An "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error occurs when I create a new Silverlight project after install Beta 2

Question

An "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" error occurs when I create a new Silverlight project just after install Beta 2, I read tim's blog, and make sure right now the date of  "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\IDE\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ServicesProxy.dll" is June 5, 2008, and the size of Silverlight Tools install in Control Panel is 1.18MB. It looks like still have another dlls to do not be updated or Adodb.dll register error.

The page in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810098 talk about how to register Adodb.dll(.Net 1.1), but my current .Net framework is 3.5.

Answer 1

run the following commands

devenv /resetskippkgs
Close VS
devvenv /setup
devenv

 

Answer 2

Thank you for your replying, yes, it can work right now, but I don't why we need run these commands, and don't know what's wrong in my installation.

Answer 3

 

thanks alot man it is realy working ,thanksa lot for solving my help ,thanks buddy

 

Answer 4

Thanks for this advice - worked 100% for me Cheers David

Answer 5

It also worked 100% for me

MV

Answer 6

thanks alot

Answer 7

Worked Fine with my Problem as well..great Post....

Answer 8

On my Visual C# Express 2010, Under 'View', 'Other Windows', there is no 'Command Window'.  Where can I enter these commands?

 

Answer 9

omg nobody answering this question... please help.. this problem is driving me crazy!

Answer 10

Run the command from Visual Studio Command Promt under Microsoft Visual Studio 2010/Visual Studio Tools from Start menu, not within the VS.

Answer 11

how does it run?your ideas is run in cmd mode ?(run->cmd)

Answer 12

Computer Start Menu -> All Programms -> Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 -> Visual Studio Tools ->  Visual Studio Command Prompt.