Failed to load file or assembly "System.Management.Automation, Version = 3.0.0.0

Question

I am building a C # application until all it does is call the powershell get-process command.

I edited the csproj file to include System.Management.Automation

<ItemGroup> <Reference Include="System.Management.Automation" /> 

When launched locally (Windows 8.1 runs Powershell version 4), it works.

When running on a remote Windows 7 machine with Powershell version 2, the program throws an exception

 System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'System.Management.Automation, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. 

Cannot find System.Management.Automation Version = 3.0.0.0. I am fortunate that this will work on any version of Powershell and reference the local version

The Get-Process cmdlet runs on PS V2.

Is it possible to stop forcing version 3 of system automation automation? I read that you can do this in app.config, but there is no link to automate system management.

Thank you for your time.

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I managed to do this work, but installing the Target platform on .Net 3.5, however now it forces PS V2. Anyway, can I target the local version of the system management dll and force clients to use this version?

Answer 1

Powershell 2.0 does not include System.Management.Automation V3. System.Management.Automation is provided by the Windows Management Framework database, not .Net. If you have Powershell 2.0, you do not have Automation 3.0. For a list of files / assemblies in Powershell 2.0, visit the following site:

Windows Management Framework (Windows PowerShell 2.0, WinRM 2.0, and BITS 4.0)

Upgrade Powershell 4.0 by installing WMF 4.0 from Microsoft on the target machine.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40855