Hi there, We have run into a problem where two programmers want to work on the same project (different forms) at the same time from a network share. First Programmer opens the project and all is fine, Second Programmer opens the project and is ground to a halt, clicking on things in visua...more >>

I have a new dell latitude DE630 with vista business and VS2005. Vs crash frequently (3 times this morning), in different situation, for example only writing code. I have two other old pc with xp and they don't crash. Is not clear for me if it is because of vista or hardware problems. I'd lik...more >>

I have a projet made vith vb2005. and Two develop pc, one with xp and the other with vista. The project is on the same folder (c:\sorgenti\transtrak) but On vista if I open the projet I get the error. How can I sove it? THe error message does not help a lot! Avviso 20 errore imprevisto del...more >>

Hi, Here's a very novice question. I accidentally closed my Immediate Window and cannot open it again. According to the VS Help, it should be available as a selection from the Debug|Windows menu. But it isn't. I can still use the Command Window to display variables, etc. But how can I re-op...more >>

Hi Guys, I'm running VS 2005 SP1 with the Update for Vista. I'm trying to set the before to Prompt me on check-out. I have other desktop that I'm done the same thing (mainly running Win2k3 though) and the Environment page is just not there. Background Info : I had to do a modifiy on my...more >>

vs2005: I drag a new control onto an existing web form in the designer, do some work on it, but the control is never really created. When I open the form again, the control and all my work is gone. I just noticed this, and it appears to happen every time. The designer has a major bug. Wh...more >>

Am I correct in thinking that in VS 2005, we no longer have a Debug vs. Release mode drop down because when you build, both Debug and Release versions are built and placed in the appropriate project folders? Also, what does the "Clean Solution" choice do? Thanks, -Scott ...more >>

I have followed the instruction in this article: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bs2bkwxc(VS.80).aspx However whenever I load a visual studio project from the network share i still get the "Project location is not trusted" message. I have rebooted since changing the security polic...more >>

visual studio 2005 Standard edition - macro playback not working. I have used the Record Temp Macro / Run Temp Macro many times in the past. The "allow macros to run" setting is enabled. I don't know when this stopped working, but I noticed it recently. I suspect a .NET3.0 install package...more >>

How do you remove the field/expression shading on code snippets after they are complete? -Scott ...more >>

It takes 30-45 seconds from the time I click the VS2005 icon to the time the IDE is displayed. The splash screen comes up, and then the long delay during which nothing seems to be happening. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling to no effect. When I run "devenv /Log", the log file entrie...more >>

I was attempting to get around the VS2005 designer giving error messages because a usercontrol is inherited from an abstract class. Made use of TypeDescriptionProvider to try this (found in a online article). And it does work, until the project gets recompiled after the control has be...more >>

I just recently started using Vista (clean install, yes I applied the SP1 VS2005 patch) and have noticed a rather annoying UI quirk with the VS2005 IDE. A very very thick dark gray obnoxious line appears under the tabs when a code window is active. Restoring the window (from maximized to norma...more >>

so i've seen a lot of little tips on vs from videos and tutorials online for programming but is there anything that just goes over how to use VS? basically i know how to code, compile, and minimal debuging but there is so much more. I know there is a LOT of great stuff in here that im just ...more >>

Hi, In VS 2005, When I create a new Project it has disappeared windows service template. How can I reinstall this template? ...more >>

is it possible to display vertical guidelines (maybe dotted ones) linking matching braces on VS Express? Notepad++ does it (screenshot: http://pastehere.com/?kwhvfp), but i cant find a way to replicate this on VS. it's a simple yet pretty handy feature. ...more >>

I had a DVD rom installed on my computer, then when I tried to install a DVD+/-RAM, both the drives no longer show up under my computer and when i try to restart the computer it takes about an hour....more >>

Hi, I'm asking how two developers can work at the same time on a Windows Form project, both of them working with the designer of the same form. The problem arise when you need to synchronize the [FormName].Designer.cs file, that even with little changes, seems to be in conflict in most of the l...more >>

I'm working with another developer on a solution that has a bunch of different projects in it - we've got a central version control server which I check stuff into and he checks stuff out of and vice versa. Everything is fine so far. However some of these projects have external dependencies...more >>

is there a site or does anyone have a good black scheme for VS? id rather not go through and set all the colors to work on a black background myself, i would imagine someone has that out there some place... also is there a way to move the design/source buttons to the top of the screen? unde...more >>

For a C++ project, how do I access the setting for "C++ > Preprocessor > Preprocessor definitions" from a VB macro? I want to write a macro that verifies that all "Release" configurations have "NDEBUG" set. -- Regards, Frank...more >>

Hi, I am running Version 8.0.50727.867 (vsvista.050727-8600) of VS2005. In my C# program Find All References returns only a subset of all references, the definition of the variable and where the variable appears in a return statement. No other references to the variable are shown, inclu...more >>