Programming Tips - Visual Studio: C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler (msc1.cpp, line 1393)

Date: 2013feb14 Product: Visual Studio 2005 sp1 Keywords: MSVC, vs2005 Q. Visual Studio: C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler (msc1.cpp, line 1393) When I attempt to compile I get:
1>c:\program files\microsoft visual studio 8\vc\include\xstring(1700) : fatal error C1001: An internal error has occurred in the compiler. 1>(compiler file 'msc1.cpp', line 1393)
How can I fix this? A. I found that simply cleaning the solution made the problem go away.