Solution for error: LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or invalid upt, lnk1123coff
After VS2010 is reinstalled, the error "error: LNK1123: failure during conversion to COFF: file invalid or invalid upt" occurs during program compilation, which means that COFF mark conversion fails. Cvtres.exe is used to complete this task in the connection. The original cause of this error is that cvtres.exe exists in multiple regions.
System Directory: C: \ Windows \ Microsoft. NET \ Framework \ v4.0.30319 \ cvtres.exe
C: \ Windows \ Microsoft. NET \ Framework64 \ v4.0.30319 \ cvtres.exe
VS Directory: C: \ Program Files (x86) \ Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0 \ VC \ BIN \ cvtres.exe
Generally, the system is updated. Generally, the version in the system directory is newer than that in the VS directory, as shown in:
The solution is to rename cvtres-old.exe In the VPC directory.