How to deploy app on windowsphone 8 - windows-phone-8

I have been running in some problem of deploying my app in my nokia lumia 520 its and windows 8 phone.
I have my application in visual studio express 2012 for windows phone.When i build the project and deploy the .xap file in my mobile using the app deployment tool the app gets installed but doesnt runs properly...it is unable to get the css files and the view files.
But when i deploy it using Visual Studio>>Build>>Deploy method the app gets installed and also runs as expected.The main thing is that it also uses the same .xap file which i used while deploying the app using the app deployment tool
Now i am not able to make out where am i going wrong.
Please help

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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh975356.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396#Create

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