Microsoft KB Archive/839066

= BUG: Visual Studio .NET stops responding after you delete a Toolbox tab that does not have a name =

Article ID: 839066

Article Last Modified on 5/17/2007

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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
 * 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
In Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, if you add a new tab to the Toolbox, and then you delete the new tab without naming it, the next time that you try to start Visual Studio .NET, the IDE stops responding.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the Toolbox.tbd file has become corrupted.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, delete the Toolbox.tbd file. The Toolbox.tbd file is located in the following folder:

Documents and Settings\ \Application Data\Microsoft\VisualStudio\7.0

Note  is a placeholder for your user name.

Visual Studio .NET re-creates the Toolbox.tbd file when you quit Visual Studio .NET. When you start Visual Studio .NET again, the IDE works as expected.



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



Steps to reproduce the problem
To reproduce this problem, follow these steps:
 * 1) Start Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.
 * 2) Right-click in the Toolbox, and then click Add Tab. An empty tab appears at the bottom of the Toolbox.
 * 3) Right-click the empty tab, and then click Delete Tab.
 * 4) On the File menu, click Exit to quit the Visual Studio .NET IDE.
 * 5) Try to start Visual Studio .NET.

