VC++ fatal error LNK1168: cannot open filename.exe

问题:

suddenly my visual studio express 2010 c++ stopped rebuilding my project.
When I first hit F7 the project builds and runs fine (heck, it's a hello world example).
Then I make some changes and hit F7 again, then I get:
1>LINK : fatal error LNK1168: cannot open C:\Users\username\Documents\Visual Studio 2010\Projects\console\Debug\console.exe for writing

Now the funny thing comes:

1. the app is not running and it's not shown in task manager.
2. going into the project directory and trying to remove it with hands comes with success but the file APPEARS AGAIN FROM NOWHERE o_O
3. the system restore is disabled
4. i also tried to take the ownership of the whole damn drive
5. each time I delete the file it recreates itself again but sometimes it stops doing that
6. if delete the file (and it recreates after that) and then I start sysinternals procmon then the file will dissapear.
7. if I start procmon before - then the file keeps appearing after delete like always

OS: W7 SP1 64-bit, with latest updates
any ideas, please? google didn't help me :(

回答1:

Enable “Application Experience” service. Launch a console window and type net start AeLookupSvc

• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/902196

回答2:

The problem is probably that you forgot to close the program and that you instead have the program running in the background.

Find the console window where the exe file program is running, and close it by clicking the X in the upper right corner. Then try to recompile the program. In my case this solved the problem.

I know this posting is old, but I am answering for the other people like me who find this through the search engines.

回答3:

Restarting Visual Studio solved the problem for me.

回答4:

In my case, cleaning and rebuilding the project resolved the problem.

回答5:

well, I actually just saved and closed the project and restarted VS Express 2013 in windows 8 and that sorted my problem.

回答6:

This can also be a problem from the improper use of functions like FindNextFile when a FindClose is never executed. The process of the built file is terminated, and the build itself can be deleted, but LNK1168 will prevent a rebuild because of the open handle. This can create a handle leak in Explorer which can be addressed by terminating and restarting Explorer, but in many cases an immediate reboot is necessary.

回答7:

I also had this same issue. My console window was no longer open, but I was able to see my application running by going to processes within task manager. The process name was the name of my application. Once I ended the process I was able to build and compile my code with no issues.

回答8:

Start your program as administrator it cant rewrite your files cause your files are ine protected location on your disc.