"WenYuan Wang [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hello Dave,
>
> According to your description, I understand that VS 2005 Error List will
> pop up, each time you type a letter (or delete one letter). Please correct
> me if I misunderstand anything here. If true, I could understand this must
> have made it impossible for you to continue to edit code.
>
> However, we haven't met such issue before. In order to narrow down and
> resolve this issue,
> I want to confirm some information with you. Would you please consider the
> following lists of items.
>
> 1. Have you applied the latest service pack (VS2005 sp1)? If not, I would
> like to suggest you apply the service pack.
>
> 2. If we disable Add-ns (e.g. "Tools" | "Add-in Manager") and run
> "devenv.exe /safemode", do we still have the problem? This can eliminate
> the possibility that third party Add-ins are causing problems.
>
> 3. If we create a new project, do we still have the problem? Sometimes
> corrupted project settings can cause problems. These are project specific.
>
> 4. If we create a new user account, do we have the problem? This can help
> to isolate user profile corruption related causes.
>
> 5. If we reboot the operating system to safe mode, do we have the problem?
> This can help to isolate whether any other applications are interfering
> with Visual Studio. Some features (like IIS) are not available under safe
> mode. Please check whether this can apply or not. In addition to safe mode,
> we also suggest "clean boot":
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353.
> [How to configure Windows XP to start in a "clean boot" state]
>
> Please let me know if the above method helps. I'm glad to assist you.
> Sincerely,
> Wen Yuan
> Microsoft Online Community Support
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