Hi there,
I have a Windows XP 32-bit operating system and I have installed Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Silverlight compatible with
Visual Studio 2008 Professional.
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In an attempt to create a new Project, I start MS Visual Studio.
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However I receive the error
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Error HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component.
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I am really bereft of a clue as to how to tackle this issue.
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Please help!
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Thanks
HRESULT E_FAIL has been returned from a call to a COM component
Hello Arthur,
The issue that you are getting appears to be as a result of some temp files as well as caching on your computer.
If you are using windows 7, the following steps may be of great help to you:
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You will need to clean the solution in the Expression Blend.
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After that you will have to get rid of the bin as well as Obj folders throughout solution projects.
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Next you will remove all References for each Solution Project.
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And then you will clean up windows:for Windows Explorer you will need to right click the drive, and then click on Properties, and then click Disk Cleanup Button
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You will need to expose hidden as well as protected system files.
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Next you will need to delete C:Users<username>AppDataLocalMicrosoftExpression
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And then open Solution, and after that add references back
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Lastly you will Build
Regards,
Carl