"VayTek" wrote:

> Hi All - I posted this under setup and realized that isn't appropriate - I am
> trying general now.
>
> The exact problem is that when I build/rebuild a certain deployment project
> on our build server either in the UI or using the command line command of
> devenv.exe the build ends with an "unrecoverable" error.
>
> Other bits of information:
>
> A) The build works on other machines just not the build server.
>
> B) Other builds work on the build machine just not this particular one. It
> is a large solution with 25 projects. In the past year the solution had more
> projects but some have been removed.
>
> C) I have repaired the VS 2005 install. Rebooted. Reloaded the solution from
> source safe.
>
> I have already read the article at
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/329214
>
> It defines 5 areas to investigate and fix.
>
> 1) to many code and design windows open -
> In this situation none are open - generally this is running from the command
> line. In testing with the UI no windows are open except the start window.
>
> 2) Multiple folders have same name. The project is quite large but the
> deployment project builds on another xp machine with the same amount of
> memory.
>
> 3) Missing registrations - the problem machine has all the indicated
> registry entries. Remember other builds work on this machine.
>
> 4) Mergemod.dll is not registered correctly
> I have registered this dll and ole32.dll as well.
>
> 5) Upgrade from the Beta 2 of Visual Studio.
> This system never had the beta 2 version.
>
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