Microsoft KB Archive/919824

= The Visual Studio Debugger Proxy service is uninstalled when you uninstall Visual Studio 2005 from a computer that is running Windows 2000 =

Article ID: 919824

Article Last Modified on 5/10/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS
Consider the following scenario. Both Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 are installed on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 2000. You uninstall Visual Studio 2005 from this computer. In this scenario, the Visual Studio Debugger Proxy service is uninstalled. Additionally, the Dbgproxy.exe file is missing from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG directory.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1
Repair the Visual Studio .NET 2003 installation. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) Insert the Visual Studio .NET 2003 disk.
 * 2) Click Visual Studio .NET, and then click Repair/Reinstall.
 * 3) After the installation is finished, click Finish.

Method 2
Reinstall the Visual Studio Debugger Proxy service by using the dbgproxy.exe -install command. To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

cd C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Common7\Packages\Debugger

 Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

dbgproxy.exe –install





STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about how to install the Visual Studio Debugger Proxy service, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/x9t2aax1(vs.71).aspx

Steps to reproduce the problem

 * 1) On a computer that is running Windows 2000, install Visual Studio .NET 2003.
 * 2) Install Visual Studio 2005.
 * 3) Uninstall Visual Studio 2005.
 * 4) Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.

Notice that the Visual Studio Debugger Proxy service is missing from the Services Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. Additionally, the Dbgproxy.exe file is missing from the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VS7DEBUG directory.

Additional query words: sxs 7.0 8.0 2003 2005 dgbproxy

Keywords: kbbug kbtshoot kbprb KB919824

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