This is probably a little late for the original posters but here is a way that I have used successfully to rescue project files with build specification corruption.
First,create a backup of your LVproj file and put it someplace safe.
Next, create (or open an existing) .lvproj file. You will want one that doesn't have any build specifications defined. If you scroll down to the bottom you will see a line like: <Item Name="Build Specifications" Type="Build"/>
Copy this line to your clipboard.
Now open your problem project file in LabVIEW. Remove all your build specifications from the project and save the file. Now open this LVproj file in your text editor and find the <Item Name="Build Specifications"...> area.
It will likely look like this:
<Item Name="Build Specifications" Type="Build">
<Property .....>
</Item>
You will want to get rid of everything up to the closing tag (the </Item>) for the Build Specifications Item. The easiest way to do this is use a text editor like Notepad++ and under the language menu select XML to show which </item> is the one your are looking for. Once you have found the offending text, replace it with what you copied from the clean LVproj file earlier and save. You should now be able to re open the project in LabVIEW and set up your Build Specs again but now the MSI errors should be gone.
I can't guarantee that this will work for every issue but it might save someone some time down the road.
Scott Crook
CMOS Test Engineer
TriQuint SemiConductor
