Predefined type 'System.Object' is not def

Question

I'm using MVC 5 and .net 4.6 to create a web API that my mobile app can connect too.

Whenever I build the project I get hundreds of errors telling me that I need to add references that are already there and that literally every type in my project 'does not exist'. Some examples of these errors: (Not including the one in the title)

What I've tried:

• Added a reference to System.Runtime via nuGet. (A recommendation from this question.)
• Removed aspnetcore50 from the frameworks in the project.json file. (Another recommendation, this question.)
• Restarting VS2015, my machine.
• Going through the nuGet package manager and upgrading every package in my project to the latest.
• Actually making sure I can see the references in the references node of the solution explorer.

UPDATE: -My project.json file looks like this. (After modifying based on Karls answer. The error list is now down to ten, however they are still the same errors as before.)

{
  "commands": {
    "web": "Microsoft.AspNet.Hosting --server Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener --server.urls http://localhost:5000"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.IIS": "1.0.0-beta5",
    "Microsoft.AspNet.Server.WebListener": "1.0.0-beta5",
    "Microsoft.AspNet.Diagnostics": "1.0.0-beta5",
    "Microsoft.AspNet.Mvc": "6.0.0-beta5",
    "System.Runtime": "4.0.20-beta-23019"
  },
  "exclude": [
    "wwwroot",
    "node_modules",
    "bower_components"
  ],
  "frameworks": {
    "dnx451": {
      "frameworkAssemblies": {
        "System.Data": "4.0.0.0",
        "System.Data.DataSetExtensions": "4.0.0.0",
        "System.Data.Linq": "4.0.0.0"
      }
    }
  },
  "publishExclude": [
    "node_modules",
    "bower_components",
    "**.xproj",
    "**.user",
    "**.vspscc"
  ],
  "version": "1.0.0-*",
  "webroot": "wwwroot"
}

Answer 1

I just opened Visual Studio "As Administrator" and it worked!

Answer 2

I run dotnet restore command on Package manager console and problem solved.

Answer 3

I'm guessing a bit here but it looks suspicious that you are using the regular System.Data.* stuff for dnx451 but doesn't have anything to make up for it for dnxcore50. Are you targeting the core edition as well or is it just leftovers from project creation? If you want to target the core edition and still use the old System.Data.* stuff you'll need to wrap anything from those assemblies like this.

#if DNX451
// Do some DNX451 specific stuff here
#endif

And the other way around as well.

#if DNXCORE50
// Do some DNXCORE50 specific stuff here
#endif

But if you aren't thinking about supporting this yet I would simply remove dnxcore50 from the framework list and your errors will probably go away.

Answer 4

This wasted lot of my time. Close the visual studio. Delete the .vs folder and restart visual studio. Everything should work fine.