Microsoft KB Archive/935274

= FIX: Error message when you run the &quot;tf get&quot; command together with the &quot;/force&quot; option in Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server: &quot;Cannot create a file that already exists. The system cannot find the file specified&quot; =

Article ID: 935274

Article Last Modified on 11/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the tf get command together with the /force option in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, you receive the following error message:

Cannot create a file that already exists. The system cannot find the file specified.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * You use the Open from Source Control command in Visual Studio 2005 to open a large solution that contains many ASP.NET projects that have interrelated references.
 * You open another instance of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server and then use the Open from Source Control command to open another large solution.
 * You open a third instance of Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server and then use the Open from Source Control command to open a third large solution.



Download information
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the 307380_ENU_i386_zip.exe package now.

Release Date: 6/18/2007

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 2005 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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