The Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 IDE may corrupt the deployment files for a Web Setup Project and for a Setup Project after the deployment files are used two or more times. When the project is corrupted, you receive an error message that resembles the following:
Unable to update the dependencies of the project. The dependencies for the object 'name.dll' cannot be determined
You receive this error message when you try to build the project.
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This problem may occur when you have a Database Project and a Setup Project in the same solution.
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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. But the hotfix is intended only to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 2005 service pack that contains this hotfix. To resolve this problem immediately, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
| File name | File version | File size | Date | Time |
|---|
| Dpprj.dll | 8.0.50727.91 | 1,126,912
| 23-Mar-2006 | 15:17 |
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Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
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For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/)
Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
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