Metadata file 'System.EnterpriseServices.Wrapper.dll' could not be opened -- 'Error importing module 'System.EnterpriseServices.Wrapper.dll'

Question

OS: Windows 8.1

Visual Studio Premium 2013

I have a complex MVC application that I have been running for years. I am able to run the application in debug without issues. However, just this afternoon, when I tried to publish the application for deployment I receive this error:

Error 8 Metadata file 'f:\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\GIT\Maloha\site\bin\System.EnterpriseServices.dll' could not be opened -- 'Error importing module 'System.EnterpriseServices.Wrapper.dll' of assembly 'f:\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\GIT\Maloha\site\bin\System.EnterpriseServices.dll' -- The system cannot find the file specified. ' F:\Documents\Visual Studio 2013\GIT\Maloha\site\CSC site

I have restarted my computer. I have tried to clean and rebuild the application.

What would cause this to suddenly appear? How do I fix it? I need to be able to publish the application.

UPDATE

I uninstalled .NET 3.5 and reinstalled it. I can now see the file in the specified folder, but I still get the error.

Answer 1

I had a similar issue. I have no idea if my solution will work for you, but here is what someone told me to do:

Delete the files from the bin folder so they can be rebuilt with the next publication.

I have no idea why it worked, but I was able to use the solution after that.

Unfortunately, I can't provide any additional insights or directions beyond this.

Answer 2

Clean the project or delete the files from bin folder and then rebuild it again, it happened with me twice and that was the solution which solved my problem