How to fix problems with Coded User Interface Tests

The Problem:

You attempt to create a new Coded User Interface Test in Visual Studio 2010, and you get the following error:

The following package failed to load: C:Users[File Path Goes Here]Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.IE.dll. Coded UI Test is now in an inconsistent state. Remove this package and restart Visual Studio to work with Coded UI Test.

The Cause:

For whatever reason, Visual Studio does not copy Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.IE.dll into the solution, and but it thinks it did.

The Solution:

Just copy the file over yourself.  Here’s how.

1. Close Visual Studio
2. Go to C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0Common7IDEPrivateAssemblies
3. Copy the Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UITest.Extension.IE.dll file into the bin/debug directory
4. Restart Visual Studio and try again.

No idea on the root cause, but that should fix the problem.

 

This post originally appeared on the Stronico blog – with the absorption of Stronico into Digital Tool Factory this post has been moved to the Digital Tool Factory blog

Tags: Microsoft

 

Written By Steve French

 

This entry was posted on Monday, July 11th, 2011 at 7:02 pmand is filed under ASP.net, ASP.net MVC, How To Fix . You can follow any comments to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a comment, or trackback from your own site.

One response to “How to fix problems with Coded User Interface Tests”

1. You have not mentioned the bin/debug directory path. Is it possible to provide the exact path, which bin/debug directory…

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