Clickonce Application Fails to Publish with Empty Error Message

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ClickOnce error message

 

<Error Log>

"Error occurred attempting to extract setup configuration file"

<Workaround>

The root cause of the failure is unknown. But Some web related application stops  Clickonce application Download correctly

Some Known Issues are with Installation of

Microsoft Web Services Enhancement 3.0
.NET Memory Profiler by SciTech Software 3.0
WebEx, Black Ice, Oracle Developer tools

-Removal of this software will resolve the issue. after publish you could reinstall those application again. If none of this software are installed Please check if any Application is interacting with IE(Web)removal of that should help