Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008

Error message in Visual Studio: "Automation server can't create object"
When you display the Start Page or use a wizard in Visual Studio, you may receive an "Automation server can't create object" error message. Provides a resolution.
MS08-052: Description of the security update for GDI+ for Visual Studio 2008: September 9, 2008
Describes the September 9, 2008 security update for Visual Studio 2008. This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows GDI+. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution.
MS09-035: Vulnerabilities in Visual Studio Active Template Libraries could allow remote code execution
Addresses vulnerabilities in the Active Template Libraries for the Microsoft Visual Studio that could allow remote code execution. Applies to systems with ActiveX controls installed that were built using Visual Studio Active Template Libraries.
MS09-035: Description of the ATL for Smart Devices security update for Visual Studio 2008: August 11, 2009
Describes the ATL for Smart Devices security update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 that is dated August 11, 2009.
MS09-062: Description of the security update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008: October 13, 2009
Describes the security update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 that is dated October 13, 2009.
Description of the security update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008: July 28, 2009
Describes a security update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 that is dated July 28, 2009.
Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 release notes and a list of fixed issues
Contains the contents of the release notes for Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
FIX: You cannot publish Word format manual tests that Visual Studio 2008 Team Edition System generates to Team Foundation Server 2005
Fixes a problem in Team Foundation Server. You cannot publish Word format manual tests that are generated by Visual Studio 2008 Team Edition System to Team Foundation Server 2005.
FIX: In the WPF Designer for Visual Studio 2008, IntelliSense for XAML may stop working after you install the Windows SDK or MSDN
Describes a problem in which the (Default) registry value in a registry key is empty. Describes a hotfix that resolves the problem.
List of changes and fixed issues in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 for Team Editions
Lists the known issues, included hotfixes, and changed features in this service pack.
FIX: The Visual C# IDE for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 crashes if you try to use the IntelliSense feature for a class in a project
Fixes a problem in which the Visual C# IDE for Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 crashes if IntelliSense tries to display the methods of a class in a referenced C# project.
FIX: Visual Studio 2008 performance decreases when you step through source code that you downloaded from Reference Source Server
Fixes a problem in which Visual Studio 2008 performance decreases when you step through source code that you downloaded from Reference Source Server.
FIX: You may encounter various problems when you try to generate type library information by using the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.dll assembly in Visual Studio 2008
Describes several problems that may occur when you try to generate type library information by using the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.dll assembly in Visual Studio 2008. Includes a resolution.
FIX: You may experience performance issues in the IDE after you use Visual Studio 2008 to build a Visual Basic project
Describes a problem that occurs if the Visual Basic project contains many XML comments in a single file. A hotfix that resolves this problem is available.
FIX: Error message when you try to use the Data Source Configuration Wizard together with an ODBC data source in Visual Studio 2008: "Procedures not supported"
Fixes a problem that occurs when the wizard reaches the "Choose database objects" page. Describes a hotfix that resolves the problem.
Error message when you link a Visual C++ project by using the /INCREMENTAL build option in Visual Studio 2008: "LNK1000: Internal error during IncrBuildImage"
Fixes a problem that may occur in Visual Studio 2008 or in Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition.
FIX: When you run a load test that uses a goal-based load pattern in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition, you receive a LoadTestGoalCounterNotFoundException exception and an error message that states the pattern cannot be applied
Describes a problem in which you receive a LoadTestGoalCounterNotFoundException exception and an error message when you run a load test that uses the goal-based load pattern in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Test Edition.
FIX: Error message when you view a SQL Server Reporting Services report in the ReportViewer control in Visual Studio 2008: "Object reference not set to an instance of an object"
Fixes an issue where you receive an error message when you view a SQL Server Reporting Services report in the ReportViewer control in Visual Studio 2008.
FIX: The Visual Studio 2008 SP1 IDE shows no response for several seconds when you set at least one breakpoint in the application
Fixes an issue that occurs when you set at least one breakpoint in the application, the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 SP1 IDE shows no response for several seconds.
FIX: You can access documents in a network location even if you do not provide logon credentials or if access is denied in Visual Studio Team System Web Access 2008
Fixes an issue in which you can access documents in network locations even when you do not provide logon credential or the user access is denied in Visual Studio Team System Web Access 2008.
FIX: An object that you renamed by using the Rename refactoring feature is not changed when you deploy a database project to a target database in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition
Fixes a problem that occurs when you try to rename a schema object and the default schema type of the user account that you used to deploy a database project differs from "dbo" in VSTS 2008 Database Edition.
FIX: The Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR R2 IDE crashes when you try to import the schema of a database that defines an application role and that uses a specific collation
Fixes a problem in which a System.IndexOutOfRangeException exception occurs in the Devenv.exe module when the status is "Gathering application roles" in the Import Database Wizard dialog box.
You receive an error message when you build a Visual Studio 2008 project or click Run Custom Tool for an .xsd file that includes another .xsd file in the same project
Fixes an issue in which you receive an error message when you build a Visual Studio 2008 project. This issue occurs when you use a relative path instead of the full path for the location of the files that are contained in the project.
You cannot move the toolbars into a row that contains many invisible toolbars when you run an MFC application that is created in Visual Studio 2008 SP1
Fixes a problem in which visible toolbars are not displayed in a row that contains many invisiable toolbars in an MFC application. This problem occurs when the MFC application is created in Visual Studio 2008 SP1.
Visual Studio 2008 may stop working when you use the Windows Presentation Foundation Designer in Windows Vista
Describes a problem that may occur when you edit an XAML file.
FIX: Nested viewer incorrectly appears in Internet Explorer 9 after you perform a search in a ReportViewer control of a Visual Studio 2008-based Web application
Fixes a search issue in which a nested viewer incorrectly appears in Internet Explorer 9 if you perform a search in a ReportViewer control of a Visual Studio 2008-based Web application.
The Visual Studio development environment crashes when you open Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, or Visual Studio 2010
Describes an issue in which the Visual Studio development environment crashes. This issue occurs when you open Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, or Visual Studio 2010.
FIX: You receive error messages after you update the function that calculates the value of a persisted computed column in a table in a database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes a problem in which you receive error messages after you update the function that calculates the value of a persisted computed column in a table in a database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
Some DLL files are not updated when you install update 971091 for Visual Studio 2008
Describes that some DLLs are not updated when you install the update KB971091 for Visual Studio 2008.
FIX: The IDE crashes when you perform a Schema Compare operation between a composite database project and a master database by using a limited account in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Describes a problem in which the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR IDE crashes when you perform a Schema Compare operation between a composite database project and a master database by using a limited account in the IDE.
FIX: A debugger that uses a third-party Debug Engine (DE) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 stops responding when the DE uses the GUIDs as Process IDs
Fixes a problem that occurs when the Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 debugger tries sort processes whose process IDs are GUIDs. Specifically, the debugger stops responding.
List of fixed issues in the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR R2
Lists fixed problems and known issues in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR R2.
FIX: Error message when you deploy a database project that contains duplicate references to the same .dbschema file in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added"
Fixes an issue in which you cannot deploy the database project that contains duplicate references to the same .dbschema file in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: The error messages do not specify the object name when you experience a failure in the deployment task in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Edition 2008 GDR
Describes a problem in which the error messages do not specify the object name when you experience a failure in the deployment task in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Edition 2008 GDR.
FIX: The ALTER ANY DATABASE AUDIT and the ALTER ANY SERVICE AUDIT permissions are missing from the schema model list in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes an issue that occurs when the ALTER ANY DATABASE AUDIT and the ALTER ANY SERVICE AUDIT permissions are missing from the schema model list in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error message when you build a project that defines a SEND permission type in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "TSD03006: <unnamed> has an unresolved reference to object <object name>."
Fixes an issue in which you receive the "TSD03006: <unnamed> has an unresolved reference to object <object name>" error message when you build a project that defines a SEND permission type in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: When you use an XML data type method against the result of another XML data type method in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, you receive a TSD04151 warning message or a TSD03006 error message incorrectly
Fixes a problem that occurs when you use an XML data type method against the result of another XML data type method in VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR and a you receive a TSD04151 warning message or a TSD03006 error message incorrectly.
FIX: Duplicate dropdown items appear on the Data menu in the Add or Remove Programs tool after you repair or reinstall Microsoft Visual Studio Team system (VSTS) 2008 or VSTS 2008 SP 1 on a computer that has VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR installed
Describes a problem in which duplicate dropdown items appear on the Data menu after you use the Add or Remove Programs tool to repair or reinstall VSTS 2008 or VSTS 2008 SP 1 on a computer that has VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error message when you import a database schema that contains a dot in the name to a database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "<Object_type> does not allow a database name to be specified"
Fixes an issue in which you receive the "<Object_type> does not allow a database name to be specified" error when you import a database schema that contains a dot in the name to a database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: The computed column is missing when you redeploy the project to a database in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes an issue that occurs when you redeploy the project to a database in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR and the computed column is missing.
FIX: You receive a "TSD03147" error message when you have a SQL view which uses the SCHEMABINDING option and the CAST statement in a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes a problem in which you receive a "TSD03147" error message when you have a SQL view which uses the SCHEMABINDING option and the CAST statement in a SQL Server database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error messages when you deploy a database project after you make changes to the database on the French version of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "Erreur TSD01268: .Net SqlClient Data Provider"
Fixes an issue in which you receive an "Erreur TSD01268: .Net SqlClient Data Provider" error when you deploy a database project after you make changes to the database on the French version of the Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error message when you define multiple permissions that use INCLUDE or EXCLUDE treatments in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "An object can only have either INCLUDE or EXCLUDE treatment on its columns"
Fixes an issue in which you receive an "INCLUDE or EXCLUDE treatment" error when you define multiple permissions that use INCLUDE or EXCLUDE treatments on different columns in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: When you deploy a database project to a database that contains an unknown or an invalid syntax in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, the deployment fails without sending any message
Fixes a problem in which you cannot deploy a database project to a database that contains an unknown or an invalid syntax in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR successfully.
FIX: The Schema Compare option "Only compare elements that exist in the source" in the General tab has no effect in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes an issue that occurs when the Schema Compare option "Only compare elements that exist in the source" in the General tab has no affect in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error message when you use the Transact-SQL LEFT or RIGHT function in a stored procedure in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "An exception was thrown when the 'Maintain compatibility between data types.' rule was applied"
Fixes an issue in which you use the T-SQL LEFT or RIGHT function in a stored procedure in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: An exception was thrown when the ‘Maintain compatibility between data types.’ rule was applied.
FIX: When you deploy composite projects in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, if one project has constraints for tables in a referenced project, you receive a System.NullReferenceException exception
Describes a problem in which the deployment task fails in the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR if one project has a Constraint item that defines constraints for a table in a referenced project.
FIX: Error message when you add a new column that has the same name as a refactored column in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: “The new name is already in use as a COLUMN name and would cause a duplicate that is not permitted”
Fixes an issue in which you receive the "The new name is already in use as a COLUMN name and would cause a duplicate that is not permitted” error when add a new column with the same name as a refactored column in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database
FIX: When you click Reanalyze Project in Solution Explorer repeatedly in a Microsoft SQL Server database project, the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR IDE crashes
Describes a problem in which the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR IDE crashes if you click Reanalyze Project in Solution Explorer repeatedly in a Microsoft SQL Server database project.
FIX: When you edit and then save a Database.sqlpermissions file in a SQL server database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, it takes a long time to update the schema model of the database and complete the saving process
Fixes a problem in which it takes a long time to update a schema model of a database when you edit and then save the Database.sqlpermissions file in a SQL server database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: When you reopen or save a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR without any changes, the project model detects changes in the deserialization process
Fixes a problem in which a project model detects changes in the deserialization process when you reopen or save a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR without making any changes.
FIX: The setting in the Sql command variable file is not generated in the deployment script when you use the My isolated development environment option in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes an issue that occurs when you use the “My isolated development environment” option in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR and the setting in the Sql command variable file is not generated in the deployment script.
FIX: When you use a sub query inside a SELECT clause to access a table source that is defined outside the sub query in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, you receive a TSD04151 warning message or a TSD03006 error message
Fixes an issue in which you receive a TSD04151 or a TSD03006 message when you use a sub query inside a SELECT clause to access a table source that is defined outside the sub query in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: When you build a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, the OUTPUT clause is missing from the CDATA part of the generated .dbshema file
Fixes a problem the OUTPUT in a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR clause in a is missing from the CDATA part of the generated .dbshema file when you build the project.
FIX: Error message in a database project that contains case-insensitive collations and uses a CTE with different cases in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "TSD03006: View: <view name> has an unresolved reference to object"
Fixes an issue in which you receive the "View: <view name> has an unresolved reference to object <upper-case of expression" error message when a database project contains a case-insensitive collation in VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: The Visual Studio IDE crashes when you add a permission and set the Object Name property to an empty string to the Database.sqlpermissions file in a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes an issue that occurs when you add a permission and set the Object Name property to an empty string in the Database.sqlpermissions file in a database project in the VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR and the Visual Studio IDE crashes.
FIX: Error message when you add a stored procedure that references a method in a managed assembly in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "<Schema>.<Stored Procedure> has an unresolved reference to Assembly <Assembly Name>"
Fixes an issue in which you receive the “<Schema>.<Stored Procedure> has an unresolved reference to Assembly" error message when you add a stored procedure that references a method in a managed assembly in Microsoft VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error message when you use an OPENXML function in a SELECT statement in a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "The model already has an element that has the same name"
Fixes an issue in which you receive an error message when you use an OPENXML function in a SELECT statement in a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Edition GDR.
FIX: The Database.sqlpermissions file is always built even when the imported permissions are not added to the in-memory model of the database in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes an issue that occurs when the imported permissions are not added to the in-memory model of the database in the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR but the Database.permissions file is built.
FIX: Error message when you use the FOR XML AUTO mode and run static code analysis by using the SR0014 rule in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "Value cannot be null"
Fixes an issue that occurs when you use the FOR XML AUTO mode and you run static code analysis by using the SR0014 rule and then you receive the "Value cannot be null" error message in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error message when you rename a table that contains an extended property on a column and redeploy the database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "An error occurred while the batch was being executed"
Fixes an issue in which you receive "An error occurred while the batch was being executed" error when you rename a table that contains an extended property and redeploy the database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error message when you have a stored procedure that contains some JOIN operations and a UNION operation in a Microsoft SQL Server Database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "TSD02010: Incorrect syntax near UNION"
Fixes a problem that occurs when you have a stored procedure that contains some JOIN operations and a UNION operation in a SQL Server Database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR and you receive an error message.
FIX: A System.NullReferenceException exception occurs when you deploy a composite database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes an issue in which a System.NullReferenceException exception occurs when you deploy a composite database project that include Constraints and Tables separately in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: An unexpected exception occurs and an incorrect exit code 0 is returned when you use the VSDBCMD.exe utility to deploy a database in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Describes a problem in which an unexpected exception occurs and an incorrect exit code 0 is returned when you use the VSDBCMD.exe utility to deploy a database in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: Error message when you use the VSDBCMD.exe utility in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Database edition GDR to import a database schema: "An unhandled exception occurred: Object reference not set to the instance of an object"
Describes a problem in which you receive an error message when you use the VSDBCMD.exe utility to import a database schema after you locate the directory of the supporting files at a Command Prompt window.
FIX: When you perform the schema compare operation on a database that contains an encryption function in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, a System.IndexOutOfRangeException exception occurs
Describes a problem in which the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR IDE crashes when you perform the schema compare operation in the Visual Studio Team System.
FIX: Database role members cannot be ignored even if you selected the Database Roles check box in the Object Types panel in the Schema Compare Options dialog box in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Describes a problem in which database role members cannot be ignored even if you selected the Database Roles check box in the Object Types panel in the Schema Compare options dialog box in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR.
FIX: You receive error messages when you run the VSDBCMD.exe utility to deploy a SQL 2008 database project that references several other database project schemas in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Describes a problem in which you receive error messages when you run the VSDBCMD.exe utility to deploy a SQL 2008 database project that references several other database project schemas in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
FIX: Parameter types in some stored procedures are commented out after you complete the Write Updates operation in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR
Fixes an issue in which when you skip the Stored Procedures in the Schema Compare designer window and complete the Write Updates operation, the parameter types in some stored procedures are commented out.
FIX: Problems occur in the Create Unit Tests wizard when you create a unit test for a method in a solution that contains a GDR project, a Silverlight project, or a WIX project in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
Fixes an issue that occurs when you create a unit test for a Visual Studio 2008 Team System Database Edition GDR project, a Silverlight project, or a WIX project in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1.
FIX: The HTML tag may become distorted when you edit a segment of relative HTML text that is big and complex, or random Web code corruption occurs when you work on an ASP Web page in the Design view in Visual Studio 2008
Fixes an issue that the HTML tag may become distorted when you edit a piece of relative HTML text that is big and complex or random Web code corruption appears when you work on an ASP Web page in the design view in Visual Studio 2008.
FIX: Error message when you compile a project that contains the /arch:SSE(2) option and the /fp:except option in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008: "Command line error D8016:'/arch:SSE2' and '/fp:except'command-line options are incompatible."
Fixes an issue in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. You receive a "Command line error D8016:'/arch:SSE2' and '/fp:except'command-line options are incompatible" error message when you compile a project.
FIX: Error message in the Data Source Configuration Wizard in Visual Studio 2008: "Failed to add relation(s) Unexpected error"
Fixes a problem in which the Dataset Designer does not add the relationship between tables in Visual Studio 2008. Describes a hotfix that resolves the problem.
FIX: Error message when you publish a large test result that is generated by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team System Test to Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2005
Fixes an issue in which you cannot publish a large test result that is generated by using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team System Test to Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2005.
List of changes and fixed issues in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1
Describes the known issues, the included hotfixes, and the changed features in this service pack.
FIX: A floating-point exception occurs when an application contains an uninitialized floating-point variable and is compiled with the /fp:expect option in Visual Studio 2008
Fixes an problem that occurs when an application contains an uninitialized floating-point variable and is compiled with the /fp:expect option in Visual Studio 2008. A floating-point exception occurs.
FIX: The Microsoft Software License Terms that are attached to the English version of the Visual C++ Redistributable Package in Visual Studio 2008 are incorrect
Fixes a problem in which the English version of the Visual C++ Redistributable Package contains the incorrect license terms in Visual Studio 2008.
FIX: A Visual Studio 2005 test project may not function correctly when you convert it by using the Conversion Wizard in Visual Studio 2008
Fixes a problem that occurs because the conversion wizard cannot correctly upgrade any files that have certain file name extensions.
FIX: Error message when a user-defined function specifies the data source in a data-driven unit test in Visual Studio 2008 Team System: "The unit test adapter failed to connect to the data source or to read the data"
Describes a problem in which the data-driven unit test may fail. Provides a hotfix that resolves the problem.
Visual Studio installation problems occur if Crystal Reports 8 is installed
Explains that error messages occur when you try to install Visual Studio products on a computer that has Crystal Reports version 8 from Business Objects installed. You can modify the permissions of the Administrators group to resolve this problem.
Exception error message when you use Visual Studio 2008 to deploy a SQL Client-based application to a mobile device or to an emulator: "Missing method Exception"
Describes a problem in which you cannot deploy a SQL Client based application to a mobile device or to an emulator. This problem occurs when you install Visual Studio 2008 side by side with Visual Studio 2005.
Lines of code may be missing if you compile a solution that has a complex project structure in Visual Studio 2008
Describes a problem in which lines of code may be omitted if you compile a solution that has a complex project structure in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. Provides a resolution and an illustrated example.
Error message when you try to open the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005: "Missing shortcut"
Describes a problem in which you receive an error message when you try to open the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2005 when you have the MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008 also installed.
A smart device application cannot be started on an emulator or on a mobile device if you develop the application on a computer that has Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005 installed
Describes a problem that occurs if the application is based on the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and on the SQL Client for mobile devices.

how-to articles - Visual Studio Team System 2008

How to self-elevate an application to a high privilege level under UAC
Describes how to self-elevate an application to a high privilege level under UAC.
How to use LINQ to XML to create and to query an XML document
Describes how to use LINQ to XML to create and to query an XML document.
How to upload and to display images in an ASP.NET FormView control
Describes how to upload and display images in a FormView control.

Troubleshooting - Visual Studio Team System 2008

The Visual Studio development environment crashes when you open Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, or Visual Studio 2010
Describes an issue in which the Visual Studio development environment crashes. This issue occurs when you open Visual Studio 2005, Visual Studio 2008, or Visual Studio 2010.
FIX: The Explorer.exe process becomes unresponsive when Windows Explorer hosts a shell extension which is developed by MFC library
Provides a fix for an issue in which the Explorer.exe process becomes unresponsive when Windows Explorer hosts a shell extension which is developed by MFC library.
Error message in Visual Studio: "Automation server can't create object"
When you display the Start Page or use a wizard in Visual Studio, you may receive an "Automation server can't create object" error message. Provides a resolution.

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