically, so I don't look at them (very often). I found some vs2010 security updates, .NET Framework 4.5.1 for Feb this year, and repeated failures of IE11 installation beginning Nov/2013. Have not idea if it's important, but the last bit of the IE11_main.log where the install begins to fail is:

00:08.253: ERROR:   Error enumerating Hotfixes. Query string: 'Select HotFixID from Win32_QuickFixEngineering WHERE HotFixID="KB2729094"'  Error: 0x80041013 (2147749907).
00:08.393: WARNING: WMI Query verification of the prerequisite download packages failed. Error: 0x80041013 (2147749907)
00:08.487: INFO:    KB2729094 could not be download is not installed.
00:08.705: INFO:    Setup exit code: 0x00009C47 (40007) - Required updates failed to download.
00:08.861: INFO:    Scheduling upload to IE SQM server: http://sqm.microsoft.com/sqm/ie/sqmserver.dll
00:08.986: INFO:    SQM Upload returned 403
00:12.730: INFO:    Cleaning up temporary files in: C:\Windows\TEMP\IE1470E.tmp
00:12.933: INFO:    Unable to remove directory C:\Windows\TEMP\IE1470E.tmp, marking for deletion on reboot.
00:13.104: INFO:    Released Internet Explorer Installer Mutex

That's all I know.

Well, one for me, none for us.
Successfully, downloaded,  installed, restarted IE11 directly from their website vice via update route.
IE11_main.log shows same error, but install plowed on and completed. And no Windows Updates now needed. One for me.
But: 6.1 still shows no change; provider load failure. None for us.
Do I need to uninstall, reinstall 6.1 &/or your Arduino plugin?

Same provider load failure

This is Atmel Studio I'm running:
Atmel Studio 6 (Version: 6.1.2730 - Service Pack 2)
© 2013 Atmel Corp.
All rights reserved.
And this VM: 1.1401.26

Re: WMI database:
C:\Windows\system32>winmgmt /standalonehost
Service configuration changes succeeded.

Please stop and restart Winmgmt service for changes to take effect.

C:\Windows\system32>net stop winmgmt
The following services are dependent on the Windows Management Instrumentation s
ervice.
Stopping the Windows Management Instrumentation service will also stop these ser
vices.

   IP Helper

Do you want to continue this operation? (Y/N) [N]: y
The IP Helper service is stopping.
The IP Helper service was stopped successfully.

The Windows Management Instrumentation service is stopping.
The Windows Management Instrumentation service was stopped successfully.


C:\Windows\system32>net start winmgmt
The Windows Management Instrumentation service is starting.
The Windows Management Instrumentation service was started successfully.


C:\Windows\system32>winmgmt /resetrepository
WMI repository has been reset

C:\Windows\system32>winmgmt /verifyrepository
WMI repository is consistent

C:\Windows\system32>

Removing VM via control panel & deleting folder & reinstalling = same result.

Hello,

What is the title of the dialog that appears when you see "Provider load failure"?

If you have time to run procman.exe download from the windows site http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx. ;

It's best to make procman start tracing immediately before you click okay to cause the "provider load failure" to appear. I think it will show us what is mis-configured but if you are bored already don't bother 

Thanks

How do I get a .rtf file containing process load screen and a Logfile.pml of the event to you?
Haven't got around to switching on atmel studio logging, yet.

I kinda missed the mark here. I have three files saved on my computer -- two logs and the load failure window. I don't know how to get them in this reply to get them to you. The logs are too verbose to just paste their contents in here. And copy and paste the file doesn't work.

E-mail sent with attachments.
Trace on 6.1 startup: 

CreateCommandBarItemsPerm      Begin AddinVer=1.1401.26
Permanent Items Setup Requested       - Exiting setup because some controls already exist
CreateCommandBarItemsPerm      End

No additional report on provider load error.

I forgot to ask. Now that the provider load failure does not appear. In the tools>options>visual micro>application locations dialog do you still see no apps such as Arduino 1.0.x in the drop down combo box?

Hi Simon,

Please post in your own thread. You have a config issue by the looks of things. It's quite different to this users report and I will give you different instructions

Thanks

Thanks no need to remove before updates I was just being extra safe in previous discussions.

Sorry I forgot to post a link to the beta before!

The trace clearly shows your windows wmi database is still corrupt and that I forgot to add a workaround to one area of achiever. There is a new version 1403.25 here with the workaround https://visualmicro.codeplex.com/releases/view/106554

Thanks

Sorry to hear that. We can see in the recent visual micro traces that your machine certainly has a corrupted wmi database. 

The Visual Studio Shell error is also an indication that there are some problems with your pc and the fact that the Atmel installer can no longer run is again an indication of windows or hardware problems.

I'm sorry I can't be of more help. 

I explained that Visual Micro simply reads the wmi using the standard microsoft api which can be seen in the trace. Windows update has also failed for you previously and still shows an error for the mssql updater (if I recall correctly). Now we see the installer that Atmel uses is failing. The Atmel install is two installs in one. Usb Drivers then Atmel Studio which suggest that the two errors you see are a result of those two installers failing. 

I don't know what else to say except that the easiest discussion might be with Microsoft about the windows update wmi error. However, you report that a working AS6.1 suddenly lost a component, unless AS6.1 uses the wmi database, I guess that could possibly be a hard disk failing?

Either way I am here to help if you think I can. Best of luck

Does that mean you get an error on screen or just the apps list is empty?

If apps list then more diagnostics in this version now that we don't care about wmi errors

https://visualmicro.codeplex.com/releases/view/106554

Great. Are the provider load errors just in the trace or are you getting on screen dialog warnings?

I know that the wifi is disabled at the same time as the wmi corruption is detected. There will be a new visual micro over the next week which separates these two things. 

You will then be able to switch on Network Discovery in the Communication tools>options. 

It will have been switched off automatically by Visual Micro due to the wmi problem. I suspect you can not currently switch it back on without loosing your serial ports but you can try it if you want it's easy to switch off again and won't kill your config 

I have sent you a PM with a link to a 3 machine debugger for all your hard work. I think users with windows wmi issues are going to find a huge benefit from your persistence.

Thanks again

WiFi: fantastic!

Elsewhere: have notice a quirk which I took a quick look for in the forums and didn't find anything. I have a Uno connected to just one of two LCDs. The sketch has libraries for both, the LCD not being used commented out. Both LCDs use the Wire library. This does not build:

//LCD
/*
//Adafruit RGB LCD Shield
#include <Wire.h> //one must be commented out else cannot build
#include <Adafruit_MCP23017.h>
#include <Adafruit_RGBLCDShield.h>
Adafruit_RGBLCDShield lcd = Adafruit_RGBLCDShield();
*/
//Adafruit I2C backpack
#include <Wire.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

void setup()
{

  /* add setup code here */

}

void loop()
{

  /* add main program code here */

} 

And gives error message:

Compiling 'canbuild' for 'Arduino Uno'
System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added.
   at System.ThrowHelper.ThrowArgumentException(ExceptionResource resource)
   at System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary`2.Insert(TKey key, TValue value, Boolean add)
   at processing.app.MCUTargetPlatform.getImportedLibsOfSketch(List`1 importedSketchHeaders)
   at processing.app.SketchBuilder.preprocess(String buildPath, PdePreprocessor preprocessor)
   at processing.app.SketchBuilder.preprocess(String buildPath)
   at processing.app.SketchBuilder.build(String lbuildPath, Boolean verbose)
   at processing.app.SketchBuilder.build(Boolean verbose)
   at Visual.Micro.Visual.Studio.Arduino.AddInApp.CompileDo(Project oProject, Boolean IsDebugStartCommand)
   at Visual.Micro.Visual.Studio.Arduino.AddInApp.Compile(Project oProject, Boolean IsDebugStartCommand) 

Commenting out one of the Wire.h -- doesn't matter which one -- and it builds OK. I.e.:

//LCD
/*
//Adafruit RGB LCD Shield
//#include <Wire.h> //one must be commented out else cannot build
#include <Adafruit_MCP23017.h>
#include <Adafruit_RGBLCDShield.h>
Adafruit_RGBLCDShield lcd = Adafruit_RGBLCDShield();
*/
//Adafruit I2C backpack
#include <Wire.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>

void setup()
{

  /* add setup code here */

}

void loop()
{

  /* add main program code here */

}
 

Do not see this issue with Arduino IDE or Eclipse/Arduino.
And thanks for the offer of the debugger (which just incredible) for which I filled and sent the form.