Rick,
>>I recommend trying this on a computer that has debugging capabilities to see what's happening.
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>On a development machine the error handler fires but on a deployed machine without VS installed, the error handler never fires at all.
I can't think of a good reason why it would not work the same on a deployed machine. Have you installed the complete .NET Framework on the deployed machine?
Best Regards,
Kevin McNeish
Eight-Time .NET MVP
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Oak Leaf Enterprises, Inc.
Chief Architect, MM Framework
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