Microsoft KB Archive/942371

= FIX: The Visual C# IDE for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 crashes if you try to use the IntelliSense feature for a class in a project =

Article ID: 942371

Article Last Modified on 11/9/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Suite
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team System Test Load Agent
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Edition for Database Professionals
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Edition for Software Architects
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Edition for Software Developers
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Edition for Software Testers
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition

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Beta Information
This article discusses a beta release of a Microsoft product. The information in this article is provided as-is and is subject to change without notice.

No formal product support is available from Microsoft for this beta product. For information about how to obtain support for a beta release, see the documentation that is included with the beta product files, or check the Web location where you downloaded the release.



SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft Visual C# IDE for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 crashes if you try to use the IntelliSense feature for a class in a C# project.

This problem occurs if the following conditions are true:
 * A C# project references another C# project.
 * The project uses members of an explicitly implemented interface that is defined in a referenced project.
 * The referenced project contains a definition of the interface.



Hotfix information
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the vs90_beta2-kb942371-enu.exe package now.

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Prerequisites
You must have Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 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.



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 about software update terminology, 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

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