VS2003/05 constantly screws up the display - is there any known fix for this?

Question

Hello all,

Running VS2003/05 under Vista makes the former screw up the display at least 50% of the time - you start debugging, VS kicks in and you see the windows/docking panes screwed up, not refreshing, etc... I've contacted Microsoft about this, but they weren't much help, I was wondering if someone knows any fixes?

I'm running VS with visual styles turned off under Vista, so that it doesn't hang when you try to do a "find in files".

All the latest updates/service packs are installed.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

For Visual Studio 2005 , install the Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 Service Pack 1

and the Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 Update for Windows Vista

Take a look at the Visual Studio .NET 2003 on Windows Vista Issue List and see if you find something there.

And see if that help things.

Answer 2

Yup, I have the same problem. It doesn't screw as often (only every now and then) but it screws also while editing text, not just when debugging.

Answer 3

I've done a lot with Visual Studio 2005 Express on Vista, and have never seen any display issues.

Vista is pretty sensitive to the quality of the video drivers - have you tried updating yours?