Hmm, interesting. I developed the app at .net 4.5 framework. Maybe you don't have .net 4.5 in your system. Please try to install this:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/Download/confirmation.aspx?id=30653
thanks for the reply - I'll give this a shot!
Turns out I already had the framework installed. Thanks again for trying to troubleshoot.