I have created the following code using a ms sample
Imports System.Reflection
Public Class Form1
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
+windows form designer generated code
    Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Try
            Dim sLocation As String
            sLocation =
" http://www.*-*-*.com/ ;
            Dim FormAsm As [Assembly] = [Assembly].LoadFrom(sLocation)
            Dim Formtype As Type = FormAsm.GetType("novatest.form1")
            Dim Formobj As Object
            Formobj = Activator.CreateInstance(Formtype) <--------(crash
here)
            Dim Form1 As Form = CType(Formobj, Form)
            Form1.Show()
        Catch exc As Exception
            MsgBox("Error Message to follow")
            MsgBox(exc.ToString)
        End Try
    End Sub
End Class

The code crash's as marked, I do not understand what I am doing wrong  ?
Any help would be appreciated.

The dll it is trying to load establishes a connection to access and process
2 fields, nothing serious.

kind Regards

On my side with the code below, the form1 was shown up as expected:

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
        Try
            Dim sLocation As String
            sLocation = "E:\NET_Samples\ClassLibrary1\bin\ClassLibrary1.dll"
            Dim FormAsm As [Assembly] = [Assembly].LoadFrom(sLocation)
            Dim Formtype As Type = FormAsm.GetType("ClassLibrary1.Form1")
            Dim Formobj As Object
            Formobj = Activator.CreateInstance(Formtype)
            Dim Form1 As Form = CType(Formobj, Form)
            Form1.Show()
        Catch exc As Exception
            MsgBox("Error Message to follow")
            MsgBox(exc.ToString)
        End Try

    End Sub

The ClassLibrary1.dll is a VB.NET classlibrary containing a Public Windows
Form, Form1.vb.

The code above was tested on RC3.

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