Server Explorer disappeared from Visual Studio 2005.  It won't reappear with <view><Server Explorer> or <Window><Reset Window Layout>.  Any suggestions.

In the tools menu select import or export settings.  Select reset all settings in the wizard

Tools-Import Export Settings did not help.

Hi mike,

Please try to run “devenv /resetsettings” or “devenv /setup” in Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt.

Thanks, devenv /setup did the trick. 

Mike

 hi,

Same thing happend to me just now after upgrading the systems RAM i had a nasty crash with VS 2008. it was constantly coming up with the VS 2008 has experienced a problem and every time i selected send or do not send, it would still pop up, i restarted the machine and then the server explorer would not come on. i had this error message in the output window

 The Visual Studio Explorers and Designers Package ({8D8529D3-625D-4496-8354-3DAD630ECC1B}) did not load because of previous errors. For assistance, contact the package vendor. To attempt to load this package again, type 'devenv /resetskippkgs' at the command prompt.

 to fix this type devenv /setup into the command prompt under VS2008 > VS2008 tools > commad prompt.

i know the chaps above have alredy stated this but i want people to know that this is also the fix for VS2008

Truegilly

im having the same problem.. im running windows vista and vs2008 and it happens quite a lot.. and ive done /resetsettings many times ..it used to wirk.. but now it just doesnt... now i tried what truegilly says.. /resetskippkgs and it works perfectly.. thanks a lot