visual-studio-2005

An error occurred loading a configuration file: Failed to start monitoring changes because the network BIOS command limit has been reached

This error just started happening this morning in one particular project. When I try to publish the site it gives me this error and I can't complete the publish! Sometimes restarting Visual Studio magically fixes the problem, but it will just appear again later. Not only that, when I restart VS I lose all my "undo capabilities". Ther...

Changing ListBox selection is not moving changes from BindingSource to DataSet.

The answer to this question may turn out to be, "Don't use typed DataSets without using the Binding Navigator." I am curious, however, about the behavior I'm seeing. So, I created a form where every control was dragged from the data sources explorer. I deleted the Binding Navigator because it is ugly and inappropriate for this particula...

How Do I Downgrade a C++ Visual Studio 2008 Project to 2005

How can I downgrade a C++ Visual Studio 2008 project to visual studio 2005? Maybe there is a converter program that someone knows of or otherwise a process that I can undertake. Thanks. ...

Writing an addin for NUnit integration in VS 2005 IDE

I'm starting to write an add-in for Visual Studio 2005 that would integrate NUnit with the IDE. Any ideas on how and where I should start? I have a basic idea on how add-ins work. I believe I would need to know the NUnit API for this type of integration. Where can I find enough resources to achieve this? ...

What rendering engine does Visual Studio use for HTML?

Does anyone know what rendering engine Visual Studio uses for rendering it's HTML previews?? It seems to be kinder to IE6 but still not really WYSIWYG ...

Keep VS2005 in sync with filesytem?

Is there an easy way to keep VS2005 project in sync with changes made directly on filesystem? In eclipse I can simply "refresh" the project and any changes show up. Does something similar exist in VS? ...

"Unable to start program" (Debug build)

Microsoft Visual Studio Unable to start program 'theprogram.exe'. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Review the manifest file for possible errors. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem. For more details, please see the application event log. O...

warning LNK4099: PDB 'vc80.pdb' was not found after switching to vista

I'm getting several of the following warnings in VS2005 on an old project after moving from my old XP to a new vista PC: UnitTest++.vsnet2005.lib(TestRunner.obj) : warning LNK4099: PDB 'vc80.pdb' was not found with 'c:\projects\blah.lib' or at 'c:\projects\blah\debug\vc80.pdb'; linking object as if no debug info I know that this wa...

How to create a database and populate it during setup

I would like to find a way to create and populate a database during asp.net setup. So, what I'm willing to do is: Create the database during the setup Populate the database with some initial data (country codes or something like that) Create the appropriate connection string in the configuration file I'm using .NET 3.5 and Visual St...

Why can I not see the VS 2005 dataset visualizer anymore?

I cannot see the magnifying glass next to my Dataset anymore. Is there a way to re-enable it? ...

Visual studio 2005 hangs when debugging

Visual studio debugger hangs while loading symbols for my application(native IA64), SP1 is installed. This started to occur, after i install debugging tools for windows(64 bit version), and reboot my computer. This issue is not depend on my project, even with new project debugger hangs. UPDATE: When i try to attach to the running proce...

Deployment prerequisites best practice

I have an application that requires .NET Framework 3. I am planning to deploy the application using a Setup Kit built by VS2005 deployment project. What is the best practice to include the last known .NET version (3.5 SP1 in my case) bootstrapper with the deployment package or include exactly what my project needs (.NET3)? Thank you f...

VS 2005 Can not open DataSet Schema in Designer mode

Hi I cannot view DataSet file in designer mode in VS 2005. When I try to it another solution it is ok but in one of my project solution I cant. The projects are c# class library projects in a solution file. Is there any suggestion? Thanks for your help. ...

IS it possible to open a *.sln file created using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 in MS VS 2005?

I have a workspace (*.sln, *.vcproj) files which are created using MS VS 2008 edition. Is tehre any way to convert them to open in MS VS 2005 edition. I have some errors in creating a new workspace with the source/header files. Because it has some resource files, included, some dll included. So assuming this option is ruled out, then ar...

VS2005 Setup and Deployment - MSI Installer on reboot

Hi I built a VS 2005 Setup and Deployment project and i'm able to install the setup without any problems. But, if I reboot my computer, the setup utility is being run again, asking me to install the software again (It already exists). I have not run into this problem before, any help would be greatly apperciated. Thanks! ...

Setup and Deployment Project - VS2005

Hi I built a VS 2005 Setup and Deployment project and i'm able to install the setup without any problems. But, if I reboot my computer, the setup utility is being run again, asking me to install the software again (It already exists). I have not run into this problem before, any help would be greatly apperciated. Thanks! This is what I...

Persisting app.config variables in updates via Click once deployment

Every time a new update is released for an application with click once, the variables in the app.cofig file are destroyed <userSettings> <app.My.MySettings> <setting name="Email" serializeAs="String"> <value /> </setting> <setting name="UserName" serializeAs="String"> <value /> </setting> ...

Is there a setting or good add-in for Visual Studio to color lines (like Throw) in the editor?

Is there a setting (didn't find one of hand) or good add-in (SO is better for recommendations than Google) for Visual Studio to color lines specially in the editor depending on what keywords or statements it contains? For example, if a line contains "Throw", it'd be nice to see either that word or the line in red, similarly for "Debug.A...

User scope vs Application scope in app.config

What is the difference between the User scope and Application scope in app.config? ...

Unable to create PDB file

For some reason this error started popping up today on one of my projects. Error 1 Unable to write to output file 'C:\MyProject\Release\MyProject.pdb': Unspecified error If I go into advanced compile options and change it to not generate and debug info, my project compiles fine. I have tried setting the permissions on the Rele...