The components required to enumerate web references are not installed on this computer. Please re-install Visual studio

Question

Hi!

 I got following exception twice in last 30 days.

"The components required to enumerate web references are not installed on this computer. Please re-install Visual studio"

This exception occurs when I change existing web reference Url and point to a new asmx. Why is it asking to re-install visual studio? I would like to avoid re-installing vs 2005 if possible.

Thanks

Prashant

Answer 1

I am getting the same error.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
Michael

Answer 2

Hi

did anyone get anywhere with this error ?

All was well with my VS2005 until I published a web site - since then I can't add or update any web references without seeing this error !

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solution in post PostID=107222 worked like a charm !

close VS2005, start | run

devenv /resetskippkgs

No more web refrerence errors after this point.



Thanks,

NM.

Answer 3

Same thing:

devenv /resetskippkgs

Works for VS2008.

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Hal

Answer 4

Helped me too.

While working on different projects I had installed VS2008 first, then at a later time installed VS2005 and, finally, on top of all that I had to install VS2003.NET. :(

These regressive installs must have screwed up the original VS2008 associations and caused this error.

Thanks for the tip.

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Alex

Answer 5

Helped me too. thanks a lot

Answer 6

Works for me. Thank you!

Answer 7

Great! Thanks for sharing!

 

Janny Gomes

@devnetgomez

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