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Action When remote debugging a windows application (windows form/service) across 2 networks, 2 machines on 2 different domains, you may get an error message similar to this one if there is a Network Address Translation (NAT) or a hardware firewall/router between the 2 machines. "Error while trying to run project: Unable to start debugging. The Visual Studio Remote Debugger on the target computer cannot connect back to this computer. A firewall may be preventing communication via DCOM to the local computer" Result Even after ... Read more..

SUMMARY loadTOCNode(1, \\'summary\\'); OLE controls can be registered by using Visual C++ from the Tools menu, from the Test Container provided with the Control Development Kit (CDK), or by using the regsvr or regsvr32 applications provided with Visual C++. In some cases, the registration of a control may fail; use this article to help troubleshoot the problem. MORE INFORMATION loadTOCNode(1, \\'moreinformation\\'); All of the previously mentioned methods for registering an OLE Control use essentially the same technique. LoadLibrary() is called to ... Read more..

Consider the following scenario: • You use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 to build a Microsoft Visual Basic project. • The Visual Basic project contains many XML comments in a single file. • The file is probably a designer-generated file for a dataset or for a Web reference. In this scenario, you may experience the following performance issues in the IDE: • The IDE takes a long time to build the solution and to rebuild the solution. • You experience a slow response time when you press F5 to start debugging. • You experience ... Read more..

You cannot host a Visual SourceSafe 2005 Web service on a computer that is running Windows VistaView products that this article applies to.Article ID:933859Last Review:March 26, 2007Revision:1.0SYMPTOMSIf you install Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) 2005 on a computer that is running Windows Vista, you cannot host a VSS Web service.Back to the topCAUSE This behavior occurs because of changes in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0. IIS 7.0 does not include the WebDAV component. The VSS Web ... Read more..

Article ID: 968761 - Last Review: March 9, 2009 - Revision: 1.0The DataSet designer does not allow custom data types to be used on the columns of data tables inside the data set.View products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE ... Read more..

After you use the ReportResult method to customize the error icon when a logon failure occurs in Windows Vista, the general error icon (CPSI_ERROR) is displayed unexpectedlyView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953181Last Review:May 22, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSTo develop a custom credential provider for Windows Vista, you use the ReportResult method to customize the string and the error icon that are displayed in a logon failure situation. However, when a logon failure occurs, the general error icon (CPSI_ERROR) ... Read more..

Visual Studio 2008 Express Editions Service Pack 1 Beta release notes and a list of fixed issuesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:952283Last Review:May 6, 2008Revision:2.1NoticeBeta InformationThis article discusses a beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta release, see the documentation that is included ... Read more..

A method is called through pointer and respective class is only forward declared. For example: class TestClass; void Disp(TestClass& rObj, void (TestClass::*pFun)()) { (rObj.*pFun)(); } Here ‘TestClass’ and function ‘Disp’ are in the same project, but defined in different .CPP files. Result The VC++ compiler compiles this without any errors, but the application fails with access violation exception (0xc0000005) during runtime at ‘(rObj.*pFun)();’.   Cause The representation of a pointer-to-member depends on the declaration of the class.  It can vary from a simple offset or pointer in the simple case to a complicated structure in ... Read more..

FIX: The Microsoft Software License Terms that are attached to the English version of the Visual C++ Redistributable Package in Visual Studio 2008 are incorrectView products that this article applies to.Article ID:956414Last Review:August 11, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSThe Microsoft Software License Terms that are attached to the English version of the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package (VCRedist_x86.exe, VCRedist_x64.exe, and VCRedist_ia64.exe) in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 do not let you redistribute these files. The incorrect license terms specify that you may install ... Read more..

Article ID: 957259 - Last Review: November 21, 2008 - Revision: 1.0FIX: Live semantic analysis incorrectly reports error messages on a computer that has Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installedView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allSYMPTOMSOn a computer that has Micrososft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed, live semantic analysis incorrectly reports error messages when you perform one of the following actions:You open a solution that contains breakpoints in the .aspx.cs files.Note If ... Read more..

Detection and deployment guidance for the March 11, 2008 security releaseView products that this article applies to.Article ID:950137Last Review:March 11, 2008Revision:1.3On This PageINTRODUCTIONAs part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating ... Read more..

Article ID: 967759 - Last Review: February 10, 2009 - Revision: 1.0Sort function of STL Gives Unexpected Output when Vector is a Type Derived from _com_ptr_tView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topActionC++ code which ... Read more..

Calling A .NET Managed Method from Native CodeView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953836Last Review:May 31, 2008Revision:1.0Source: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topActionThis is a sample native console application which will query the registry to verify if a specific version of the .NET ... Read more..

The Globals folder in the ClassView of Developer's Studio is used to display and provide quick access to global identifiers in the current project. Identifiers declared as static that have file scope are missing from the ClassView Globals folder. Note In Microsoft Visual C++ .NET and in Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, the nonstatic identifiers do not appear either. STATUS loadTOCNode(1, 'status'); Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE ... Read more..

Visual Studio 2008 IDE may crash while building a VC++ Project after modifying Linker propertiesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:956322Last Review:July 29, 2008Revision:1.0Source: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topActionYou create a VC++ project and, in the linker options of the Project Properties, you ... Read more..

The Visual Basic compiler (Vbc.exe) may use 100 percent of the CPU resources when you build a .NET Framework 3.5-based application that has many assemblies and referencesView products that this article applies to.Article ID:953595Last Review:July 1, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSYMPTOMSConsider the following scenario: •You build a Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5-based application in debug mode. For example, in the Web.config file for a .NET Framework 3.5-based Web application, you set the debug option as follows: debug=true•You use Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 as the ... Read more..

Monitor stack size to prevent, predict or debug the StackOverflowException.   Result The following tools can be used to view the current stack size for threads: 1) Visual studio debugger. 2) WinDBG 3) Process Explorer   Cause The need to monitor and diagnose potential stack overflow problems during the software development and testing stage is due to the catastrophic nature of the stack overflow condition.  This exception or state can rarely be handled intelligently and often cannot be handled at all.  For these reasons, it can be desirable to detect or monitor thread ... Read more..

Description of the Word 2007 hotfix package: June 20, 2008View products that this article applies to.Article ID:954576Last Review:July 17, 2008Revision:1.0On This PageSUMMARYThis article describes the Microsoft Office Word 2007 issue that is fixed in the Word 2007 hotfix package that is dated June 20, 2008.This article describes the following items about the hotfix package:•The issues that the hotfix package fixes.•The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package.•Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package.•Whether the ... Read more..

Article ID: 960246 - Last Review: November 18, 2008 - Revision: 1.0Hang When Reading StdErr/StdOut Properties of WshScriptExec ObjectView products that this article applies to.Expand all | Collapse allSource: Microsoft SupportBack to the topRAPID PUBLISHINGRAPID PUBLISHING ARTICLES PROVIDE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM WITHIN THE MICROSOFT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS CREATED IN RESPONSE TO EMERGING OR UNIQUE TOPICS, OR IS INTENDED SUPPLEMENT OTHER KNOWLEDGE BASE INFORMATION.Back to the topSymptomsThe Windows Script Host object model provides the WshShell.Exec method, ... Read more..

Article ID: 958017 - Last Review: November 11, 2008 - Revision: 2.0A hotfix rollup is available for WPF DesignerView products that this article applies to.On This PageExpand all | Collapse allIntroductionA hotfix rollup is available for Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Designer.Back to the topMORE INFORMATIONThis hotfix rollup fixes several issues in the WPF Designer. This hotfix rollup applies only to the computer that has Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 installed. When a resource in an ... Read more..