FIX: Insufficient Disk Space Causes Visual C++ to Fail (139477)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual C++ 4.0
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.1
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition 4.2
Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition 4.2

This article was previously published under Q139477

SYMPTOMS

During a project build you see one of the following three messages;

   fatal error C1001: INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR
   (compiler file 'MyFile.cpp', line 99)
   Please choose the Technical Support command on the Visual C++ Help
   menu, or open the Technical Support help file for more information

-or-

   LINK : fatal error LNK1000: unknown error; consult documentation
   for technical support options

-or-

   Error: Could not generate command line for the 32-bit C/C++ Compiler
   for 80x86 tool.

CAUSE

One cause of these messages is that Visual C++ has run out of disk space while writing intermediate files.

RESOLUTION

Free up enough space to allow the build to complete.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual C++ version 5.0.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	12/9/2003
Keywords:	kbbug kbCompiler kbenv kbfix kbVC500fix KB139477