C# project reference, recognized by Ide but won't build

Question

I created a project references in one c# 4.0 project to another c# 4.0 project in the same solution.

They are both EXE projects

when I add the reference intelesense starts picking up all of the classes in the referenced project. However when I go to compile I get the following error "The type or namespace name '...' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)". And then all of the Class names lose their blue color and get underlined in red.

I know this if you have an existing reference which got changed in background. Did you try to remove the reference and add it again to the project? — MUG4N, May 12 '10 at 15:23
yup tried. when I re added it the source code coloring went back to normal and the intelisense started working again. Then when I tried to compile, it gave me the same error, and source coloring and intelisense died again. — Rabbi, May 12 '10 at 16:02
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2751634/simple-enterprise-library-console-application-refuses-to-compile — Todd Friedlich, Nov 16 '10 at 14:19

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 17 '11 at 18:10

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Right click on Project Properties
1. Check Target Framework
2. If it is .net Framework 4.0 Client Profile than change it to .net Framework 4.0

answered Dec 17 '11 at 18:10

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Thanks. I should've realized this was the problem from the warning that accompanied the error! – Doug J. Huras Jan 16 '13 at 01:42

C# project reference, recognized by Ide but won't build

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