BUG: You receive a "'Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine.VCConfiguration' does not contain a definition for 'Project'" error message when you try to build a project in Visual Studio .NET 2003 (836131)

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Steps to reproduce the problem

1. Start Visual Studio .NET 2002.
2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project. The New Project dialog box appears.
3. Click Visual C# Projects under Project Types, and then click Windows Application under Templates.
4. Type MyProjectTest in the Name box, and then click OK. By default, a Windows form that is named Form1 is created.
5. On the Project menu, click Add Reference. The Add Reference dialog box appears.
6. On the .NET tab, click Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine under Component Name, and then click OK.
7. Double-click the Form1 Windows form to switch to Code view.
8. Add the following code to the top of the Form1.cs file:

   using Microsoft.VisualStudio.VCProjectEngine;

9. Add the following code in the Form1_Load method:

   VCConfiguration MyVariable = null;
   	  Object MyObject = MyVariable.Project;

10. On the Build menu, click Build Solution to build the solution.
11. Start Visual Studio .NET 2003.
12. On the File menu, point to Open, and then click Project. The New Project dialog box appears.
13. Locate the folder that contains the MyProjectTest solution, and then click the MyProjectTest C# Project file.
14. In the Microsoft Development Environment dialog box, click Open, and then click Yes.
15. On the Build menu, click Build Solution to build the solution. You receive the error message that is mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article.