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FIX: IntelliSense may stop working, and Visual Studio may crash, when you try to open a large Managed C++ project in Visual Studio 2005

Article ID:913377
Last Review:November 1, 2006
Revision:1.2
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SYMPTOMS

When you try to open a large Managed C++ (MC++) project in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, you may experience the following problems:
Visual Studio may use 2 gigabytes (GB) of memory.
CPU usage may reach 100 percent, and Visual Studio may crash.
IntelliSense may stop working. When this problem occurs, Visual Studio crashes.
You may experience these problems if the project contains many .cpp source files and hundreds of include files.

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RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. But the hotfix is intended only to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 2005 service pack that contains this hotfix. To resolve this problem immediately, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=76561&clcid=0x409 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=76561&clcid=0x409)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Feacp.dll14.0.50727.622,117,63221-Jan-200605:33x86

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/) Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition

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Keywords: 
kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB913377

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