dotnet windows forms designtime: When I add a main menu component from the toolbox to a Winform VB.NET project all is fine until I attempt to edit the menu by clicking it in the designer. I can usually get the first item added, when I click below it to add the next item the IDE crashes with no specific error, just the normal Windows crashed app message box. I usually send the crash report and restart the IDE, but I can't add a menu, any ideas?

I have removed every addin I could find, not many to begin with, and I am running on XP SP2 Visual Studio Ent Arch 2003.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,

Robert Porter

I can reproduce it very reliably. I am using the standard MainMenu control, I double click it from the Toolbox with a form open is design view. Then rename it to say mnuMain, then click in the area on the form designer to begin building the menu, almost immediately I get an IDE crash.

Sigh, this is now on 2 machines both XP SP2, both with all the latest patches etc.

Cheers,

Bob Porter

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Indeed an odd scenario. Are you using the .NET MainMenu Component? If you
can repro it, try posting the steps...

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project all is fine until I attempt to edit the menu by clicking it in the
designer. I can usually get the first item added, when I click below it to
add the next item the IDE crashes with no specific error, just the normal
Windows crashed app message box. I usually send the crash report and restart
the IDE, but I can't add a menu, any ideas?
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Thanks for the reply, I have indeed reinstalled VS 2003 with no luck, (a 2 hour process), it happens on 2 different systems here, and I am using the stock menu control that comes with .NET not sure what to do next?

Cheers,

Bob

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Hi Robert,

Thanks for your posting!!

Based on your statement, you operation should be very general, which many
developers have done. So I think your problem should be a strange problem,
which I suspect should be your specific mainmenu component problem. Have
you tried the VB.net project in another machine?

If this problem does not arise on other machine, I suggest you re-install
your VS.net2003 to see if this will fix issue. Hope this helps.
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It does happen with a brand new project on both machines. I have been sending the crash reports to MS every time as well.

Bob

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Do you use the same project on both machines?
Do you get the same result on a new project with nothing but a Form and a
MainMenu component?

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Mick Doherty
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/nothing.html


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Hi Robert,

Thanks for your posting!!

Based on your statement, you operation should be very general, which many
developers have done. So I think your problem should be a strange problem,
which I suspect should be your specific mainmenu component problem. Have
you tried the VB.net project in another machine?

If this problem does not arise on other machine, I suggest you re-install
your VS.net2003 to see if this will fix issue. Hope this helps.
=======================================================
Thank you for your patience and cooperation. If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to post it in the group. I am standing by to be
of assistance.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.

I believe I found the solution, I removed a final AddIn that I had forgotten about, CodeSmart 2005 for VS.NET and viola! Errors went away! All is well now, I have contacted the vendor over this issue to see if they can identify the issue.

Cheers,

Bob Porter

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It does happen with a brand new project on both machines. I have been sending the crash reports to MS every time as well.

Bob

nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms.designtime/<uCiH#7pEFHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>

Do you use the same project on both machines?
Do you get the same result on a new project with nothing but a Form and a
MainMenu component?

--
Mick Doherty
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/nothing.html


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[microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms.designtime]

I believe I have found the problem, an AddIn I thought I had removed was still active. Once I removed it the problems stopped! It was AXTools Codesmart 2005 for VS.NET. I have contacted the vendor already to see if they can identify what was wrong.

Cheers,

Bob Porter

nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms.designtime/<eu3lr0qEFHA.3244@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>

It does happen with a brand new project on both machines. I have been sending the crash reports to MS every time as well.

Bob

nntp://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms.designtime/<uCiH#7pEFHA.2608@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>

Do you use the same project on both machines?
Do you get the same result on a new project with nothing but a Form and a
MainMenu component?

--
Mick Doherty
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/nothing.html


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[microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms.designtime]

Do you use the same project on both machines?
Do you get the same result on a new project with nothing but a Form and a
MainMenu component?

--
Mick Doherty
http://dotnetrix.co.uk/nothing.html


[quoted text, click to view]

Indeed an odd scenario. Are you using the .NET MainMenu Component? If you
can repro it, try posting the steps...

--
Joey Calisay
http://spaces.msn.com/members/joeycalisay/


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project all is fine until I attempt to edit the menu by clicking it in the
designer. I can usually get the first item added, when I click below it to
add the next item the IDE crashes with no specific error, just the normal
Windows crashed app message box. I usually send the crash report and restart
the IDE, but I can't add a menu, any ideas?
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Hi Robert,

I am glad your finally find the cause of your problem. If you need any
further help, please feel free to post, we will help you. Thanks

Best regards,
Jeffrey Tan
Microsoft Online Partner Support
Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights.