I am trying to create a new team project and get the following error ---begin Exception entry--- Time: 2006-03-31 13:12:09Z Module: Engine Event Description: TF30162: Task "SharePointPortal" from Group "Portal" failed Exception Type: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Client.PcwException Exception Mes...more >>

What's the email address or site that I can post about the new Visual Studio 2005 IDE for bugs or suggestions to make the product better? I would love to have a bug/suggestion tracking site to put my ideas for the IDE. thanks!...more >>

I'm trying to get the Synchronize button to "reset" the application User settings. However, when I press the button I get a dialog box that says: "No user.config files were found in any of the following locations:" (and there were no locations listed"). Otherwise the settings work just fine...more >>

I am having problems with the IDE in Visual Studio.NET as it crashes contstantly, usually giving me the 'Microsoft Visual Studio has encountered a problem and needs to close', but sometimes it will just close without warning. This happens as soon as I click view code on any web control or web...more >>

Hi, Another quick question / comment. When running devenv.exe from the command line with the following command: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\IDE>devenv v:\Dev\Solution1.sln /build Debug /project Project1 devenv starts compiling and outputs status information ...more >>

Hi, I've been trying to run a shell command in the Command Window and have the output displayed in the window. From the VS2005 help I copied this code: Tools.Shell /c cmd /c dir /s /b """c:\My Documents\*.doc""" which produces the error: "The operation could not be completed" ...more >>

Hi i a programing an Add-In for Visual Studio .NET. My questions is: how to get the reference files for a projet. I found the property "ReferencePath", that give me the location of these references. But in this directory i have more than 400 files and i use only 5. Thanks. Herve...more >>

I don't know what's wrong with the world when we can't seem to get the non-managed C/C++ intellisense working. I have a custom headers that have been used since Visual Studio 6 and just last week we upgraded our environments to VS2005 and these headers can't get picked up in the intellisense...more >>

VS 2005 Team Developer (RTM release) The menu bar items ("File", "Tools", etc.) get their font size from the "icon" Windows system setting, instead of from the "menu" setting like every other Windows app. System settings...meaning Control Panel/Display/Advanced Appearance settings. Thi...more >>

I have a visual component written in VB6 which contains some popup forms. I use the component within an add-in which has versions for VS6, VS7, VS7.1 and VS8. In the last 3 cases the component is hosted via interop in a form written in VB.NET. Under VS8 and WinXP SP2, when a popup appears, ...more >>

the IDE for VS2005 saves som many things, such as breakpoints, bookmarks, etc... Is there anyway to save collpased level for blocks of code? I know that upon first opening a file, outlines are collapsed, but I'd rather save what I have set to be collapsed or non-collapsed when I save and...more >>

Hi All, I don't seem to understand why choosing a member from the members combo box takes me to a different member!!! and sometimes to the middle of nowhere!!! Say I have 2 members foo1() and foo2() in a C++ class. Choosing foo1 from the members combo takes me to foo2. I have files that have...more >>

Something weird happened to my IDE today. My arrow keys no longer work, I can't backspace, I can't delete, I can however type letters and numbers. I went into the Tools->Options and went to the keyboard page and lo and behold there was NOTHING there. Seriously, all the combo boxes, list boxes...more >>

I'm trying to add some of my projects/solutions to Visual SourceSafe 6.0 , but I don't have Source Control in the File menu. I have the same problem in Visual Studio 2005, with both existing and new solutions/projects. Do I have to install anything before I can use SourseSafe from Visual Stidio...more >>

Hi, I am trying to use the MSDE 2000 Deployment Toolkit with VS.NET 2005. The toolkit includes a VS.NET Addin. After some research, I discovered that VS.NET 2005 is using a different means to register Addins. Basically it seems to require an .Addin file (xml). I created a M2KBSLC.Addin fi...more >>

I want to use a Web Part template, I have downloaded the WebPartTemplatesforVSNetSample2.exe file and run this. It comes up saying the installation was successful. When I run the setup.exe file in the extracted folder I get the following error: Visual Studio .NET must be installed before y...more >>

In Visual Studio 2003 I was able to switch back & forth between code view and markup view of an asp.net page using F7 and shift-F7. In Visual Studio 2005, "F7" still works (maps to View.ViewCode) but Shift-F7 doesn't work from code view. The command View.ViewDesigner works from code view, b...more >>

How does one completely turn off Intellisense in VS2005 ? I have gone to Tools | Options | Text Editor | All Languages | General and unchecked everyhting, as well as the corresponding boxes for the language I am using, C++, but Intellisense still runs every time I start the IDE....more >>

I seem unable to find the Code Snippets menu choice under Tools in my Professional Visual Studio 2005. Am I missing something here because I saw it in the Beta versions. When I choose Tools I simply do not see the choice. TIA, Shawn ...more >>

Hi, I have been trying to work with the Object test bench in VS 2005 but it only seams to work on a single startup project (If I have multiple startup projects it does not work). Is this a bug or is it supposed to work this way? Brgds Martin ...more >>

When I drag a control from the Toolbox the generated control declaration no longer includes an id attribute. Typing it in can get a bit tedious. I may have fragged a setting but wonder how I may reset the IDE to write a complete declaration when dragging a control from the Toolbox? <%= Clin...more >>

Out of nowhere my VS.NET 2005 IDE crashed and when starting it again no toolbars and docked windows were displayed. I managed to get them back, every one of them, besides controls toolbox which is essential one. Choosing Properties, Server Explorer, Solution Explorer etc. from View menu brings t...more >>

Can someone explain to me what happen to that magnificent IDE we had for years before VS 2005 comes up? Don't get me wrong the IDE is still superbe and there are plenty of new features that can save hours in development. But I never experimented as many crashes in an IDE for years... (last ...more >>

When I opened a sln including serveral projects, I got this warning. Thus, each project didn't be loaded. How to resolve it? What was the root cause? Thx. ...more >>

I am new to VS.NET. I created a simple C# console application with statements like System.Console.WriteLine("Hello"); WhenI run the application with F5, it shows the output console window and then disappears, how can I hold the output window? Even I go to menu bar, View->Other Windows->Output, i...more >>

Hi, How do I customize VS.NET 2002? So that I can reduce my navigation to one click? Say I go to a definition of a variable, I click on the left mouse, the IDE quickly switches to that specific line of code in the .h I'm after, If I click on the right button, I go to the declaration immediatel...more >>

Where can I find the generated dll in visual studio 2005? I didn’t find any of the generated .dll file as in visual studio 2003. Please let me know the steps to generate the project .dll Thank --- Posted using Wimdows.net Newsgroups - http://www.wimdows.net/newsgroups/...more >>

I created a C++ project that generates a static library. Then I created a C++ project to test the library that is a console application. The library has a lot of template classes in it. The program runs fine. But when I put a breakpoint in the test code (or library code for that matter) th...more >>

When I paste content into my code, the newly pasted code is "selected", meaning it ends up getting replaced when I type. This is neither normal, nor wanted. How do I get a normal PASTE when editing my code in the VS 2005 IDE? ...more >>

Hi! I'm developing an application for Windows Mobile 5. I'm using the following tools: - Windows XP Professional; - Visual C# from Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition; - Windows Mobile 5 SDK. I made an exe for my applica and I made an install for it. I installed my application on a ...more >>

Hi; When I am designing a web page, how can I select some text/table cell/row/etc and then set it to one of the classes defined in my theme .css file? I can find the standard html classes like h1 but not mine. -- thanks - dave david_at_windward_dot_net http://www.windwardreports.com ...more >>

How do I turn on/off the auto-generation of .resx files? I know that it is a setting somewhere, but not sure if it is a machine.config setting, project level setting, solution level setting, or IDE level setting. What I do know is that every new project I create, .resx files are not created ...more >>

I have a project that was recently disconnected and reconnected to VSS 6 behind Visual Studio.NET 2003. Upon getting latest version, several newly created files did not come back to my workstation. These files were created and checked in by another developer. The project file does make spec...more >>

Hallo, i have Visual Studio 2005 Pro on Windows XP SP2 (CPU: 2200+, 512MB). I develop ASP.NET sites with C#. As soon as i save a codebehind file VS seems to compile and the system is working to capacity for some seconds, although it is a new project with only 2 sites of code. Why is tha...more >>

In Visual Studio 2005, I set a reference and need to set the CopyLocal property of the reference to true. The problem is that I can not find where to do it. In my VS2005 IDE, there is no node for references like in VS2000/2003 in the Solutions Explorer pane. I can see the references in the cla...more >>

Installation Order: 1) VS 2005 2) SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition Here's the problem/question: Since I installed SQL Server 2005 after I installed VS 2005, the IDE has changed it's "Developer Setting" to be a SQL Server Developer. I would like to change it back to Visual Basic Develo...more >>

When editing web pages in the VS.Net 2003 IDE, I'd like to be able to switch between HTML and Design modes without having to reach over for the mouse to click the tabs at the botttom of the screen. Is there any way to do this using the keyboard? TIA...more >>

Hi, I've got a Visual Studio C# project and an external reference from which I get a debug and a release dll, but no source code. How do I configure my Project that it references the debug dll in debug configuration and vice versa? Thx Karsten ...more >>

We have a huge project in ASP. When our project is opened in visual studio 2005 the asp file get displayed just fine, problems we have with the include files, which have extension *.inc. These files are mostly not displayed as source files. Intellisense is not working at all on these files, se...more >>

We have a huge project in ASP. When our project is opened in visual studio 2005 the asp file get displayed just fine, problems we have with the include files, which have extension *.inc. These files are mostly not displayed as source files. Intellisense is not working at all on these files, se...more >>

Dear, I'm looking arround making a Visual Studio 2005 add-in. However I don't seem to understand how to catch the debugger starting (which should be simple, but I cannot catch the event). Also I like to catch the debug output (DebugOutputString) from the debugged application. How can this b...more >>

If I do not begin my file with: <%@ language="VBScript"%> ....I do not get the syntax highlighting in my ASP code. The language directive can't exist anywhere except the first line of code, meaning that I cannot just insert this at the top of each file as many are server side includes....more >>

I want to write a plugin for VS net 2005, that will modify the project file, set properties in the Property Explorer based on complie type, and previous modifications to the project file. I'm not sure where to even start with this. Any nudges in the right direction would be appreciated. Tha...more >>

I used the Wizard to make this Add-In from scratch in preparation of moving some 2003 Add-In Code to 2005. I used the wizard and I made no other changes. I hit F5 and another copy of VS2005 launched but the Add-In is not showing under Tools but it does list itself in the Add-In Manager. Any idea...more >>

I too have a problem. While writing code or working with forms, devenv.exe sucks up 50-100% cpu for up to a minute or 2 and then throttles back down. Other times it spikes up for a little bit and comes back down repeatedly for no reason. Some times I only have a code window open and while s...more >>

When I try to put a method's name in the Address: edit control it always says that it "is a 'method', which is not valid in the given context". What do I need to do to get the start address of the method? Best regards, Michael Domashchenko ...more >>

In the IDE Options Dialog under "Projects and Solution" I have the "VB Defaults" for Option Explicit and Strict both set to on. Despite this in my code behind for ASP pages the Strict Option is OFF. I have to add it to the top of the page to get it to turn on. What am I missing here?...more >>

In VS2003 you can specify whether your project will support 1.1 or 1.0. This does not mean *targetting* 1.1 or 1.0, it simply specifies compatability. But I can't find a similar feature in the VS2005. Is there one? The reason I need this setting is that I have projects that I wish to shar...more >>

In the VS6 it was optional "extra feature". Then, apparently, someone decided that it is "the only right thing" for VS. NET 2003. Well, I and everyone I work with hates it... It seems to be the same in VS.NET 2005. There is an option "Apply Cut or Copy commands to blank lines when there is no s...more >>

How do I start a new Solution in VS 2005, then (after it is created) add a Project to it? I have been unable to spot how to do it in the book that came with VS 2005. Thanks in advance for your help. - Pete ...more >>