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  • Unable to cast COM object error?
    by Graham Harris
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    Last post by Graham Harris
      • Hello, I get the following error when I attempt certain operations in TFS Version Control. Most often on a delete: --------------------------- Microsoft Visual Studio --------------------------- Error Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsProject2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM com
  • Line numbers no longer displayed in error list
    by rocketman
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    Last post by rocketman
      • I've recently run into a problem with the debugger and have spent several hours trying to understand & resolve the problem, with no luck. The setup: Visual Studio 2005 SP1 Windows XP SP2 .NET 2.0 ASP.NET application Configuration in DEBUG mode I've been working on this project for several months, but this problem started in the last couple of days. When I have an unsuccess
  • Not Able to Connect to TFS using VPN
    by BradFriedlander
    5 Replies
    Last post by Jason Barile MSFT
      • I have an installed and working Visual Studio configuratiuon on my computer. When directly conencted to the internal network, I am able to successfully acces TFS. When I try access TFS (when conencted via a VPN), I get errors (e.g., TF31005 from Tools|Connect to Team Foundation Server). Port 8080 has been opened via the firewall. Do I need to open other ports TFS is not on a n
  • Remainig work report! Where is the Trendline ?
    by JonnyNowhere
    3 Replies
    Last post by Sanjeev Garg MSFT553516
      • Hi, I'm using the CMMI Template for a Test Team Project and I'm still trying around. Recently I made a tour through the CMMI-Process Guidance and looked at the 'out of the box' reports. On the 'Remaining work report' site ( http://localhost/sites/Presentation/Process%20Guidance/Supporting%20Files/RemainingWork.htm ) I saw, that they have a trendline there, which shows if the Wor
  • Help! upgrade from trial to production license
    by BobTheBuild
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    Last post by Adam Singer - MSFT
      • We installed the trial RTM version back in March 2006 when it first came out. So 6 months later it expired before our sloppy purchasing process came through. I was able to apply a 2nd trial license by running the installer from the download from a 2nd MSDN license. Then our real licensed CDs came but when running it, the setup no longer offered the option to upgrade from trial to production. How c
  • Windows ReportViewer Page Navigation Problems
    by p4Pratik
    9 Replies
    Last post by Rayzer
      • Hi, I am facing a strange problem while previewing the report in the Windows ReportViewer. I have a report of 2 page long (which fortunately is being generated perfectly). However, the problem is after the report is completely generated on the reportViewer, I click on the "Print Layout" button which generates the report based on how the report will be printed. Here, in this cas
  • Images Embedded in XML Comments
    by Michael03
    2 Replies
    Last post by EWoodruff
      • Hi, I was wondering if there's a simple way to embed an image in XML comments in, say, base 64 format (rather than linking out to a separate image file). It's something I'd find useful when writing XML comments (we currently link out to separate files using our own custom technique in nDoc). For example, something like this: /// <summary> /// Gets or sets whether the tree shows tri-
  • Help going to home page
    by Rjackson4791
    4 Replies
    Last post by Rjackson4791
      • Hey everyone. Any time I click on help. Be it through the start menu or through a app menu it skips the help file and instead navigates to my home page. So I can not access any help or documentation. Any help would be appericated.
  • VS 2003 + TFS (MSSCCI Provider) = The operation could not be completed
    by Aleks
    11 Replies
    Last post by Aleks
      • Hi, I'm trying to use Visual Studio 2003 with Team foundation thru "Visual Studio Team Foundation Server MSSCCI Provider". I added a website in the source control successfuly. When I try to check out a file, I get a message box telling me "Item is not controlled" So I check it out with Team Explorer and when I try to check in with VS2003 I get a message box tell
  • (1) how many cd if using Nero, (2) how to use isobuster
    by dougcsdp583958
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    Last post by dougcsdp583958
      • (1) how many cd will be needed if I get Nero to burn cd for the img for vis studio 5 (2) I had downloaded the img to my C drive. but did not put it onto a CD. I bought and registered isobuster per the suggestion in this post. When I click the .img, the isobuster launches as expected and lists the 'folders' in the img. But what do I do now When I read the help for isobuster I get the impression
  • The report definition for report 'xxx' has not been specified
    by Klaus L&amp;#246;ffelmann
    14 Replies
    Last post by Kinetic Media
      • Hello, I have to confess that I never did anything with reporting services, reports, or whatsoever. For a rather huge database application (based on sql express) I thought it might be best to do the printing with local reports, which I planed to bind to the objects, I already used as data layer in my project. I created a simple report (just a table, with two fields), bound the report to the R
  • Beginner Que
    by Ifahad
    1 Replies
    Last post by Figo Fei - MSFT
      • Hi, I am a beginner I need some sort of tutorial on how to write a simple crystal report. I am using Advantage Database Server with C#. Thx
  • Remote Debugging fails after use of Remote Desktop
    by AndyJump
    4 Replies
    Last post by AndyJump
      • Hi, We're having a problem where by Remote Debugging works fine until we use Remote Desktop to connect to the remote machine. After that Remote Debugging fails untill the remote machine is restarted. Has anyone come across this before, and even better does anyone have a solution We have no firewalls between the local and remote machine. The local machine is running Windows XP
  • QueryStatus method called for the same command several times
    by CSharp_Heaven
    3 Replies
    Last post by Carlos Quintero - MVP
      • Hi All, I'm trying to find out why the QueryStatus is called several times for the same command. To be more precise the commands are listed in a Sub Menu of "Code Window" context menu. If I'm to add a sub menu to another sub menu it seems for each menu the same commands are called. If I'm validating the command to return its status I end up running the validation to the sam
  • mstest - woes continuous integration - scalability
    by Tim Bassett
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    Last post by Tim Bassett
      • We are having a number of usability issues with using mstest in the IDE (developers) and our CI process (build masters). We can pretty much come up with a solution for either side, but any solution good for one side impairs the other side. The most significant challenge came up recently. I decoupled an assembly with concrete implementations of some interfaces we have defined. Upon doing this, I re
  • User load ramp-up during warmup period
    by Alan N
    12 Replies
    Last post by Alan N
      • Hello, Dennis Stone has posted what I think is a very useful LoadTestPlugin in this thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx PostID=1311729&SiteID=1 This plugin works great for warmup with a constant load test, but what if I needed to do the same with a goal-based test I am using the goal-based functionality to make the test rate-driven. User load is being adjuste
  • Add / automate check in policy enforcement to CMMI template
    by Anonymous_writer
    2 Replies
    Last post by Tiago Pascoal
      • All, Is there a way to turn on checkin policy enforcement (I assume there is an XML file somewhere) added to the CMMI template so it is turned on automatically for every new project ( I do not want to go manually and add another check-in policy to every project). I have not been able to see anything on it on the web. Any pointer is greatly appreciated. aa-
  • How can I debug my VS packages?
    by Jie Long
    4 Replies
    Last post by Jie Long
      • I add a VSP tool window to my current project. When I set a break point in the .cpp files of my tool window. It doesn't work. Only break points in my original project work well. Is there anything else I should do Thanks. Jie
  • Associate Changesets from another branch?
    by jason Luo
    1 Replies
    Last post by Hua Chen - MSFT
      • Hi, I have an issue with Changeset in my current branching structure. Currently, we have DEV and QA branches. And there are Dev build and QA build. Once a while, we merge code from DEV to QA. Now QA build report does not have any meanful changeset information because it has only merge information. The meaningful changesets and workitems information are in DEV build report. For QA testers, t
  • VSTestHost.exe - Error -
    by Rock Thunder
    7 Replies
    Last post by pravin.k
      • Hi There, I wonder if anyone can help me. I have a large project with about 900 tests, but I am experiencing a lot of problems with vstesthost.exe. I normally get this error or a variant of this Warning: Test Run deployment issue: The assembly or module 'System.Xml' directly or indirectly referenced by test assembly 'c:\work\source\solutions\main\connect.tests\bin\debug\connect.tests.dll
  • Unable to start debugging on the web server - Error
    by Vaassu
    8 Replies
    Last post by John Cunningham - MSFT
      • Hi, Though it seems, very common error, i'm getting too frustrated to resolve this issue. Issue: Whenever i'm trying to run a new web site or web service i'm getting following error message. Unable to start debugging on the web server. The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a receive. I referred lot of Microsft support documents and fo
  • Gettings the Designer files as Document...
    by DevronJames
    3 Replies
    Last post by DevronJames
      • Some files, like the Forms with designer views have a Form1.Designer.cs attached to the main Form1.cs file. Also a Settings1.settings file has a Settings1.Designer.cs file attached to it. My question is how to I querry such a file and where in the ProjectItem or Document object do I gain access to such an item/file Thanks Much for Any Help, Devin
  • Warning and Error text missing from VS Output window
    by Grant11
    2 Replies
    Last post by Grant11
      • I have a class that inherits from Task. Through this class's Log property I log errors, warnings, and messages. The Warning or Error text shows up in the msbuild output and in the Visual Studio Error List. However the warning or error text does not show up in the VS Output window. Text for Messages (any importance) show up in the Output window but not the VS Error List. How can I get warning and e
  • Hosted Engine and environment variables in MSBuild
    by Yogesh Sajanikar
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    Last post by Yogesh Sajanikar
      • I am hosting msbuild in my application. Typically the engine is started when the application starts. User sets necessary environment variables and fires the build. I expect build scripts to receive these environment variables as they reside in the same process. But engine always fires the scripts with set of environment when it (engine) was created. If I create a new engine, and then fire the scr
  • Problem with vsdrfCOMSelfReg and multiple Primary Outputs (VS2005)
    by Josh Greifer
    2 Replies
    Last post by Josh Greifer
      • I'm encountering the following problem: I have two projects in my VS Solution (well, actually I have about 30 interdependent projects in the Solution, but I'm trying to keep it simple!): The first project, MYAX, is a C++ ActiveX control library project (which builds the library MYAX.dll). The second project, MYAXMSM, is a deployment project, that builds a merge module from a number of sou