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Ver. 10.0.40 update error Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

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Posted on by Vast 30
1. I have run with administrator rights.
2. Also decompress the installation package to the root directory of drive C, or create a folder in the root directory of drive C, and then decompress the installation package to this folder.
 
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.AxUpdateBaseData.<>c__DisplayClass8_0.<ExportToFile>b__0()
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.AXUpdateInstallerBase.ExecuteWithRetry(Action action, String callerName, Int32 retryInterval, Int32 maxRetryCount)
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.AxUpdateBaseData.ExportToFile(String filePath)
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.RunbookData.Save()
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstaller.Program.InstallUpdate(String[] args)
   at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstaller.Program.Main(String[] args)
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  • André Arnaud de Calavon Profile Picture
    André Arnaud de Cal... 303,730 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Moved the question to the Dynamics 365 Finance forum as this is not related to the previous Dynamics AX product.
     
    I do assume you have a question about how to solve this error. Can you tell us if you used the correct file name and if it has the correct details? Did you open the command prompt with the option "Run as administrator"?
  • Anton Venter Profile Picture
    Anton Venter 20,656 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Create a new directory called c:\tmp or c:\update or whatever. Don't use c:\Windows\temp because of permissions and it's not recommended. Creating a new directory will make you the owner and you won't have permission issues in the folder you created.
     
    By the way, did you unblock the file after you downloaded it? Assuming you downloaded it from the internet using a browser.
  • Anton Venter Profile Picture
    Anton Venter 20,656 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Create a new directory called c:\tmp or c:\update or whatever. Don't use c:\Windows\temp because of permissions and it's not recommended. Creating a new directory will make you the owner and you won't have permission issues in the folder you created.
     
    By the way, did you unblock the file after you downloaded it? Assuming you downloaded it from the internet using a browser.
  • Vast Profile Picture
    Vast 30 on at
    Create a new directory called c:\tmp or c:\update or whatever. Don't use c:\Windows\temp because of permissions and it's not recommended. Creating a new directory will make you the owner and you won't have permission issues in the folder you created.
     
    By the way, did you unblock the file after you downloaded it? Assuming you downloaded it from the internet using a browser.
     
     
    All try, but still error.
  • Anthony Blake Profile Picture
    Anthony Blake 3,092 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at
    Hi, are you sure C is the best drive to run that from? On the dev instances K: is normally the drive with plenty of space, or one of the backup drives. Even if there is enough space, its running the OS.
  • Clement Ruffin Profile Picture
    Clement Ruffin 2 on at
    Hi,
    Were you able to find a solution ? I have the same error on updating a devbox to 10.0.40
  • RV-18071211-0 Profile Picture
    RV-18071211-0 2 on at
    I am having the same issue when trying to update my local development VM. 

    When checking the logfile the AxUpdateInstaller generated (AxUpdateInstaller_import_20240718120525905.log) I see that it attempted to run action 'ExportToFile' and failed. 

    [12:06:23.1897] Failed to run action 'ExportToFile' after 20 attempt(s)
    [12:06:23.1897] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
    [12:06:23.1897]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
    [12:06:23.1897]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
    [12:06:23.1897]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
    [12:06:23.1897]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
    [12:06:23.1897]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.AxUpdateBaseData.<>c__DisplayClass8_0.<ExportToFile>b__0()
    [12:06:23.1897]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.AXUpdateInstallerBase.ExecuteWithRetry(Action action, String callerName, Int32 retryInterval, Int32 maxRetryCount)

    And finishes with: 
    [12:06:26.1910] An error occurred during execution.
    [12:06:26.1910] Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.IOManager.CreateDirectory(DirectoryInfo directoryInfo)
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.AxUpdateBaseData.<>c__DisplayClass8_0.<ExportToFile>b__0()
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.AXUpdateInstallerBase.ExecuteWithRetry(Action action, String callerName, Int32 retryInterval, Int32 maxRetryCount)
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.AxUpdateBaseData.ExportToFile(String filePath)
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstallerBase.RunbookData.Save()
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstaller.Program.InstallUpdate(String[] args)
    [12:06:26.1910]    at Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.AXUpdateInstaller.Program.Main(String[] args)
    [12:06:26.1910] Exiting with exit code [196609]
     
    Worked perfectly fine on my colleagues VM's with the same setup and methodology.
    I have not found a solution yet. I think I will install a clean VM and see if the problem arises again. 

     
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    Vast 30 on at
    After using the latest version of VHD, this issue is resolved.
  • RN-24071723-0 Profile Picture
    RN-24071723-0 41 on at
     I was able to successfully install .40 upgrade using the -UseExistingTopologyFile parameter in the runbook script.
     
    Example:
    .\AXUpdateInstaller.exe generate -runbookid="(run book ID)" -topologyfile="DefaultTopologyData.xml" -UseExistingTopologyFile -servicemodelfile="DefaultServiceModelData.xml" -runbookfile="(run book ID).xml"
    Discussed in more detail here:

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