Notorious Visual Studio Error C1902, VS configuration

Question

I am getting the notorious \"Error C1902: Program database manager mismatch; please check your installation\" in my VC++ builds in Visual Studio 2010. My VS will not even build

Answer 1

Verify local user account if ran under automation is not locked. this turned out to be a resolution for issue I had seen with "fatal error C1902: Program database manager mismatch; please check your installation" message.