Locking files when building in Visual Studio 2010

Question

Hello there, Stackoverflow.

Recently, when I\'ve been programming in Visual Studio 2010, I\'ve been getting the problem with VS locking the bin/Debug/(Pr

Answer 1

Have you checked if any files are being blocked by your firewall? When I switched to the full version of Avast I find I have to disable the File System Shield It loves to remove my executable files when I try to run my visual studio projects.

I had problems when upgrading to VS2012 Professional. (SDK, .Net, Visual C++ Redistributable package)

ENSURE ALL OF THESE ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT VERSION OF VS YOU ARE USING

What I did, was I ended up uninstalling EVERYTHING that was associated with both Visual Studio downloads. If you are able to remove and save your project files elsewhere and then bring them back. Go through all your program files to see if there is anything hidden in the wrong folder and check your C drive.

Which meant downloading and reinstalling (fresh):

I think if you clean out your program files, it should be ok. I wouldn't recommend going into your register unless you are very sure of what you are doing. IF you have already made changes to the register then we'll have a look at that and other options (if this doesn't solve your problem).