LC.exe not found after sp1 install

Question

 Error 1 Task failed because "LC.exe" was not found, or the correct Microsoft Windows SDK is not installed. The task is looking for "LC.exe" in the "bin" subdirectory beneath the location specified in the InstallationFolder value of the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A. You may be able to solve the problem by doing one of the following:  1) Install the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5.  2) Install Visual Studio 2008.  3) Manually set the above registry key to the correct location.  4) Pass the correct location into the "ToolPath" parameter of the task. 

Why is it doing this and how do I fix it?

Answer 1

As the error message suggested, please try the following:
1) Install the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5. 
2) Install Visual Studio 2008. 
3) Manually set the above registry key to the correct location. 
4) Pass the correct location into the "ToolPath" parameter of the task. 

thanks.

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Answer 2

That's fine and dandy and all and by jumping through those hoops I was able to get it working, however, there is clearly a bug in some installer because I installed like this: Vs.net 2008, Vs.net 2008 SP1 which should install everything.

However after install I got the error above on ANY COMPILE.

This should not happen in this scenario.

Answer 3

Totally agree - have just loaded the SP1 for VS2008 and the f###ing thing crashes on EVERY single install - when not more than 30 minutes ago they were all fine.  I am so totally over this ____...

Right how do we fix it - because if you then place the original DVD in the computer to repair VS2008 - it goes through the motions and EVEN RECREATES THE CORRECT SDK folder - BUT DOES NOT - (get this) DOES NOT reinstall LC.EXE, which the SP1 obviously trashed.

Where can we download this again as a quick fix?

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I've just been to the Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5 download page and to my great surprise - it's over 1.3Gb of download.  Are you kidding me?  To fix this stuff up I have to spend another 3 hours of download????  Geez guys - downloads may be cheap in the US but here in the land of Oz they cost us and it's not all T1 speeds either...  All we want is the app LC.EXE.  Is that so hard?

Answer 4

I installed the Windows Server 2008 and .Net 3.5 Sdk but it did not fix the problem with Vs2008Sp1.

What I did that finally (apparently) has solved the problem is find a another copy of "Lc.exe" in another location. I searched the entire "Program Files" folder. I found three and put the most recent one into the folder specified in the Registry.

The three solutions that would not build now build.

Not an elegant solution and even a potentially risky one but it did work.

It is not clear why there is not a HotFix on this problem.

Hope this helps.

--John

Answer 5

Figo, how do you Manually set the above registry key to the correct location because I am experiencing this too.

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John Grove - TFD Group, Senior Software Engineer, EI Division, http://www.tfdg.com

Answer 6

ANYONE???

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John Grove - TFD Group, Senior Software Engineer, EI Division, http://www.tfdg.com

Answer 7

I figured it out. I had to uninstall and reinstall the SDK [twice mind you]. But that finally resolved it. Whew...........

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John Grove - TFD Group, Senior Software Engineer, EI Division, http://www.tfdg.com

Answer 8

Instead of the registry value the error message is telling you create this one:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\.NETFramework\v3.5\InstallationFolder
The "v3.5" key was not there for me so I just threw an axe into the air and hit a bird :)

And make sure you DO NOT include the bin  folder in the InstallationFolder value:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0
in my case

Answer 9

Most simple solution in my case was move outta projecl the "licenses.licx" (what the "goody" create it?).
And installing|reinstalling|uninstaling wasn't take any effect. :/

Answer 10

I faced the same problem in VS 2005 v2.0.

I noticed that the 'bin' folder containing 'lc.exe' file under 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\Bin' was empty. I copied and pasted all files under 'bin' folder from other machine and pasted to my machine.

It just worked;)

Answer 11

Dear sir

It seems that when installing sp1 it removes the LC.exe , Just find it out at any other pc and copy it into the folder that included in the error message

it works fine with me and hope that it will work with you

Answer 12

Gkonline,

Don't resurrect old threads. Thread was started Monday, August 18, 2008 8:55 PM.

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John Grove, Senior Software Engineer http://www.digitizedschematic.com/