Hi! Just installed a brand-spanking new monitor from DELL: sweet! Now, I went from a lower resolution to 1680x1050 (the recommended way to go). But, the project i am working on has a small problem: Design time layout went out of wack. Can I delete the resource file to resolve this is...more >>

I made the terrible mistake of undocking the watch debugger window and subsequetly closing it. Now I don't know how to get it back. Does anyone know how to get debugger windows back without resetting the entire window layout??? Thanks in advance for any suggestions... Mike ...more >>

If I go to the project Properties on one of my MFC projects, then click on the C\C++|General item, there I can configure Include Paths. When I click the '...' button to add an additional include path to a C++ project, and start that path with "..\", I would normally expect the IntelliSense to...more >>

I have Visual Basic 2005 Express installed on two PCs. On one PC, the menus are more detailed. For example, the Debug menu has an Enable/Disable All Breakpoints item, and the Tools menu has a Create GUID item. These items are missing on the other PC. How do I display the detailed menus? Jan...more >>

An irritating behaviour: When I pressed F5 in VC 6.0, the program (C++) was build and then the debugger started. But only if the build was successful. Now - vs2005 - the debugger runs regardless of the build-success. Which is a source of disturbation. Is this behaviour changeable? T...more >>

win xp sp2, vs 2005, sql express 2005 I am having a problem adding a connection (server explorer -> data connections -> add connection) I choose MS SQL Server as the data source, and .net framework data provider for sql server as data provider, then I select my computer name from the dro...more >>

Hello, I wrote some Tool Window add-in that should process current active document in IDE. How could I catch an event of changing of the current document? It means that when an user of IDE opens a new document then my tool should process it automatically. I can reach this aim with a timer bu...more >>

Hello, I'm trying to dock my addin tool window within the "main ide window" (ie where code or designer documents normally live in tabs) but I can't seem to make that happen. I can use a wide variety of constants to obtain a window to link to... Window2 w2 = (Window2)_applicationObject.Windo...more >>

This apparent bug has cropped up a few times in the past, but I finally decided to pursue it this time. I picked up a query from SQL Profiler and pasted it into a new text file in Visual Studio 2005. I wanted to economize on screen space a bit, so I wanted to collapse the select list into a ...more >>

After installing VS2003 SP1, right clicking on a project and selecting Project Only-Rebuild Only <Project Name> does nothing when the project is already up to date. It's like it's doing a Build Only instead of Rebuild Only. If I do a Clean Only, then Rebuild Only will cause it to build, bu...more >>

I thought that resetting the toolbox in VS2005 would leave me with the default component which where installed during the installation of VS2005, but I choose the option "resetting the toolbox" and the only tab left now is "General". No webcontrols, novalidators etc. How can I get these back? ...more >>

Hi! I just can't find out why I don't see a grid in my forms designer. I've set the following grid settings under Tools->Options->Windows Forms Designer" GridSize = 4;4 ShowGrid = True SnapToGrid = True What am I doing wrong? ...more >>

Hello, I use VS.NET 2005 Team Foundation with Team Foundation server as source control. When I get latest version of sources I couldn't see what files have been updated. In previous version (VS.NET 2003 + VSS) it could be seen in Output window when selected Source control in combo box. Why th...more >>

I've installed the latest version of ASP.NET Web Application Projects and created a new project of this type (all prerequisites are present). When attempting to view the "Web" tab in the project Properties, I get the following message along side a red X: Unable to cast object of type 'Mi...more >>

Ok.. I have tried and tried to get this to work but still no luck. Here is what I have installed on my box: VS6 VS2003 VS2005 Here is my problem: From windows explorer if I right click on any type of source file (.cs, .c, ..h, etc.) and click Open With and select VS2005 it doesnt ...more >>

If a public class which not create a GUID by itself, Visual studio will generate one and install it into system registry, is it right? Actrually, I had a project with some public class defined. but I don't want system registry aware of them. ...more >>

I am looking to be able to use the Visual Studio 2005 IDE to manage ALL of my configurations. It is easy to create custom configurations throught he configuration manager and then to write code that is sensitive to the active configuation. That is easy except when it comes to references. Wh...more >>

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Usually when working in the IDE, I have several tabs open. As usual in a Windows application, you can switch between the tabs using ctrl+tab and ctrl+shift+tab. However, unlike all other applications I have used, and unlike every application that ...more >>

I've created the skeleton framework for a Visual Studio 2005 add-in (C#) and I was wondering if there is a way to remove any of the standard built menus or menu items? I see lot's of tutorials on how to add your own menus or custom menu items, but nothing talks about removing any of the standar...more >>

Hello, I am writing a plugin that needs to keep some solution-specific state. How do I write something into the DTE2.Solution.Globals ? In C#, when I try this, I get an error about the argument (global key) not being in the accepted range. Can I do things like: DTE2.Solution.Globals[...more >>

Hi, I'm having some severe problems with Intellisense in VS2005 Professional that are just about preventing me from developing my c# web project. When I first go into a c# source file and start to type a line of code, the statement completion will give me what appears to be a list of the co...more >>

Hello everybody, Since 1 and a half year I am responsible for bug fixing, updating a house internal solution - visualisation of diagnostic data from an embedded system. 3 weeks ago, i changed to lines of code, design mode could be opned and everything was displayed correctly. Last week I w...more >>

It would be nice to have a proportional space font for the comments (only), primarily because that would save space (both, on screen and on paper) and consequentially scrolling time. Is that an available option? Thanks, David ...more >>

Hi Guys, I wish to implement a VS2005 Plug-in that will operate the same way as the unmanaged memory view, hence, a plug-in with the following properties: 1. GUI Representation that can be handled the same as the memory view, watch views, etc. 2. The plug-in should be used ONLY while debugg...more >>

Hi, I'm new to this field. I'm using VS 2003. In VB.NET IDE, I don't find events list in the properties window. Where can i get it? -- Regards, Ramya...more >>

Does anyone know of a tool that will go through all the classes in our system and indicate which ones are never used, created or referenced? Maybe through the IDE, maybe through a plug-in, maybe third-party? Thanks in advance for your help. -- Allan Michaels Ann Arbor, MI...more >>

Out of the blue about a month ago the VS 2003 and 2005 IDE stopped recognizing Ctrl-F3 and Ctrl-F4. I looked in the Keyboard Settings and found the Ctrl-F3 was indeed still mapped to Edit.FindNextSelected, but what is odd is that if I removed that mapping and then attempted to readd the exact ...more >>

Hey Guys, In VS 2005, I try to create a solution in a nested directory structure. I get prompted with the following error message : "The length of the full path for the solution, project or item you are creating exceeds the maximum path length allowed by the system. You must reduce the...more >>

Hello, In VS2003, my Solution Explorer displayed a tree with only the .cs files listed. Then when I clicked the "Show All Files" button, each .cs that is a form would appear in the tree with a + beside it. Expanding that branch by clicking the plus would then reveal the .resx file below. ...more >>

Hi, I have installed vs2K5 on a new system and the 'Exceptions...' MenuItem doesn't show. (Debug>Exceptions...) I can use the shortcut (CTRL+ALT+E) but I would like to have the item also shown in the menu. Is this perhaps some option under 'Tools>Options...'? TIA, Michael...more >>

Is there any particular reason why VS.NET 2003 does not list assemblies in the GAC when trying to add a reference? I understand that there is a special area in the registry where assemblies need to be listed in order for VS.NET to show them in the Add Reference dialog, but I don't understan...more >>

In VS 2003 opening a file from the Solution Explorer caused a tabbed edit window to appear on the RIGHT of all existing tabs in the edit area. In VS 2005, these new tabs are added on the LEFT of all existing tabs. How can I make VS2005 behave like VS 2003 in this respect? Many thanks ...more >>

Note: This is related to working with MasterPages only and NOT nested master pages. IDE reports error Unrecognized tag prefix or device filter 'asp' when MasterPageFile attribute is moved from the @Page into Web.config. In some projects, developers may want to control the Theme and the Mast...more >>

My team and I work with large VS 2005 C++ solutions. Frequently, VS 2005 becomes unresponsive, while the message in the status bar at the bottom of the window says "Updating IntelliSense." I found a KB article (KB916769 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=fbd7e741-1bf9...more >>