I had to roll back v21.8.1 to 21.7.1:
Opening an Advanced Installer project in VS2022, or just adding an Advanced Installer project resulted in this error:
Creating an instance of the COM component with CLSID {478E872F-CA78-459B-9382-F2A25A255C37} from the IClassFactory failed due to the following error: 80004005
Sorry, bit of a false alarm. V21.7.1 stopped working today, in VS2022 as well.
Uninstall, reinstall of Advanced Installer seems to work. Something must have gotten corrupted in upgrade to V21.8.1
We wanted to inform you that our team has identified an issue in the latest update regarding the Visual Studio extension. We are actively investigating the problem and working diligently to provide a fix as soon as possible.
In the meantime, as a temporary workaround, we recommend staying on the previous version, 21.7.1, to avoid any disruption in your work.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding and patience as we resolve this issue.
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