title: Could not load file or assembly '\bin\ABCpdf8-64.dll' or one of its dependencies. The module was expected to contain an assembly manifest
body: <p>I have getting the following error message when I try to run the application.</p>
  
  <p>Could not load file or assembly 'bin\ABCpdf8-64.dll' or one of its dependencies. The module was expected to contain an assembly manifest.</p>
  
  <p>Please find below full details from FusionLog Viewer</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="charset=unicode-1-1-utf-8"&gt;&lt;!-- saved from url=(0015)assemblybinder: --&gt;&lt;html&gt;&lt;pre&gt;
  *** Assembly Binder Log Entry  (23/06/2015 @ 10:21:13) ***
  
  The operation failed.
  Bind result: hr = 0x80131018. No description available.
  
  Assembly manager loaded from:  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\clr.dll
  Running under executable  c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe
  --- A detailed error log follows. 
  
  === Pre-bind state information ===
  LOG: Where-ref bind. Location = C:\Code\xxxxx\Branches\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\bin\ABCpdf8-64.dll
  LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Code/xxxxx/Branches/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/
  LOG: Initial PrivatePath = C:\Code\xxxxx\Branches\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\bin
  LOG: Dynamic Base = C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\e0fbcc81
  LOG: Cache Base = C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\e0fbcc81
  LOG: AppName = 6bf02849
  Calling assembly : (Unknown).
  ===
  LOG: This bind starts in LoadFrom load context.
  WRN: Native image will not be probed in LoadFrom context. Native image will only be probed in default load context, like with Assembly.Load().
  LOG: Using application configuration file: C:\Code\xxxxx\Branches\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\web.config
  LOG: Using host configuration file: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet.config
  LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\config\machine.config.
  LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Code/xxxxx/Branches/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/bin/ABCpdf8-64.dll.
  LOG: Assembly download was successful. Attempting setup of file: C:\Code\xxxxx\Branches\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\bin\ABCpdf8-64.dll
  LOG: Entering download cache setup phase.
  ERR: Error extracting manifest import from file (hr = 0x80131018).
  ERR: Setup failed with hr = 0x80131018.
  ERR: Failed to complete setup of assembly (hr = 0x80131018). Probing terminated.
  
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  *** Assembly Binder Log Entry  (23/06/2015 @ 10:21:13) ***
  
  The operation failed.
  Bind result: hr = 0x80131018. No description available.
  
  Assembly manager loaded from:  C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\clr.dll
  Running under executable  c:\windows\system32\inetsrv\w3wp.exe
  --- A detailed error log follows. 
  
  === Pre-bind state information ===
  LOG: Where-ref bind. Location = C:\Code\xxxxx\Branches\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\bin\ABCpdf8-64.dll
  LOG: Appbase = file:///C:/Code/xxxxx/Branches/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/
  LOG: Initial PrivatePath = C:\Code\xxxxx\Branches\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\bin
  LOG: Dynamic Base = C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\e0fbcc81
  LOG: Cache Base = C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Temporary ASP.NET Files\root\e0fbcc81
  LOG: AppName = 6bf02849
  Calling assembly : (Unknown).
  ===
  LOG: This bind starts in LoadFrom load context.
  WRN: Native image will not be probed in LoadFrom context. Native image will only be probed in default load context, like with Assembly.Load().
  LOG: Using application configuration file: C:\Code\xxxxx\Branches\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\web.config
  LOG: Using host configuration file: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet.config
  LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\config\machine.config.
  LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///C:/Code/xxxxx/Branches/xxxxx/xxxxx/xxxxx/bin/ABCpdf8-64.dll.
  LOG: Assembly download was successful. Attempting setup of file: C:\Code\xxxxx\Branches\xxxxx\xxxxx\xxxxx\bin\ABCpdf8-64.dll
  LOG: Entering download cache setup phase.
  ERR: Error extracting manifest import from file (hr = 0x80131018).
  ERR: Setup failed with hr = 0x80131018.
  ERR: Failed to complete setup of assembly (hr = 0x80131018). Probing terminated.
  
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  </code></pre>