Deploying .xap file to Windows Phone Emulator

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I am trying to deploy some applications downloaded from marketplace to Windows Phone Emulator, but for every application it is showing error message ".xap file is invalid". What could be going wrong here? Any suggestions? I have tried to keep Emulator running as well.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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No you can't install apps from the store in the emulator, because you can't add a Microsoft account in the emulator which is required for installing apps from the store.

This is apparantly because the emulator is not seen as a trusted platform for Microsoft id. Here is an official answer from Microsoft to the same question:

Source: How to launch the Marketplace in the Windows Phone 8 Emulator

edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered May 24 '13 at 12:09

Jibran Khan

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Jibran, Thanks for the help. What I am trying to do is downloading an app from marketplace(for manual installation) and then deploying it to an emulator by using XapDeploy utility. Is that possible? XapDeploy list Windows Phone Emulator as a valid device. – Jason May 24 '13 at 12:13
Still its not possible to acheive this because the emulator does'nt have a valid id to be registered against the application in the store. – Jibran Khan May 24 '13 at 12:15

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered May 27 '13 at 10:10

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No you can't install a downloaded .XAP file from the windows store in the emulator, due to emulator is not a trusted platform for the Microsoft Live ID.

answered May 27 '13 at 10:10

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 24 '13 at 11:34

Ya exactly correct.To deploy any .xap file you must need to registered your device with Microsoft Live ID. Emulator will never accepted it,because emulator is not a trusted platform for the Microsoft Live ID. So it is not possible for installing downloaded .XAP file from the windows store in the emulator.

Deploying .xap file to Windows Phone Emulator

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