atls.lib, a.k.a.: "fatal error LNK1104"

Question

Hi, for some reason now, when I go to compile any program in MSVC9 I get this error:

1>LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'atls.lib'

I did a search of my whole harddrive and it revealed nothing, is it possible this was deleted, and if so, how do I fix it?

Answer 1

The library alts.lib is part of the ATL library, which is not included in Visual C++ Express.

See MCVC++ Express Edition Linker problem .

Answer 2

Ummm...

But I now get this error if I edit any of my other projects and then try to compile them.

Answer 3

Hi Xadrieth,

MFC and ATL are not included with Visual C++ Express. MFC and ATL will be included in Visual Studio Standard and above editions. If you want to use alts.lib, you’d better change your VS version.

 

->But I now get this error if I edit any of my other projects and then try to compile them.

 

Have you tested other projects type such as Win32 console, and get the same issue?

 

Best Regards,

Nancy

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Answer 4

I got my copy of MSVC9 working now.

I had wipe all my Visual Studio data, and then had to do a re-install.