VS project load error after changing windows 10 user account

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I recently changed my Windows 10 user account structure and signed in with a local Windows 10 account instead of my usual Microsoft account. Since this change, one of my asp.NET MVC5 projects will not load. It states that "The project requires user input. Reload the project for more information".

When I try to reload the project I get another error:

C:\Users\user\source\repos\repo-admin-xx\BookingSystem\BookingSystem.csproj : error  : The project file could not be loaded. Root element is missing.  C:\Users\user\source\repos\repo-admin-xx\BookingSystem\BookingSystem.csproj

The BookingSystem.csproj file is present in the above folder so I am not too sure what to do next. All ideas to help fix are appreciated

Yes, I test locally with IIS. The web app is deployed to AWS and works fine — darego101, Feb 07 '20 at 14:34
If you're running using IIS, you should run Visual studio as Administrator. Seems that's the issue. — Anuraj, Feb 07 '20 at 14:36
Thanks Anuraj but I have tried that and still the same issue — darego101, Feb 07 '20 at 14:45
old post but relevant to the version of VS you're using: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23901514/value-does-not-fall-within-the-expected-range-when-trying-to-add-a-reference-i — scgough, Feb 07 '20 at 15:29

darego101 · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-07T19:21:17.770

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It seems like it was indeed an error with the .csproj file which became corrupt in some way, that was causing the problem; not sure of the exact cause. I reverted back to a previous Git version of the same. csproj file and the project loads again like it should

edited Feb 07 '20 at 19:21

answered Feb 07 '20 at 19:04

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