Unable to view weather page in webfrontend endpoint when running AspireWithDapr solution with error 'CreateFile .dapr\components: The system cannot find the path specified

[balachir]

REGRESSION INFO: Worked fine with Aspire 8.0.0-preview.1.23557.2

INSTALL STEPS

1. Clean machine: Win11 x64 23h2 ENU
2. Install VS 17.9 Preview 2
3. Install Aspire Preview 2 latest build 8.0.0-preview.2.23610.1
4. Apply NuGet Feeds

REPRO STEPS

1. Clone aspire-samples repo
2. Checkout preview.2 branch
3. Update NuGet.config to use the dotnet-tools feed
4. Update Directory.Packages.props to use aspire version 8.0.0-preview.2.23610.1
5. Open solution AspireWithDapr.sln
6. Build and Ctrl+F5

ACTUAL
Initially, I ran the solution without installing dapr CLI. I get errors as shown below.

After I install dapr CLI from here, I now see the following error

EXPECTED
Able to successfully run the AspireWithDapr solution

[balachir]

@davidfowl @DamianEdwards can you take a look, please?

[davidfowl]

@philliphoff seems like a regression maybe?

[balachir]

I had forgotten to run dapr init. It works fine now. I've sent a PR to update the README for preview 2.