Build error VS.NET 2003 "sattellite assemblies...output is missing"

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Hello all.<br/>
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Ive come across an odd error while trying to debug a device project in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows XP.<br/>
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I have been using this same computer, this same install, this same source folder etc. for a couple years now. A few months ago I received an error while building that said:<br/>
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"Satellite assemblies could not be built because the main project output is missing"<br/>
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At the time, it was the last test for that iteration of our maintenance of the program, so I simply sent it to my supervisor, who could deploy, and let him test it.<br/>
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A new adjustment has come up which has been done, but sent to me for testing. This same error has come up. Whether I use my archived versions of the project or the new, I get this same error. I came across this page while searching online
for help:<br/>
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867770<br/>
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It took a while to get to work properly as my source has a large filepath which didnt work well with the devenv command. After debugging all my errors with the command line stuff, I finally got the devenv to start compiling but received the following
output (with "..." and "***" masking the full name in the forum):<br/>
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Crogram Files...Common7IDE>devenv "Cocuments and Settings...M***SM***S.sln" /build debug<br/>
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Microsoft (R) Development Environment Version 7.10.3077.<br/>
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Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2001. All rights reserved.<br/>
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------ Build started: Project: M***S,Configuration: Debug Pocket PC ------<br/>
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Preparing resources...<br/>
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Updating references...<br/>
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Performing main compilation...<br/>
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Building satellite assemblies...<br/>
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Satellite assemblies coud not be built because the main project output is missing.<br/>
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-------------------------- Done ---------------------------<br/>
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Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped<br/>
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I had the impression from http://support.microsoft.com/kb/867770 that this error would NOT occur from the command line.<br/>
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This exact source WILL compile on other computers. Only my machine seems to be affected. I recently installed the service pack available for the system with the same results.

My machine has
Windows XP Pro Version 2002 SP3
V 5.1.2600 SP3 build 2600
Microsoft Development Environment 2003 V 7.1.6030
Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 V 1.1.4322 SP1

Looking for any suggestions as to the cause, or solution to this problem. My next step is to reinstall the OS, but that has to wait a few days as I am remote ATM. Im hoping there is some other solution out there.
Thanks in advance for your help
-Adam-

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