Resource Compiler question (initially posed as "UAC together with Subst don't work well together")

Question

I am trying to run VS2010 with UAC on. ResourceCompiler complains that it cannot find a file located on a subst'ed drive.

Here's a fusion log.

*** Assembly Binder Log Entry (8/16/2010 @ 1:54:39 PM) ***

The operation failed.
Bind result: hr = 0x80070002. The system cannot find the file specified.

Assembly manager loaded from: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\clr.dll
Running under executable P:\io\bin\common\FireFly.exe
--- A detailed error log follows.

=== Pre-bind state information ===
LOG: User =========
LOG: DisplayName = MyAssembly.resources, Version=2.2.2.23024, Culture=en-US, PublicKeyToken=null
(Fully-specified)
LOG: Appbase = file:///P:/io/bin/common/
LOG: Initial PrivatePath = NULL
LOG: Dynamic Base = NULL
LOG: Cache Base = NULL
LOG: AppName = MyApp.exe
Calling assembly : MyAssembly, Version=2.2.2.23024, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null.
===
LOG: This bind starts in default load context.
LOG: Using application configuration file: P:\io\bin\common\MyApp.exe.Config
LOG: Using host configuration file:
LOG: Using machine configuration file from C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\config\machine.config.
LOG: Policy not being applied to reference at this time (private, custom, partial, or location-based assembly bind).
LOG: The same bind was seen before, and was failed with hr = 0x80070002.
ERR: Unrecoverable error occurred during pre-download check (hr = 0x80070002).

What would you recommend?

Answer 1

WhereWith UAC on, I'm betting the process runs in a different security context, that doesn't have access, or doesn't know about the p: drive. Use Microsoft TechNet's Sysinternals Procmon.exe to monitor the activation (searching and loading of dependent dlls).

Sxstrace.exe can also be helpful in tracking down assembly activation problems.

Answer 2

I tried to change pictures and it worked. One TIFF resource compiler likes, and another one -- doesn't.