The customization cannot be run because the solution ID in the document does not match

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I have developed a VSTO solution for Excel 2010 in VS 2010. The target framework is .NET 3.5. The solution works fine if I have all the components (dll, vsto and manifest and the Excel file) in one folder. I open the Excel file and the add-ins loads perfectly well.

However, when I tried creating the MSI where all the components (except the Excel file) would be installed in a specified folder and the user can download the Excel file and save in any location. Then its failing with the following error message:

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Deployment.InstallAddInFailedException: The customization cannot be installed because the solution ID in the document does not match the customization. Contact your administrator for further assistance.

I have tried many options and searched on net but nothing found.

Any help please?

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1 Answers

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Do you develop a document level add-in? If so, you need to include the Excel file into the installer package.

Make sure that you did all the steps described in the Publishing an Office Solution by Using Windows Installer article.