Microsoft KB Archive/302793

= &quot;The toolbox item for '' could not be retrieved from the toolbox&quot; error occurs when you are working in the Visual Studio IDE =

Article ID: 302793

Article Last Modified on 1/20/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q302793



SYMPTOMS
When you are working in the Visual Studio .NET or Visual Studio 2005 integrated development environment (IDE), the following error occurs:

The toolbox item for ' ' could not be retrieved from the toolbox. Try removing the item from the toolbox and adding it back.

The error may occur while you are performing one of the following actions:
 * Adding a Web form control to an ASPX page
 * Adding a Windows form control to a Windows form
 * Adding anything through the use of the Data tab



CAUSE
The error is the result of a change made in the Toolbox format in the released version of Visual Studio .NET Beta 2 from earlier builds of Visual Studio .NET.



RESOLUTION
Follow the steps below to reset the Toolbox:
 * 1) Right-click the Toolbox and then click Customize Toolbox from the context menu.
 * 2) In the Customize Toolbox dialog box, click Reset.
 * 3) Click yes to allow resetting of the Toolbox, and then click OK to close the dialog box.

Note In Visual Studio 2005, right-click Toolbox, and then click Reset Toolbox.

