FIX: Type Info for __asm Crashes Developer Studio

Article ID: 193476 - View products that this article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q193476
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SYMPTOMS

When Type Info is requested for the keyword __asm, Developer Studio hangs. If Developer Studio is set to automatically generate Type Info, this problem can occur when the mouse is positioned over the __asm keyword; otherwise, Type Info can be generated manually in one of the following ways:
  • Pressing CTRL+T.
  • Clicking Type Info from the Edit menu.
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CAUSE

Developer Studio is caught internally in an endless loop.
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RESOLUTION

Force Developer Studio to shut down. Unfortunately, any unsaved information will be lost.

To shut down Developer Studio:
  1. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL.
  2. Under Windows NT or Windows 2000, click Task Manager. Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Millennium Edition (Me) automatically display a Close Program dialog box.
  3. Click on the Developer Studio icon in the Task list.
  4. Click End Task.
  5. A message appears informing you that Developer Studio is not responding. Click End Task again.
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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug was corrected in Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3. For more information about Visual Studio service packs, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

194022
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194022/EN-US/ )
INFO: Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs, What, Where, Why

194295
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/194295/EN-US/ )
HOWTO: Tell That Visual Studio 6.0 Service Packs Are Installed
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MORE INFORMATION

To avoid unintentionally encountering this error when using the mouse, turn off automatic Type Info as follows:
  1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
  2. Click the Editor tab.
  3. Clear the Auto Type Info check box, and click OK.
At this point, any type information must be generated manually as described in the SYMPTOMS section of this article.
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REFERENCES

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
153284
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/153284/EN-US/ )
INFO: Limitations of IntelliSense in Visual C++ 6.0
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Properties

Article ID: 193476 - Last Review: November 18, 2003 - Revision: 2.0
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise Edition
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition 6.0
Keywords: 
kbbug kbfix kbide kbdevstudio kbvs600sp3fix KB193476
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