Microsoft KB Archive/829606

= Visual Studio .NET 2003 IDE Quits Unexpectedly When You Build a Large Visual Basic Solution =

Article ID: 829606

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, if you build a large solution that contains Microsoft Visual Basic .NET projects, the Visual Studio .NET IDE may quit unexpectedly or may raise a stack overflow exception error.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because a duplicate hash value is created for two different project elements during the build process. This behavior causes a stack overflow.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it 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 .NET 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product 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.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) 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 tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version      Size       File name  Platform ---  27-Sep-2003  08:06  7.10.3270.0    598,016  Bcaut.dll  X86 27-Sep-2003 11:33  7.10.3270.0  1,437,696  Msvb7.dll  X86



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



MORE INFORMATION
For additional 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

Additional query words: crash

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbvsnet2003presp1fix kbvsnet2003sp1fix kbhotfixserver KB829606

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