Are you using any IDE extensions that use standard DLLs?
Do you have anything setup to automatically reference specific imports for a new project (eg. a
modified template)?
My advice would be to first try reinstalling (or repair) VS.NET. If that fails then take a disk
image and try uninstalling SP2 to see if that resolves it. I'm not suggesting this as a long term
solution but merely as a means to determine if it's SP2 that is causing this issue.
This error:
'System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException' occurred in Unknown Module.
Definitely implies that a standard DLL (eg. not .NET based) is being instantiated (and failing).
This error:
"An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in
Unknown Module.
I'm not familiar with and can't really comment on.
You did say when you try and *run* a project in the original post - do I take it that this now
exhibits itself when merely creating a new blank project? What type of project (language and type)?
Check the references that exist for the new project and inspect the application folder for any
<something>.interop files - they should point you in the right direction to finding the culprit DLL.
If you run it in debug does it break out at a specific line?
Chris.
"Neil" <ne**@sheuchanfarm01.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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That's the thing that I cant get my head round. I am using no COM objects
or calling any functions - even when I start a blank Windows Application
project, the dreaded message appears. Yes, I am using SP2!!!!
Any ideas of how to fix it?
Neil Brown
"Chris Barber" <ch***@blue-canoe.co.uk.NOSPAM> wrote in message
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Windows XP with SP2 by any chance?
RE:
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"An unhandled exception of type
'System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException' occurred in Unknown Module.
Additional information: Cannot create a file when that file already
exists."
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I've only seen this error occur on XP with SP2 in third party COM
components such as ESRI's ActiveX
Connector - not sure why or even how to fix it. In my view SP2 can only be
relied on to turn your PC
into a large paperweight (and I am a staunch MS fan / developer).
Try catching the exception and inspecting the error message that the COM
component raised eg.
Try
Do your call here
Catch e as Exception
Debug.WriteLine e.toString()
End Try
Does the error occur on a specific line or completely divorced from the
code?
Chris.
"neil brown" <ne**@REMOVEsheuchanfarm01.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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Whenever I try and run a project in VB.NET 2003, all i get is:
"An unhandled exception of type 'System.ArgumentException' occurred in
Unknown Module.
Additional information: The parameter is incorrect."
or
"An unhandled exception of type
'System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException' occurred in Unknown Module.
Additional information: Cannot create a file when that file already
exists."
I have tried re-installing the .NET Framework and VS .NET 2003, but to no
avail.
Please help!!!
Thanks in advance
Neil Brown
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