VS 2010 Crashes when I try to open Form Designer

Question

When ever i try to open forms designer it crashes.. tried everything on this forum.. nothing works.. so attached debugger in devenv.exe and got this log.

First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: EEFileLoadException at memory location 0x00abb08c..
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: [rethrow] at memory location 0x00000000..
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: [rethrow] at memory location 0x00000000..
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: 0xE0434352: 0xe0434352.
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: EEFileLoadException at memory location 0x00abb08c..
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: [rethrow] at memory location 0x00000000..
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: Microsoft C++ exception: [rethrow] at memory location 0x00000000..
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: 0xE0434352: 0xe0434352.
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: 0xE0434352: 0xe0434352.
First-chance exception at 0x02c59646 in devenv.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000000.
First-chance exception at 0x02c59646 in devenv.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x00000
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: 0xE0434352: 0xe0434352.
First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: 0xE0434352: 0xe0434352.

I hope devs can fix this issue and provide an update.

FYI: i did all updates. crashed even with vs2010 sp1... so i reverted back sp1 and using just vs2010 as it still crashes. but doesnt crash often without sp1... with sp1 it always crashes!!

First-chance exception at 0x76db2eec in devenv.exe: 0xE0434352: 0xe0434352.

some new exception..

using win 8.1.. 16 gigs ram, i7 proc. 64 bit OS.

Answer 1

Hi Yogesh,

Thank you for posting in the MSDN forum.

Firstly we would make sure that whether it is the VS IDE issue or the app issue.

For example, restart your machine, and then re-open your VS, create a simple form app, how about the result? Maybe you could run the same app in other machine, if it works well, so we could make sure that it is not the app issue.

If all apps have the same issue, I doubt that it would be your Environment issue. I have the Windows 8.1 Environment with VS2010, it works well.

FYI: i did all updates. crashed even with vs2010 sp1... so i reverted back sp1 and using just vs2010 as it still crashes. but doesnt crash often without sp1... with sp1 it always crashes!!

Please run your VS in safe mode, check it again:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241278(v=vs.100).aspx

As you said that it worked well without SP1, my suggestion is that you’d better run your windows update, and then uninstall and re-install your VS2010 SP1. We need to make sure that it installs well, you could download it here:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-hk/download/details.aspx?id=23691

If it also has this issue without SP1, I suggest you repair your VS2010.

In addition, you’d better make sure your task manager is free, I mean that you could close other third party processes or tools in your window when you open the VS editor.

But if just specific app has this issue, maybe you could delete .suo file in your project path, and then re-open your .xxproj file with your VS, check it again. Maybe it is the project code issue.

Have a nice weekend,

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Answer 2

Hi All,

Place this code:

C#:

if (DesignMode) return;

VB.net:

If DesignMode Then Return

On the first line of all your load event handlers for forms and controls.

Good luck,

Mac

http://www.datanetzs.com

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