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Unable to open .sln file - "name.csproj : error : Specified cast is not valid." by Barry Bond

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Type: Bug
ID: 777321
Opened: 1/23/2013 3:56:56 PM
Access Restriction: Public
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c:\name\name.csproj : error : Specified cast is not valid.

The same .sln file opens on another PC with no problems.
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Visual Studio/Team Foundation Server/.NET Framework Tooling Version

Visual Studio 2012

Steps to reproduce

Try to open the .sln.

Product Language

English

Operating System

Windows 8

Operating System Language

English

Actual results

The output window shows:
    name.csproj : error : Specified cast is not valid.
and the project does not open.

Expected results

Solution file opens.
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Posted by Microsoft on 3/7/2013 at 1:57 PM
Hi Barry - we haven't heard back from you in a while, and have not been able to reproduce this issue ourselves without more information. We're closing this as not reproducible for now, but if you find any additoinal information that can help us narrow this dow, please do let us know, and we'll take a closer look.
Posted by Microsoft on 2/7/2013 at 7:23 PM
Hi Barry,
Thanks for your feedback. Would it be possible for you to provide more details on your solution or an example solution with empty or small projects that reproduces this error in order to help us analyze this issue further?

Regards,
Bertan Aygun
Posted by Microsoft on 1/23/2013 at 10:31 PM
Thank you for submitting feedback on Visual Studio and .NET Framework. Your issue has been routed to the appropriate VS development team for investigation. We will contact you if we require any additional information.
Posted by Microsoft on 1/23/2013 at 4:50 PM
Thank you for your feedback, we are currently reviewing the issue you have submitted. If this issue is urgent, please contact support directly(http://support.microsoft.com)
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Posted by Barry Bond on 1/23/2013 at 4:39 PM
Issue is resolved, kind of. The machine didn't have the "Microsoft Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 - Preview 2 - ENU" SDK installed. Not exactly easy to infer from the error message.
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