FIX: You receive an "LNK1106: invalid file or disk full" error message when you build a project in Visual C++ .NET

SYMPTOMS

When you build a project that you created by using Microsoft Visual C++ .NET 2003, you may receive the following linker error message:

LNK1106: invalid file or disk full: cannot seek to 0x76364

RESOLUTION

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Microsoft Visual Studio .NET service pack that contains this hotfix.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

   Date         Time   Version      Size     File name
   ---------------------------------------------------
   03-Jan-2004  03:03  7.10.4003.0  647,168  Link.exe

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, add the /IGNOREIDL linker option. To set this linker option in the Visual Studio .NET IDE, follow these steps:

Open the Property Pages dialog box for the project.
Expand the Linker folder.
Click Embedded IDL to view the Embedded IDL property page.
Set the Ignore Embedded IDL property to Yes.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++ .NET (2003)
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Architect Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Developer Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Academic Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Trial Edition

Last Reviewed:	2/3/2004 (1.0)
Keywords:	kbVSNET2003preSP1fix kberrmsg kbQFE kbfix kbbug KB834332 kbAudDeveloper

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