Visual Studio 2008 crashes with InvalidCastException when loading .VSP?

Question

When I try to profile my projects, it seems to work until I close the program and VS tries to load the .VSP from the profiling session.  Then it crashes:

Problem signature:
  Problem Event Name:    CLR20r3
  Problem Signature 01:    devenv.exe
  Problem Signature 02:    9.0.30729.1
  Problem Signature 03:    488f2b50
  Problem Signature 04:    mscorlib
  Problem Signature 05:    2.0.0.0
  Problem Signature 06:    4a275af7
  Problem Signature 07:    41bf
  Problem Signature 08:    a3
  Problem Signature 09:    System.InvalidCastException
  OS Version:    6.1.7600.2.0.0.256.48
  Locale ID:    1033

Additional information about the problem:
  LCID:    1033

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I get the same thing if I try to load the .VSP.  Is this a known issue?  It happens for me with just a new project:

(1) Start new project in VS2008 (I used VB Windows Forms project template).
(2) Create profiling session (Analyze - Launch Performance Wizard - Next - Next - Finish)
(3) Start profiling (Analyze - Profiler - Launch with Profiling)
(4) Close form
-> crash, restart VS
(5) try to open the .VSP
-> crash

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Hello,

Thanks for reporting the issue. But We could not reproduce it following the steps above with Visual Studio 2008 Team System on Windows 7. Please try to reinstall .NET Framework and see if that still happens or upgrade Visual Studio to 2010 edition.

Please don't hesitate and tell us if there are any question!
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Answer 2

I am also getting the same issue, Can you please tell us how did you solve it.
Have you reinstalled .net framework or upgraded?

Thanks
Shobha

Answer 3

I'm getting the same problem in VS 2010 SP1. As soon as I exit the application being debugged, VS crashes. I managed to save the vsp file by clicking on Save just before it crashes. Then when I open VS again and manually open the vsp file, it once again crashes. Really annoying since I can't use the profiler at all.

Answer 4

Sean,

I'm also facing the same issue. Please let me know if you have ever found the resolution for this issue.

Thanks,

Harsha

Answer 5

Hi,

I'm also facing the same issue. Please let me know if you have ever found the resolution for this issue.

Thanks,

Harsha

Answer 6

Shobha,

I'm also facing the same issue. Please let me know if you have ever found the resolution for this issue.

Thanks,

Harsha