Building Solution Failure: binary files could not be created

Recently, I installed Ubuntu Linux desktop on my computer. Before the installation, I had Windows XP. I got a bigger hard drive and I did partition on HD as 2 partitions. I plan to set a dual boots system, one for my Windows and another for Ubuntu.

My previous HD also had two partitions, that was done by HP, one small one for backup systems. I used Norton Ghost to do a partition image of my Windows and after I install the new HD, I restored my windows. That safes me a lot of time to reinstall my application and configure my working environment. So far so good.

The Ubuntu was installed successfully, and it is very impressive. I am going to further to investigate the OS.

My Windows works fine. However, I encountered a problem while I was compiling a solution project. I got a message saying that "The volume does not contain a recognized file system, ...". The build was failed because the binary files could not be created. I checked my path. It is fine. The message is very misleading.

Finally, I figured out the problem. It is the environment var Temp. I set this one to my "D:\temp". After the dual OS systems was set up, the D: partition was not available any more. What I did is to format the missing partition D:. After that, all the temporary files can be created and there is no problem to build my solution.

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Signing a Solution for publishing

For publishing application by click-once to deploy, I found that I have to set all the assemblies or projects to sign with a key file (pfx). In the project which is the start one, you have to make sure the Certificate option is checked in project's property Signing tab and make sure this certificate was generated by the same key file. Otherwise, you will get an error message saying failure to run tool SignTool.

After every thing are built correctly, you may use internet explorer to link to the URL which was set in the solution's property (Publication Location). Click on Install to deploy the application. You may have download the setup.exe installation file first. You will get an application file such as Bankshell.application. Still you cannot run the application in your downloaded folder. You have find the file in your URL location, where you can click on Bankshell.application to install the application.

This is just a note for me as a reference. I got this problem while I was doing exercises of Lab 5: Building the End-to-End Global Bank Application, Patterns & Practices (CAB).

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