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FIX: When you undock some windows or change the window layout in the Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 IDE, the IDE crashes

Article ID: 960075 - View products that this article applies to.

SYMPTOMS

When you undock some windows or change the window layout in the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) IDE, you may experience one or more of the following problems.

Scenario 1

Consider the following scenario:

You debug an application in the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 IDE.
When you hit a breakpoint, you undock the Watch window or the CallStack window.
You continue to debug, and then you enter the next statement.
Then, you click Stop Debugging.

In this scenario, the IDE crashes.

Scenario 2

Consider the following scenario:

You undock some windows in the Visual Studio 2008 SP1 IDE.
You redock the windows to other locations.
You switch the window layout between full-screen mode and other modes.

In this scenario, the IDE crashes.

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CAUSE

This problem occurs because of an issue inside the Visual Studio shell engine.

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A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

To download this hotfix from the MSDN Code Gallery, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/KB960075

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Note The MSDN Code Gallery displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language listed, it is because the Code Gallery resource page is not available for that language.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

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Prerequisites

You must have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The global 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.

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