I'm getting the following error:

C:\APP\SnapDevelop\repos\espowerserver\AppModels\AppModels.csproj(2,3): Error MSB4025: The project file could not be loaded. Name cannot begin with the '.' character, hexadecimal value 0x00. Line 1, position 2.

the csproj file it is referencing does not have a period, nor hex value of x00 at line 1 position 2.  This is what the first line of the file is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?>

so it appears that the error message is bogus.  Has anyone seen this kind of weirdness? I did accidently open the csproj file in visual studio which has its own complaints, and it is possible that VS changed something even though i didn't save it?

I understand that to get around it i may have to rebuild the project from scratch. Which isn't a huge deal, but i do have to remember all the changes i made in the c# after PB generated it. 

Security settings, some customization i did, and the storing of the connection info in the database would all have to be redone. 

anyone have any ideas?

i already sent a bug report in, but no response.