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Re: VS 2005 LoaderLock problem

lotuspro <lotus...@discussions.microsoft.com>

I was wondering... did you ever find a solution to your problem noted in
point 1: "An error occurred loading this property page". I seem to be
experiencing the same thing. I've fully uninstalled and reinstalled VS and
the problem remains.

"Glass Half Full" wrote:
> 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 obsolete: 'This method is obsolete, it has been replaced by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

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