Microsoft KB Archive/313899

= FIX: The Visual Studio .NET Properties window does not respond after you run debug =

Article ID: 313899

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q313899



SYMPTOMS
After you debug a Visual Studio .NET application, the Properties window may not respond when you press F4 or when you select Properties Window on the View menu.



CAUSE
If both the Properties window and the Output window are set to Auto Hide, the Properties window is not available after you run debug.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods:
 * Quit and then restart the Visual Studio .NET integrated development environment (IDE).

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 * Pin the Dynamic Help window, which is, by default, docked to the Properties window. Press F4 to create the Properties Window tab.

NOTE: It is recommended that you change your settings so that the Properties window and the Output window are not both set to Auto Hide. This will prevent the issue from recurring.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in Visual Studio .NET (2003).



Steps to Reproduce the Problem

 * 1) With the Visual Studio IDE open, right-click Output Window, and then click Auto Hide. Right-click Properties Window, and then click Auto Hide.
 * 2) With a project open, click Debug to start the debug operation on a given application.
 * 3) Quit the application. After the application is closed, the Properties window is not available.

Additional query words: Properties Window, IDE

Keywords: kbtshoot kbbug kbfix kbpending kbvs2002sp1sweep kbvs2005swept kbvs2005doesnotapply KB313899

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