visual studio .net ide:

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Yes, it is a common problem, and Microsoft **STILL** hasn't learned how to
handle (potential) remote resources/locators.

The problem is that one or more of your projects in the MRU list is located on
a remote resource. The process of validating that remote resource can lead to
delays, which results in the IDE being slow to open.

Solution: Erase the MRU list. You can do this by changing the MRU # through
tools/options to 0 (or 1, whatever minimum it allows), closing, and reopening
VS.NET, then setting the MRU # back to what you want. Note: the problem will
reappear if you open the remote project in the future.

Note to Microsoft (or anyone that performs validation of potential remote
resources): PERFORM VALIDATION IN A SEPARATE (BACKGROUND) THREAD -- DO NOT

Why is the MRU validated anyway? I've never seen any other application do that.

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It is usually done to prune unavailable/invalid entries from the list. It has

The unavailable/invalid entries aren't even properly pruned; they just don't
display on the start page.

To really prune the list, you can get a download from Microsoft (can't
remember the exact name, and can't find it on MSDN), OR a download a program
I wrote, from www.gotdotnet.com called StartPageSolutionManager:
http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx?SampleGuid=0a9ee78a-87c2-462b-8fb0-9c4eab6e5b21




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I believe the tool from Microsoft you're talking about is VSTweak, one of
the Visual Studio PowerToys. You can get it from
http://www.gotdotnet.com/community/workspaces/viewuploads.aspx?id=b9330ea5-0
96d-45b7-8a5b-17450d7a0d5a.

Thanks,
Paul McKee
VS Core team

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