I'm trying to install a fresh installation of DNN 9.1.1 but it fails on trying to load the PersonaBar on 30%. I have an external SQL database and all permissions on the folders have been setup for full access on the app pool identity.

2017-12-17 20:58:25.695+10:00 [II-WEBSERVER][D:10][T:42][ERROR] DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection - Dnn.PersonaBar.UI.Components.Installers.PersonaBarMenuInstaller, Dnn.PersonaBar.UI

System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Dnn.PersonaBar.UI, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies. An API call exited abnormally. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800300FA (STG_E_ABNORMALAPIEXIT))

File name: 'Dnn.PersonaBar.UI, Version=1.4.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' ---> System.IO.FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'Dnn.PersonaBar.UI' or one of its dependencies. An API call exited abnormally. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800300FA (STG_E_ABNORMALAPIEXIT))

File name: 'Dnn.PersonaBar.UI'

WRN: Assembly binding logging is turned OFF.

To enable assembly bind failure logging, set the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1.

Note: There is some performance penalty associated with assembly bind failure logging.

To turn this feature off, remove the registry value [HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog].

at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.GetTypeByName(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMarkHandle stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean loadTypeFromPartialName, ObjectHandleOnStack type)

at System.RuntimeTypeHandle.GetTypeByName(String name, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, Boolean reflectionOnly, StackCrawlMark& stackMark, IntPtr pPrivHostBinder, Boolean loadTypeFromPartialName)

at System.Type.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase)

at System.Web.Compilation.BuildManager.GetType(String typeName, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase)

at DotNetNuke.Framework.Reflection.CreateType(String TypeName, String CacheKey, Boolean UseCache, Boolean IgnoreErrors)

2017-12-17 20:58:25.726+10:00 [II-WEBSERVER][D:10][T:42][ERROR] DotNetNuke.Services.Install.InstallWizard - WIZARD ERROR:System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.

Parameter name: type

at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)

at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installers.InstallerFactory.GetInstaller(String installerType)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installers.InstallerFactory.GetInstaller(XPathNavigator manifestNav, PackageInfo package)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installers.PackageInstaller.ReadComponents(XPathNavigator manifestNav)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installers.PackageInstaller.ReadManifest(XPathNavigator manifestNav)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installers.PackageInstaller..ctor(String packageManifest, InstallerInfo info)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installer.ProcessPackages(XPathNavigator rootNav)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Installer.Installer.ReadManifest(Boolean deleteTemp)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Upgrade.Upgrade.InstallPackage(String file, String packageType, Boolean writeFeedback)

at DotNetNuke.Services.Upgrade.InternalController.Steps.InstallExtensionsStep.Execute()

at DotNetNuke.Services.Install.InstallWizard.Install()

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