DOCUMENT:Q113925  08-NOV-2001  [visualc]
TITLE   :FIX: Visual Workbench Cannot Create Project
PRODUCT :Microsoft C Compiler
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbide kbVCkbbuglist kbfixlist

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual Workbench for Windows, version 1.0 
 - Microsoft Visual C++, version 1.5 
 - Microsoft Visual C++, version 1.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When opening a new project which is located in a nonexistent directory, it is
possible to get a message box containing the following error:

   Cannot switch to drive ". Cannot Create the Project.

RESOLUTION
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Closing all of the open Workbench windows will resolve this problem. From the
Workbench menu, select Windows and then Close All. You can then return to the
Project menu, select New and create your project.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article. This problem was fixed in Microsoft Visual C++,
32-bit Edition, version 2.0.

Additional query words: fail 1.00 1.10 1.50 S_VCNT S_VWB

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC kbbuglist kbfixlist
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbVSsearch kbAudDeveloper _IKkbbogus kbvc150 kbvc100 kbVWB
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbfix

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