Microsoft KB Archive/943969

= FIX: Visual Studio 2005 stops responding or performance is slow when you use the IntelliSense feature =

Article ID: 943969

Article Last Modified on 11/6/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, you may experience slow performance, or Visual Studio 2005 may stop responding. This problem occurs when one of the following conditions is true:  You try to use the IntelliSense feature to obtain information on fields, methods, or properties on objects, pointers, or classes. For example, you use the following syntax:

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 You try to obtain the explanation for a method or a template by using one of the following syntaxes:   (   <  You scroll through a very long source code window. This problem especially occurs when the functions in the source code window are very long. You switch between the choices in the Active solution configuration drop-down list in the Configuration Manager dialog box.</ul>

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Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next Visual Studio 2005 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

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

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MORE INFORMATION
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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