My VS2008 is crashing whenever I close it, if I have changed how windows are arranged (e.g. docking the Output window somewhere else). I have switched off all plugins etc. I suspect that the settings file for the layout is corrupted or something. Where is it, and would delteing it possibly help?
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A:
To see if it is your user settings - back up your settings using the tools options then reset and see if that sorts out your problem. If it does, then you can slowly restore your old settings 1 section at a time to see which causes the issues. At that point you have to reset and restore all the ones that worked again.
I had to do this once when my find / replace dialog box disappeared. If I used the short cut or menu the dialog box must have been appearing off the screen. Doing the above sorted out the issue
Paul Hadfield
2010-08-19 10:34:53
I've tried re-importing old settings, but the problem remains. If I reset all settings, then it doesn't crash, but I have a whole load (resharper etc) and would prefer not to start from scratch...
Joel in Gö
2010-08-19 10:36:58
...and now it has started again, despite resetting all settings from scratch :(
Joel in Gö
2010-08-19 10:59:05
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A:
You might want to apply the following hotfix:
KB960075 - VS Dev Environment crash after undocking windows or changing layouts
Note that a hotfix has not undergone regression testing, so there might be issues with it. Install it only if it solves your problem.
0xA3
2010-08-19 10:48:05