Windows Troubleshooting Pack Designer

Windows Troubleshooting Pack Designer May Fail on Startup

Issue: Windows Troubleshooting Pack Designer fails to start.

Cause: TSPDesigner.exe and DesignerFunction.dll are delay signed only.

Workaround: Run the SN tool to bypass strong name validation for Windows Troubleshooting Pack Designer:

-          Open a Windows SDK Command Prompt as Administrator

-          Change directories to the folder where TSPDesigner.exe is located.  The default location is C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1\Bin\

-          Enter ‘sn.exe -Vr TSPDesigner.exe’

-          Enter ‘sn.exe -Vr DesignerFunction.dll’

Note that ‘sn.exe –Vr’ is case sensitive