rc.exe not found-MS Visual Studio 2008 Shell

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January 10, 2010 10:00 PM PST



Reference Number : 
DPD200138680


Version : 
11.1.035 - 11.1.054
a related issue for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Premier Partner Edition can be found here

Operating System : 
Windows XP, Windows Vista


Problem Description : 
After performing an uninstall of the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler, subsequent attemps to build solutions using MS Visual Studio 2008 shell fail displaying the message 'rc.exe not found'.

There are several ways to reproduce this issue. One way is to install the compiler and VS 2008 shell from w_cprof_p_11.1.035. Next, install the compiler from w_cprof_p_11.1.038. Finally, uninstall version 11.1.035 of the compiler. Attempts to build solutions under VS 2008 shell now fail.

Resolution Status : 
A problem report has been filed (see reference number).  The workaround is to reinnstall the release with VS 2008 shell deselecting MKL, the documentation and IDE integration. On reinstall, do a "Repair" and then deselect,

all MKL components
Integration(s) in Microsoft Visual Studio
Integrated Documentation

This will restore the components accidentally deleted by the 11.1.035 uinstall without writing over the 11.1.038 integration.
This problem will be resolved in a future release of the Intel(R) Visual Fotran Compiler for Windows.

Note make sure the version you re-install have Microsoft* Visual Studio Shell. The download description at registrationcenter.intel.com should note that.

This problem is fixed in 11.1.060 or later versions of the compiler, but uninstalling older versions of the 11.1 compiler will still demonstrate the problem.



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