Visual Studio 2008 Randomly Freezes

Question

I am consistantly having problems with VS 2008.  I'm am working on a windows forms solution that has multiple projects in it.  Randomly VS just freezes for 5 - 20 seconds.  Can't seem to find a pattern, and its not just on this project either.  Is there any way to find out what VS is doing and get it to stop?

Thanks,
Kevin

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
Version 9.0.30729.1 SP
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 3.5 SP1

Installed Edition: Professional

 

Answer 1

Hi Kevin

Does the problem happen to other program on the machine, what is the Windows version?

You can try running it into safemode by devenv.exe /safemode, which will disable all add-ins for you to eliminate potential add-in problems.

And there are some other tips for troubleshooting, see: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/vssetup/thread/0376db8f-4761-4ae5-9af2-98c53216318a#VS_IDE_unexpected_problems

If the problem still persist, please let me know.

Thanks.

Figo Fei

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