Error Lnk1168 Cannot Open .exe For Writing
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debug\GettingStarted.exe for writing I'm not able even to delete the debug folder (i.e. as an administrator). I have to log off and then come back. What is the problem and how can I solve it? c++ windows qt-creator qt5 share|improve this question asked Jul 24 '15 at 1:55 CroCo 1,83411242 4 Is the program still running? Is it open in a debugger? –Raymond Chen Jul 24 '15 at 2:14 @RaymondChen, yes indeed but I don't know application experience windows 10 why this occurs? I'm trying to open cam with OpenCV. Once I quit the app, it seems something is running in the background. –CroCo Jul 24 '15 at 16:17 Maybe you can use Task Manager to see what extra stuff is running (compared to what is running before you build and debug). –Raymond Chen Jul 24 '15 at 16:50 add a comment| 1 Answer 1 active oldest votes up vote 0 down vote Go to the task manager ctrl+alt+del. look for the name of your running application in your case GettingStarted.exe. right click --> end process or just press Suppr . This will kill the running process. Go back to your code and run the application again share|improve this answer answered Jan 21 at 1:38 Frankenstein 380217 add a comment| Your Answer draft saved draft discarded Sign up or log in Sign up using Google Sign up using Facebook Sign up using Email and Password Post as a guest Name Email Post as a guest Name Email discard By posting your answer, you agree to the privacy policy and terms of service. Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged c++ windows qt-creator qt5 or ask your own question. asked 1 year ago viewed 794 times active 8 months ago Blog Stack Overflow Podcast # 90 - Developer Stories, Charger Butts, and Joel's… Bye Bye, Bullets: The Stack Overflow Developer Story is
Visual Studio Languages , Windows Desktop Development > Visual C++ Question 6 Sign in to vote When I first compile and link a solution, everything works fine. However, often (about 60 - 70% of the time), subsequent link operations fail unable to open visual studio error lnk1104 the .exe file for writing. I've checked the obvious things such as the application still running
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and even trying to delete the existing file via explorer fails saying the file is in use. If I wait long enough -
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sometimes up to 5 minutes - then all works well again. I haven't worked out when this happens. It usually happens if I encounter an unhandled exception during a test run, but sometimes I get this even when the test http://stackoverflow.com/questions/31600948/lnk1168-cannot-open-debug-file-exe-for-writing run was clean. Any ideas? Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:33 PM Reply | Quote Answers 0 Sign in to vote If you've got an aggressive anti virus application installed, that may also hog the file. To find out quickly, download the "Handle" tool from Sysinternals (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/handle.mspx), and start it with "handle filename.exe". That should show all applications currently using / holding it. Monday, August 13, 2007 11:20 AM Reply | Quote Moderator All replies 6 Sign in to vote How https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/fcdde3bc-43a1-4ab6-b0b5-9525fe4e84c8/fatal-error-lnk1168-cannot-open-filenameexe-for-writing?forum=vcgeneral have you the checked that the application is still running? Have you used the Tak Manager? Monday, August 13, 2007 3:24 AM Reply | Quote 0 Sign in to vote If you've got an aggressive anti virus application installed, that may also hog the file. To find out quickly, download the "Handle" tool from Sysinternals (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/handle.mspx), and start it with "handle filename.exe". That should show all applications currently using / holding it. Monday, August 13, 2007 11:20 AM Reply | Quote Moderator 0 Sign in to vote Thanks to both Simple Samples and einaros. Yes - I checked task manager but the app wasn't running. I suspect that my AV (Norton) might be involved so I'll download the utility you mention and give it a go. I'll keep you posted. Saturday, August 18, 2007 6:34 PM Reply | Quote 3 Sign in to vote look for filename.exe in process.and finish the filename.exe. Tuesday, January 06, 2009 8:02 AM Reply | Quote 0 Sign in to vote Sorry to ressurect an old thread, but I have this exact same problem on Windows 7 64-bit with Visual Studio 2010. The linker fails with the error: 1>LINK : fatal error LNK1168: cannot open C:\yadada\myapp.exe for writing Typically happens after I run the program from Visual Studio, then close the program. The process shuts down and does not show up in either the process manager, or from the commmand line usi
download a browser that supports JavaScript, or enable it if it's disabled (i.e. NoScript). Home Qt Development General and Desktop LNK1168: cannot open blah.exe for writing LNK1168: cannot open https://forum.qt.io/topic/46085/lnk1168-cannot-open-blah-exe-for-writing/2 blah.exe for writing This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it. aragonsr last edited by I've uninstalled, and reinstalled vs2010 professional and also qt and I still get this problem. If I build and run an app, any app, then close the app. And then make a change and build and run again, I get the linker error saying visual studio it can't open the executable for writing. My only option is to wait around for "System" to release it's handle, up to 60 seconds or so, at least, or use cygwin to do a "rm -rf ./dir/executable.exe" to force remove it. This is a stupid problem to have that prevents me from doing normal things. Like programming. How does everyone else not have this problem? I'm error lnk1168 cannot running Windows 7 64-bit. Reply Quote 0 dheerendra last edited by Welcome to the forum. Looks like your executable is still running in background. Go to task manager and kill the process. Then it should work fine. Dheerendra @Community Service Certified Qt Specialist http://www.pthinks.com Reply Quote 0 aragonsr last edited by Nope. It's not. This happens on every project, even a brand new one where I've added nothing to the project. If I use a file unlocking app, it say "System" is using it, but it won't let go of the handle to it and I can't unlock it. Reply Quote 0 hskoglund last edited by Hi, if it's System, maybe it's some service that's holding your .exe file hostage, googling I found "this suggestion":http://www.sevenforums.com/software/72091-several-minute-delay-when-deleting-any-exe-file.html, open an administrative CMD window and type: @ net start AeLookupSvc net start PcaSvc @ Reply Quote 0 aragonsr last edited by I must have looked for several hours for a solution online. This is exactly what the problem was. I had this two services disabled. Thank you sooooo much!!! Reply Quote 0 Loading More Posts 5 Posts 3558 Views Reply Reply as topic Log in to reply 1 / 1