Could not load file or assembly Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040

Question

I created my first MVC 4 project and it works perfectly on local server. But when I publish it on to local folder and upload the folder contents to hosting server. I try to

Answer 1

Try this:

• Edit the *.pubxml file in the PublishProfiles folder
• set DeleteExistingFiles true
• update all nugget packages, rebuild, republish and voila, issue resolved!

...worked for me when I had the same problem.