ClickOnce: application does not install when the deployment path includes ampersands

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After running the publish wizard and running the setup.exe, a message box is shown saying that the "Application cannot be started. Contact the application vendor".
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [13/08/2008 11:07:34] System.ArgumentException
- Value does not fall within the expected range.
- Source: mscorlib
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.IDefinitionAppId.EnumAppPath()
at System.ActivationContext.CreateFromNameAndManifests(ApplicationIdentity applicationIdentity, String[] manifestPaths)
at System.Deployment.Application.ActivationDescription.ToActivationContext()
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)

 

Workaround

This is Known Issue Currently and Simple workaround is don't use "&" in File path of Clickonce publish location

The Issue expected to be Fix in Next version of .Net Framework