当把Web项目部署到Azure的时候，有时候会出现COULD NOT LOAD FILE OR ASSEMBLY的问题。这样问题一般是由于某些依赖的Assembly的版本不对导致的，例如在开发机上可能同时安装了MVC 3和MVC4。那么开发机不会出现问题，因为可以找到相应的Assembly。但是部署到Azure后就出现了依赖文件的问题。例如问题如下：

"COULD NOT LOAD FILE OR ASSEMBLY 'SYSTEM.WEB.WEBPAGES, VERSION=2.0.0.0, CULTURE=NEUTRAL, PUBLICKEYTOKEN=31BF3856AD364E35' OR ONE OF ITS DEPENDENCIES. THE LOCATED ASSEMBLY'S MANIFEST DEFINITION DOES NOT MATCH THE ASSEMBLY REFERENCE. (EXCEPTION FROM HRESULT: 0X80131040)"

Could not load file or assembly 'System.Web.Helpers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

如果你登录到Azure的机器，然后修改注册表HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion!EnableLog] (DWORD) to 1

你可以看到更详细的信息，例如如下：

=== Pre-bind state information ===LOG: User = NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICELOG: DisplayName = System.Web.Helpers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 (Fully-specified)LOG: Appbase = file:///E:/sitesroot/1/LOG: Initial PrivatePath = E:\sitesroot\1\binCalling assembly : (Unknown).===LOG: This bind starts in default load context.LOG: Using application configuration file: E:\sitesroot\1\web.configLOG: Using host configuration file: D:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet.configLOG: Using machine configuration file from D:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\config\machine.config.LOG: Post-policy reference: System.Web.Helpers, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/Temporary ASP.NET Files/sts/5c2051b2/ac0bf06b/System.Web.Helpers.DLL.LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/Temporary ASP.NET Files/sts/5c2051b2/ac0bf06b/System.Web.Helpers/System.Web.Helpers.DLL.LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///E:/sitesroot/1/bin/System.Web.Helpers.DLL.LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///E:/sitesroot/1/bin/System.Web.Helpers/System.Web.Helpers.DLL.LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/Temporary ASP.NET Files/sts/5c2051b2/ac0bf06b/System.Web.Helpers.EXE.LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///D:/Windows/Microsoft.NET/Framework64/v4.0.30319/Temporary ASP.NET Files/sts/5c2051b2/ac0bf06b/System.Web.Helpers/System.Web.Helpers.EXE.LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///E:/sitesroot/1/bin/System.Web.Helpers.EXE.LOG: Attempting download of new URL file:///E:/sitesroot/1/bin/System.Web.Helpers/System.Web.Helpers.EXE.

解决方法查找项目的References下面各个Assembly，查找其版本

如果版本用错了，那么需要重新引用正确的版本。

如果Azure上没有安装支持的库或者runtime，需要把Copy Local修改成True，这样dll就一并打包到Azure的package中。

有时候这些问题很难查，最好也是最花时间的方式是把整个包拉下来，通过ILSpy等工具查依赖项，细心仔细一个个查。

    本文转自Jake Lin博客园博客，原文链接：http://www.cnblogs.com/procoder/archive/2013/01/10/Azure-COULD-NOT-LOAD-FILE-OR-ASSEMBLY.html，如需转载请自行联系原作者