I was trying to install Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer edition and received an error during install. The file C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Fr... could not be loaded. An attempt to repair this condition failed because the file could not be found. Please reinstall this program. Where #### where asian characters. Turns out it's a known issue by Microsoft. Here's the Microsoft Knowledge Base: http://support.microsoft.co... Have fun. Pat ......
"One or more errors encountered while loading the designer" If you get this kind of error in the designer, here the steps to remediate the problem: Close all windows within VS Close VS Goto the folder where you have your solution(s) via Explorer. Check the properties of that folder -> Advanced -> Make sure that Indexing is turned off (including sub folders) Now, the problem will (should) not come back. Start VS Build -> Rebuild Solution Open the form in the designer Pat ......
This might be a ridiculous idea, But… I'm working on a new project (new environment, new computer, etc) and I don't have access to my “standard” environment and find that the screen real estate is limited. What if… There were “cheap” LCD screens that developers could add to their monitors (on the right, on the left and on the top) and put their toolbars (for instance Visual Studio floating toolbars). The main screen would contain the code view. The small “external” ......