Microsoft KB Archive/935233

= FIX: Visual Studio 2005 or the Visual Studio 2005 command prompt crashes when you open a .vsp file =

Article ID: 935233

Article Last Modified on 5/8/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Database Professionals
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Suite
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Test Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System, when you open a .vsp file for an application by using the Visual Studio IDE, Visual Studio crashes. Additionally, if you use the Visual Studio command prompt to open the .vsp file, the Visual Studio command prompt crashes.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the edata section of the NativeAnalysisAPI.dll file contains an invalid value. The section header incorrectly sets the value of the VirtualSize element to zero for this section. The VirtualSize element is only supposed to be set to zero for object files. When you try to open a .vsp file, the Performance Profiler uses the incorrect zero value for the edata section in the arithmetic. Therefore, the problem that the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section mentions occurs.



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 Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 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.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, rename all the .dll files of the application before you open the .vsp file.



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, 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: profiler; header; vsp

Keywords: kbfix kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbpubtypekc KB935233

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