Visual Studio 2008 Pro SP1: Error spawning "rc.exe" finally FIXED!


  1. MegaFixer
    Posts : 50
    Microsoft Windows 6.1 (Build 6801)
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    Visual Studio 2008 Pro SP1: Error spawning "rc.exe" finally FIXED!


    Hi All,

    This is my first VS2008 installation and I bumped to this error. Wasting much time googling the net showed bunch of lame solutions like "reboot pc, reinstall windows and etc..." I thought it is W7's incompatibility, however the problem is easily solved by adding additional component during install/reinstall... just check "Visual C++ Tools" (no need to select "Lookup", "Spy++" and "Win32 Tools", you can deselect them, if not needed)

    So, this is to inform that VS2008 in the following selection is working fine (SP1 was applied separately):
    Visual Studio 2008
    VC# (+mobile)
    VC++ (+mobile +visual cpp tools)
    Visual Web Authoring

    Everything is compiling now =)
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  3. przemekach
    Posts : 13
    Windows 7 Build 7000 x64
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    Is this on a 32bit or 64bit? I have 64 bits and I can't even get the installation to work let alone the SP1.

    Thanks
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  4. ofergal
    Posts : 4
    windows 7
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    I installed VS2008 on my 7 64 bit with no problem.
    The SP1 I can't install it comes up with many errors until it stops.
    Anyone has a solution for that?
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  6. przemekach
    Posts : 13
    Windows 7 Build 7000 x64
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    How did you install it? Off a dvd? Maybe my problem is that I'm mounting an image and trying to install it that way.
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  7. ofergal
    Posts : 4
    windows 7
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    No I used the file VS90sp1-KB945140-ENU.exe that I downloaded from MSDN
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  8. Elmue
    Posts : 1
    Windows 7 32 + 64 Bit
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    Error spawning rc.exe solved


    Hello

    Although the title says "finally fixed" this thread has no helpfull solution for me.
    I tried the suggestion of the original poster but it does not work.
    I googled a lot and did not find nothing helpfull in any other blog, neither.

    So I started my own investigations.
    I solved the problem.
    I published the solution on my homepage:

    http://netcult.ch/elmue/Error_spawning_rc.exe.htm
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