Error 'LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt' after installing Visual Studio 2012 Release Preview
Error 'LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt' after installing Visual Studio 2012 Release Preview
Error 'LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt' after installing Visual Studio 2012 Release Preview
Re: Error 'LINK : fatal error LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or corrupt' after installing Visual Studio 2012 Release Preview
[This MSDN thread](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/da-DK/vssetup/thread/d10adba0-e082-494a-bb16-2bfc039faa80) explains how to fix it.
To summarize:
-
Either disable incremental linking, by going to
```
Project Properties
-> Configuration Properties
-> Linker (General)
-> Enable Incremental Linking -> "No (/INCREMENTAL:NO)"
```
-
or install VS2010 SP1.
Edits (@CraigRinger): Note that installing VS 2010 SP1 will *remove the 64-bit compilers*. You need to install the [VS 2010 SP1 compiler pack](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/setup/visual-c-2010-sp1-compiler-update-for-the-windows-sdk-7-1/) to get them back.
This affects **Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 for Windows 7 and .NET 4.0** as well as **Visual Studio 2010**.
To summarize:
-
Either disable incremental linking, by going to
```
Project Properties
-> Configuration Properties
-> Linker (General)
-> Enable Incremental Linking -> "No (/INCREMENTAL:NO)"
```
-
or install VS2010 SP1.
Edits (@CraigRinger): Note that installing VS 2010 SP1 will *remove the 64-bit compilers*. You need to install the [VS 2010 SP1 compiler pack](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/setup/visual-c-2010-sp1-compiler-update-for-the-windows-sdk-7-1/) to get them back.
This affects **Microsoft Windows SDK 7.1 for Windows 7 and .NET 4.0** as well as **Visual Studio 2010**.