Looks like MSVS 11.0 Beta spoiled a MSVS 10.0 installation

Question

I ran into compilation problems with my MSVS 10 after installing MSVS 11Beta. Now, when I compile my C# Projects in MSVS 10 (Projects created in MSVS 10; Target framework: 3.5), I get errors MSB4216, MSB4028 with following text in output window:

1>Task "GenerateResource" skipped, due to false condition; ('%(EmbeddedResource.Type)' == 'Resx' and '%(EmbeddedResource.GenerateResource)' != 'false' and '$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)' != 'CLR2') was evaluated as ('Resx' == 'Resx' and '' != 'false' and 'CLR2' != 'CLR2').
1>Task "GenerateResource"
1>  Launching task "GenerateResource" from assembly "Microsoft.Build.Tasks.v3.5, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" in an external task host with a runtime of "CLR2" and a process architecture of "x86".
1>C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(2199,5): error MSB4216: Could not run the "GenerateResource" task because we could not create or connect to a task host with runtime "CLR2" and architecture "x86".  Please ensure that (1) the requested runtime and/or architecture are available on the machine, and (2) that the required executable "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NetFX 4.0 Tools\MSBuildTaskHost.exe" exists.
1>C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\Microsoft.Common.targets(2217,7): error MSB4028: The "GenerateResource" task's outputs could not be retrieved from the "FilesWritten" parameter. Object does not match target type.
1>Done executing task "GenerateResource" -- FAILED.

How can I fix these errors?

EDIT:

1. Mentioned file "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A\bin\NetFX 4.0 Tools\MSBuildTaskHost.exe" exists.
2. C++ projects are compling without problems.
3. Reinstalling VS10 doesn't solve the problem.
4. This is GenerateResource task, that must compile resx-file, but generates an exception:

<!-- But we can't use those parameters if we're targeting 3.5, since we're using the 3.5 task -->

<GenerateResource
    Sources="@(EmbeddedResource)"
    UseSourcePath="$(UseSourcePath)"
    References="@(ReferencePath)"
    AdditionalInputs="$(MSBuildAllProjects)"
    NeverLockTypeAssemblies="$(GenerateResourceNeverLockTypeAssemblies)"
    StateFile="$(IntermediateOutputPath)$(MSBuildProjectFile).GenerateResource.Cache"
    StronglyTypedClassName="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedClassName)"
    StronglyTypedFileName="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedFileName)"
    StronglyTypedLanguage="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedLanguage)"
    StronglyTypedNamespace="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedNamespace)"
    StronglyTypedManifestPrefix="%(EmbeddedResource.StronglyTypedManifestPrefix)"
    PublicClass="%(EmbeddedResource.PublicClass)"
    OutputResources="@(EmbeddedResource->'$(IntermediateOutputPath)%(ManifestResourceName).resources')"
    MSBuildRuntime="$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)"
    MSBuildArchitecture="$(GenerateResourceMSBuildArchitecture)"
    Condition="'%(EmbeddedResource.Type)' == 'Resx' and '%(EmbeddedResource.GenerateResource)' != 'false' and '$(GenerateResourceMSBuildRuntime)' == 'CLR2'">

1. I tried to debug MSBuild script (.csproj). Just before the fatal GenerateResource task I checked all the properties and items. There was nothing about "8.0A" but only about "7.0A"

Answer 1

There is an ugly way to fix the problem: renaming folder "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v8.0A". I hate to accept this answer.

Answer 2

How long is your username?

It seems that there is a bug when the username is 20 characters long. If your username is 19 characters or less it works fine.

I have opened an issue on connect.

Edit: Have you tried setting the environment variable DisableOutOfProcTaskHost to true as suggested in the connect issue, that worked for me.