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starting visual studio 2010 causes BSOD on vista

I have just installed Visual studio 2010 ultimate on a machine running vista ultimate 32 bit. The install appeared to have gone fine but when you try to open the program it immediately goes BSOD and the machine reboots. I do not have time to see what is on the screen. Some facts that may have relevance: I had VS2010 beta 2 on before ha...

how to put SQL Server express R2 advance and Wt edition in the visual studio setup as a CLickOnce prerequisites

Like i said in the topic: I would like to insert as a ClickOnce prerequisites sql server express r2 editions. I can do a similar package.xml and product.xml like that of sql server express that i took from vs2010 but i don't have the public key for SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe does anyone know how to find the public key ??? ...

Trying to draw an image to a form, but not refreshing

Hi, We are using graphics context of a form to draw an image. However it works fine on initial paint but the image is not being updated unless we set a breakpoint and run it in debug mode, stepping through each time. What is a good way of making a seperate thread to paint on to a form every second? Thanks. ...

creating a setup for a com dll

I am trying to package a com dll in an msi. I want the setup to run a batch file afterwards. The batch file basically points to the WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 folder and runs the regasm command to register the assembly. How do I get the setup to do this? Thanks. ...

error during build using sandcastle help builder with visual studio 2010 .NET 4.0 project

I was using sandcastle to generate help for my project in visual studio 2008. When i change my project to visual studio 2010 and change the project .NET version to .NET 4.0 i got this problem with Sandcastel. I can't understand why sandcastel is using C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v3.5\MSBuild.exe and not C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET...

How to get stack trace of a running process from within a Visual Studio add-in?

I am writing a Visual Studio add-in in C# which will run while I am debugging a process in the same Visual Studio window and I need access to that the process' stack trace from within my add-in. I tried putting this code into my add-in but it returns the add-in's stack trace, not the process I am debugging. System.Diagnostics.StackTrac...

How to create dependent files in Visual Studio 2008?

I've found this blog post http://blog.laurent.etiemble.com/index.php?post/2006/12/08/101 but it uses a custom add-in for VS 2005. I would assume there is a way to do this natively in VS 2008? ...

Where can I find a good article or book about Visual Studio 2010 team foundation?

I need some sources like articles and books about visual studio 2010 team foundation features. something which describes: What are the new features of 2010 team foundation How to use team foundation server best practices thank you in advance. ...

How to add code and html markup to another VS solution file without having access to it or subversion.

A company hired me to add some functionality to a pre existing .NET site, the problem is I have to create it in my own VS solution file and somehow integrate it into the existing site without access to the original VS solution file. The pre existing site is not in subversion. I coded up some stuff that works on my end, but they can't a...

Visual studio 2008 isn't recognizing DevExpress

I have been working in Visual Studio which has DevExpress. My project now doesn't recognize DevExpress so I now have 102 errors on lines like: GroupHeader1.GroupFields.Add(New DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.GroupField("name")) Friend WithEvents XrPageInfo1 As DevExpress.XtraReports.UI.XRPageInfo In addition to this when I try to go to the...

where is "create instance" menu in visual studio 2010?

Hi, in visual studio 2008 there is a sub-menu called "create instance" which is resides in class designer. Today I've opened VS.net 2010 and then opened class designer and create my class over there and when I wanted to test my class with the help of "create instance" option there was no such option available in vs.net 2010. and I've g...

Visual Studio 2008: No Intellisense in web.config

Hey all! My web.config no longer has Intellisense nor colour highlighting. It looks like a regular text document. Any idea why this would occur? Thanks! ...

Selectable TreeView in Visual C#

Are there any good tutorials out there to develop a selectable TreeView in Visual Studios? What I am searching for is for something that would display my drives in a tree view and have a checkbox next to each drive, folder and file. This will be used in a replication program. Thanks a million. ...

Opening Office Documents in Visual Studio Solution Folders

Is it possible to directly open an Office document that's in a Visual Studio solution folder? Double-clicking the file does nothing. In VS Team System 2008 Development Edition, you can right-click on the solution folder and select the 'Open Folder in Windows Explorer' option. Then the file can be opended by double-clicking it, but that ...

Practical Python-based visual programming environment?

I am looking for a practical visual programming environment based on Python. My primary application is algorithm development for processing remote-sensing imagery. I was initially inspired by LabVIEW from National Instruments, but that is more geared towards laboratory measurements and simulations. I write a lot of prototype code in P...

Creating a masterpage in Visual Studio .NET

Simple question, ok a contentplaceholder is implemented for Page-specific content. What about header region, advertisment, recommended books, footer etc 1- What do you insert this as? 2- how do you adjust the size the way you want it? ...

Visual Studio 2008 and XHTML 1.0 Validation

I am trying to validate my web project against the XHTML. I know there are many errors in the document since the W3C validator reports back 104 errors but I am not able to get any error on Visual Studio 2008. I have turned on the HTML validation to show as warnings but still I don't see anything in the ErrorList (warnings). ...

compiling visual studio C# projects on 32 bit and 64 bit

Hello, Visual Studio C# 2008 Windows XP 32 bit I have developed a windows project using VS C# 2008. My machine is 32 bit. So I have been compiling my applications under 32 bit. However, one of our clients has confirmed he cannot install under visa on a 64 bit machine. I am just wondering because I have compiled under a 32 bit machine...

visual c editor for kids

does anyone know of a visual programming tool that could be adapted for children (kids age 7-12) so that they can generate c programs to control device? ...

How do you print and export when using Dundas charts in VB or C#

I'm using Dundas Chart Profession within my VB program to generate a chart based on my data. Right now I have my charts opening fine but I am unsure how to add the functionality to let the user choose to print (and export) the chart once the program is running. ...