TFS in Visual Studio11 beta null reference

Question

I have some problems with thf in vs11 beta in win8. Some time it work correct, but today something happened.

After rebooting for a first time vs11beta starting very long and after write me something like: TFS plugin don't load correct. After next rebooting(2 minute) I can see First image. VS connect with codeplex tfs server, but Source Control Explorer link doesn't opening and if I will press Pending Changes I will see Second image.

I can't open my solution from start menu 'last projects' something like: The solution appears to be under source control, but its binding information cannot be found. Because it is not possible to recover this missing information automatically, the projects whose bindings are missing will be treated as not under source control., but cat do it from Windows Explorer and work temporary out of source control.

If I will close it I will see ""the cache file C\Users\SychevIgor\AppData\Local\Microsoft\TeamFoundation\4.0\Cache\VersionControl/config is not valid and cannot be loaded" Builds and other buttons still working correct

Previously, I reinstall resharper 7 eap nightly build from 13 may 2012 and uninstall some apps from my win8(like test apps from market place+ mail, calculator, finance apps, but I it doesn't depending from vs11 anyway).

I have no idea what happening today, Any Idea or just reinstall VS11 beta?

Answer 1

Hi SychevIgor, 

Thanks for your post. 

I suggest you both to repair your TFS 11 and VS 11 first, then check if the issue still occur. 

If you have any further research of this issue, please share your experience here.  

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Answer 2

I repairing my vs11 beta ultimate using web installer, but problem is still with me.

And I have no vs11 directory located C:\Users\SychevIgor\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Microsoft Visual Studio . I have only folder named C:\Users\SychevIgor\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Microsoft Visual Studio\10

Maybe full uninstall and new installation will help me. additionally I will try uninstall all components which I install during last 3 day... But why repairing doesn't help me....

My soft list: Resharper is main candidat to delete

Answer 3

Hi SychevIgor, 

Thanks for your reply.

It seems that the repair can’t resolve this issue. If you can reinstall the VS 11, please try it.  

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Answer 4

Uninstall VS11 beta and Install it again doesn't help.

I have no idea, how resolve it.

In update list there are no changes except Windows Defender around 13 of may, when error started.

In VS11 I see my source control and changes, which I have done before Null Reference Exception.

Icons of file is in a gray color. Maybe vs201 and vs11 have some shared assemblies and they conflicting?

Answer 5

Hi SychevIgor, 

Thanks for your reply.

As far as I know, we can install the VS 2010 and VS 11 on the same machine. 

There’s no any error during reinstall the VS 11 on your current Win8 machine(installed VS 2010)? 

Do you have another Win8 machine? If yes, try only install the VS 11 on that Win8 machine, then connect to Codeplex TFS Server.

In order to resolve this issue, we need to get more information/log, try to use the VS and .NET log collection utility to catch the relevant log when you repair or reinstall VS 11, please refer to this blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/heaths/archive/2008/05/09/visual-studio-and-net-log-collection-utility.aspx.    

You can following the below steps:

1        Download that collect.exe,

2        Clean the %TEMP% on Win8 machine.

3        Repair or reinstall VS 11.

4        Run the Collect Utility.

5        Check the logs under %TEMP%\vslog.cab.  

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John Qiao [MSFT]
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Answer 6

I know, that we can install vs11 and vs2010 together on one machine, before this problem all was great. Yes, now I have vs11beta and vs2010 ultimate(trial version) version installed.

My friends have another machines and all working still correct, but it is not my machine and I determined to solve the problem. 

collected  data with collect.exe in output file here

https://skydrive.live.com/redir?resid=F3D6CBE0BB926192!2111&authkey=!AOyubrNLKucm1A8

Answer 7

Hi SychevIgor, 

Thanks for your reply.

That logs are collected by you repaired or reinstalled the VS 11? It seems that there’s no error information in that log files.

Try connect to your Codeplex TFS collection using VS 2010, everything work fine in VS 2010? 

Can you try to uninstall the VS 2010 temporary, then only to reinstall the VS 11 on your machine?    

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John Qiao [MSFT]
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Answer 8

it is repairing log. While repairing process I didn't see any errors.

With vs10 all is normal and correct now.

But maybe it will be faster reinstall win8 and all with it after next public release...

I uninstall vs10 with all components witch have "vs2010" in their name. Uninstall vs11 and all dependency thing (like expression for vs).

TFS source control still throw Exception.

Maybe mail, calculator, finance apps have some dependency... because I have no ideas how can I repairing VS TFS working except reinstall Win8 after next release.  

Answer 9

Hi SychevIgor,

Have you tried to install the VS 2012 RC?

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John Qiao [MSFT]
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