Problem when start Visual Studio 2022

[franklupo]

Hi,
when i start visual studio 2022 this error appears

Content file ActivityLog.xml

  <entry>
    <record>422</record>
    <time>2022/11/18 07:33:29.970</time>
    <type>Error</type>
    <source>VisualStudio</source>
    <description>SetSite failed for package [LicenseHeadersPackage]Source: &apos;LicenseHeaderManager.Core&apos; Description: The file content is not in a valid format&#x000D;&#x000A;System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException: The file content is not in a valid format ---&gt; System.Text.Json.JsonException: &apos;0x00&apos; is an invalid start of a value. Path: $ | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 0. ---&gt; System.Text.Json.JsonReaderException: &apos;0x00&apos; is an invalid start of a value. LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 0.&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.ThrowHelper.ThrowJsonReaderException(Utf8JsonReader&amp; json, ExceptionResource resource, Byte nextByte, ReadOnlySpan`1 bytes)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ConsumeValue(Byte marker)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ReadFirstToken(Byte first)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ReadSingleSegment()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.Read()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter`1.ReadCore(Utf8JsonReader&amp; reader, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack&amp; state)&#x000D;&#x000A;   --- Fine della traccia dello stack dell&apos;eccezione interna ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.ThrowHelper.ReThrowWithPath(ReadStack&amp; state, JsonReaderException ex)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter`1.ReadCore(Utf8JsonReader&amp; reader, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack&amp; state)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.ReadCore[TValue](JsonReaderState&amp; readerState, Boolean isFinalBlock, ReadOnlySpan`1 buffer, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack&amp; state, JsonConverter converterBase)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.ContinueDeserialize[TValue](ReadBufferState&amp; bufferState, JsonReaderState&amp; jsonReaderState, ReadStack&amp; readStack, JsonConverter converter, JsonSerializerOptions options)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.&lt;ReadAllAsync&gt;d__65`1.MoveNext()&#x000D;&#x000A;--- Fine traccia dello stack da posizione precedente dove &#x00E8; stata generata l&apos;eccezione ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask`1.get_Result()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in LicenseHeaderManager.Core.Options.JsonOptionsManager.&lt;DeserializeAsync&gt;d__7`1.MoveNext()&#x000D;&#x000A;   --- Fine della traccia dello stack dell&apos;eccezione interna ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in LicenseHeaderManager.Core.Options.JsonOptionsManager.&lt;DeserializeAsync&gt;d__7`1.MoveNext()&#x000D;&#x000A;--- Fine traccia dello stack da posizione precedente dove &#x00E8; stata generata l&apos;eccezione ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in LicenseHeaderManager.Core.Options.CoreOptionsRepository.&lt;LoadAsync&gt;d__1.MoveNext()&#x000D;&#x000A;--- Fine traccia dello stack da posizione precedente dove &#x00E8; stata generata l&apos;eccezione ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in LicenseHeaderManager.Options.OptionsFacade.&lt;LoadAsync&gt;d__37.MoveNext() in C:\Build\1776828f99d31c99\LicenseHeaderManager.Shared\Options\OptionsFacade.cs:riga 189&#x000D;&#x000A;--- Fine traccia dello stack da posizione precedente dove &#x00E8; stata generata l&apos;eccezione ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in LicenseHeaderManager.LicenseHeadersPackage.&lt;MigrateOptionsAsync&gt;d__66.MoveNext() in C:\Build\1776828f99d31c99\LicenseHeaderManager.Shared\LicenseHeadersPackage.cs:riga 472&#x000D;&#x000A;--- Fine traccia dello stack da posizione precedente dove &#x00E8; stata generata l&apos;eccezione ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in LicenseHeaderManager.LicenseHeadersPackage.&lt;InitializeAsync&gt;d__53.MoveNext() in C:\Build\1776828f99d31c99\LicenseHeaderManager.Shared\LicenseHeadersPackage.cs:riga 266&#x000D;&#x000A;--- Fine traccia dello stack da posizione precedente dove &#x00E8; stata generata l&apos;eccezione ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.AsyncPackage.&lt;&gt;c__DisplayClass21_0.&lt;&lt;Microsoft-VisualStudio-Shell-Interop-IAsyncLoadablePackageInitialize-Initialize&gt;b__1&gt;d.MoveNext()&#x000D;&#x000A;--- Fine traccia dello stack da posizione precedente dove &#x00E8; stata generata l&apos;eccezione ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.VsTask.RethrowException(AggregateException e)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.VsTask.InternalGetResult(Boolean ignoreUIThreadCheck)System.Text.Json.JsonException: &apos;0x00&apos; is an invalid start of a value. Path: $ | LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 0. ---&gt; System.Text.Json.JsonReaderException: &apos;0x00&apos; is an invalid start of a value. LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 0.&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.ThrowHelper.ThrowJsonReaderException(Utf8JsonReader&amp; json, ExceptionResource resource, Byte nextByte, ReadOnlySpan`1 bytes)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ConsumeValue(Byte marker)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ReadFirstToken(Byte first)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ReadSingleSegment()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.Read()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter`1.ReadCore(Utf8JsonReader&amp; reader, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack&amp; state)&#x000D;&#x000A;   --- Fine della traccia dello stack dell&apos;eccezione interna ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.ThrowHelper.ReThrowWithPath(ReadStack&amp; state, JsonReaderException ex)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter`1.ReadCore(Utf8JsonReader&amp; reader, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack&amp; state)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.ReadCore[TValue](JsonReaderState&amp; readerState, Boolean isFinalBlock, ReadOnlySpan`1 buffer, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack&amp; state, JsonConverter converterBase)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.ContinueDeserialize[TValue](ReadBufferState&amp; bufferState, JsonReaderState&amp; jsonReaderState, ReadStack&amp; readStack, JsonConverter converter, JsonSerializerOptions options)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.&lt;ReadAllAsync&gt;d__65`1.MoveNext()&#x000D;&#x000A;--- Fine traccia dello stack da posizione precedente dove &#x00E8; stata generata l&apos;eccezione ---&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask`1.get_Result()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in LicenseHeaderManager.Core.Options.JsonOptionsManager.&lt;DeserializeAsync&gt;d__7`1.MoveNext()System.Text.Json.JsonReaderException: &apos;0x00&apos; is an invalid start of a value. LineNumber: 0 | BytePositionInLine: 0.&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.ThrowHelper.ThrowJsonReaderException(Utf8JsonReader&amp; json, ExceptionResource resource, Byte nextByte, ReadOnlySpan`1 bytes)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ConsumeValue(Byte marker)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ReadFirstToken(Byte first)&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.ReadSingleSegment()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader.Read()&#x000D;&#x000A;   in System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonConverter`1.ReadCore(Utf8JsonReader&amp; reader, JsonSerializerOptions options, ReadStack&amp; state)</description>
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    <hr>0x8013150c</hr>
    <errorinfo></errorinfo>
  </entry>

best regards

[franklupo]

Hi,
the erorr is a malformed file in C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\rubicon\LicenseHeaderManager\17.0\CoreOptions.json.
I solved by deleting the file

Best regards

[MichaelKetting]

@franklupo Thank you for posting the update. I can't say why it's happening so I'll keep this ticket around until the next time someone does some spring cleaning.

[franklupo]

Hi,
We should increase the details of the errors because it was difficult to find the name of the configuration file.
You might ask whether to recreate the file 'CoreOptions.json'.

Best regards

[franklupo]

Add in the wiki where the configuration files are located so that you can act manually.

Eg 'C:\Users<user>\AppData\Roaming\rubicon\LicenseHeaderManager'