Unable to build a windows 8 app in visual studio 2012

Question

Hi,

I thought I'd have a go at building Windows 8 apps for my Microsoft Surface. I have built a very simple Hello World app but I am unable test it.

I am able to build the solution successfully, however when I try and debug it I get a pop-up box saying

"There were deployment errors. Continue?"

If I select yes, I get another error pop up box saying:

"The project "HelloWorld" needs to be deployed before it can be started. Verify the project is selected to be deployed in the solution configuration manager, or deploy it specifically by clicking one of the deploy commands in the build menu."

Then in the error list window the following error appears:

"Registration of the app failed. Windows cannot deploy to path E:\App Test\HelloWorld\HelloWorld\bin\Release of file system type FAT. The path must be located on an NTFS volume."

I am running VS 2012 express on a 64-bit Dell Laptop running Windows 8.

Answer 1

Is your E drive in the path you posted an external device whose format is FAT? Try creating the project on a device with a NTFS format.

Answer 2

Thanks. Pretty obvious now that I think about it.