Microsoft KB Archive/843414

= FIX: You receive a &quot;Microsoft development environment has encountered a problem and needs to close&quot; error message when you drag the Solution Explorer window =

Article ID: 843414

Article Last Modified on 4/3/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Academic Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you reset the window layout after you make the Solution Explorer window undockable in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002, and then you drag the Solution Explorer window, you receive the following error message:

Microsoft Development Environment has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.



Service Pack Infomation
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

837234 List of bugs that are fixed in Visual Studio .NET 2002 Service Pack 1



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

This problem was first corrected in Visual Studio .NET 2002 Service Pack 1.



Steps to reproduce the behavior

 * 1) Start Visual Studio .NET 2002.
 * 2) Right-click the title bar of the Solution Explorer window, and then click to clear Dockable.
 * 3) Close Solution Explorer.
 * 4) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 5) In the right pane of the Options dialog box, click Reset Window Layout.
 * 6) In the Microsoft Development Environment dialog box, click OK.
 * 7) In the Options dialog box, click OK.
 * 8) Close Visual Studio .NET 2002.
 * 9) Start Visual Studio .NET 2002.
 * 10) Drag the Solution Explorer window. You notice the behavior that is mentioned in the &quot;Symptoms&quot; section.

