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Kevin Spencer

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From: "Kevin Spencer" <ke...@DIESPAMMERSDIEtakempis.com>

Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 12:05:32 -0500

Local: Thurs 8 Dec 2005 17:05

Subject: Re: VS 2005 LoaderLock problem

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> ** There is only one problem with this ... THERE IS NO
> System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager

You must not have the assembly that has this referenced. That is the
System.Configuration assembly.

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
.Net Developer
You can lead a fish to a bicycle,
but you can't make it stink.

"Glass Half Full" <sta...@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
news:uHLnaNA$FHA.3464@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...

> I've put about 20 hours into just this problem and I'm becoming quite
> frustrated.

> From the link you provided I took this file content:
> ---
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework]
> "MDA"="0"
> ---
> Placed it in a file and ran that file. Using regedit I see "MDA REG_SZ 0"
> in the appropriate location.

> I bring up visual studio, compile, entry debug, get the same MDA error on
> the same line as before.
> No difference, no effect. As I said in my first note I can disable the
> LoaderLock exception from the Debug/Exceptions/Managed Debugging
> Assistants option, but that just causes the app to hang in the debugger.
> Application runs fine outside of the debugger. Application runs in debug
> when compiled and run on a different machine. Last night I COMPLETELY
> removed VS2005 and .NET 2.0 (and other 2005 components), then reinstalled.
> Absolutely, no change in behavior.

> Following the MDA exception I get the following message:
> "No symbols are loaded for any call stack frame. The source code cannot
> be displayed."

> Basically, I'm getting an exception that is impossible to turn off but
> that comes for nowhere.

> Other "odd" (likely unrelated) problems with my version of VS2005

> 1) Tools/Options/Text Editor/C#/Formatting generates a panel with the
> message "An error occurred loading this property page".

> 2) When I recompile I see the following warning:
> Warning 1 'System.Configuration.ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings' is
> obsolete: 'This method is obsolete, it has been replaced by
> System.Configuration!System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings'
> ...

> ** There is only one problem with this ... THERE IS NO
> System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager

> The machine is a Dell that ran VS2003 fine. VS versions 6, 7 (vs2003),
> and 8(vs2005) are all installed on this machine.

> Help!

> ""Peter Huang" [MSFT]" <v-phu...@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FaC4sf7%23FHA.552@TK2MSFTNGXA02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi

>> It seems to be the new feature in Whidbey which is called Managed
>> Debugging
>> Assistants.
>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d21c150d.aspx

>> If you did not want that you may try to follow the steps above in disable
>> the feature.

>> Best regards,

>> Peter Huang
>> Microsoft Online Partner Support

>> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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