Most probably the issue is unrelated since a) hotfix does not change anything related to templates or IDE code and b) there are reports about sudden template disappearance without the hotfix. Try running
devenv /installvstemplates from command line. You can also try uninstalling the hotfix and see if it makes a difference.
Running devenv /installvstemplates does not help, neither does resetting of all of the settings.
Every member of our team with the same configuration as mine have the same problem. I have: Windows XP, Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition. Guys on Vista have no problems.
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I was experiencing that problem BEFORE the hotfix. I have no project templates in the File-> New Website dialog. Unfortunately, after the hotfix, I still do not have the website project templates....not that I expected them to magically appear as a result
of a completely unrelated hotfix, but maybe this information is useful anyway.
After the hotfix installation, I can still create a new website, add some controls, and run it as usual. Is there any other step that I need to do to repro the issue?
I guess I have figured out what of the problem is. Apparently vs2008 cares for casing in the file paths. I have exported HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0 before applying the hot fix and after. It appears that the only difference between
the two dumps (aside from some uninstall info) is that the latter has most of the file paths starting "c:\\" (lowere case) when the former had those in upper case : "C:\\".
To anyone who's experiencing similar problem I'd suggest following steps for installing the hotfix:
<div mce_keep="true">Follow the steps provided with the hot fix release and install it</div>
<div mce_keep="true">Open regedit and export HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0 to a .reg file</div>
<div mce_keep="true">Open the .reg file with a text editor</div>
<div mce_keep="true">Find-replace all "c:\\" to "C:\\", save.</div>
<div mce_keep="true">Reapply the .reg file to the registry.</div>
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 10, 2008 09:25 AM|LINK
I still observe VS freezing when I change control ids or add/delete controls in the HTML Source view.
Another annoying delay happens when the solution builds with errors. I have to wait a few seconds before I can do anything.
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 11, 2008 03:34 PM|LINK
After installing the hotfix it appears that you can't create a new website anymore.
Any workarounds? Thanks.
Alex
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pbz
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 11, 2008 03:47 PM|LINK
Do you get a specific error because it works fine for me...
alexk_2003
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 11, 2008 03:55 PM|LINK
No specific error, just after instaling the hotfix, choose File->New->Web Site... and the dialog is empty, all fields disabled.
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 11, 2008 04:07 PM|LINK
Most probably the issue is unrelated since a) hotfix does not change anything related to templates or IDE code and b) there are reports about sudden template disappearance without the hotfix. Try running devenv /installvstemplates from command line. You can also try uninstalling the hotfix and see if it makes a difference.
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pbz
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 11, 2008 04:09 PM|LINK
This is a shot in the dark, but you could try going to Tools -> Import and Export Settings -> Reset all settings
alexk_2003
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 11, 2008 06:33 PM|LINK
This is an issue with the hotfix.
Uninstalling it returns the functionality back.
Running devenv /installvstemplates does not help, neither does resetting of all of the settings.
Every member of our team with the same configuration as mine have the same problem. I have: Windows XP, Visual Studio Team System 2008 Development Edition. Guys on Vista have no problems.
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 11, 2008 09:46 PM|LINK
Alexk,
I was experiencing that problem BEFORE the hotfix. I have no project templates in the File-> New Website dialog. Unfortunately, after the hotfix, I still do not have the website project templates....not that I expected them to magically appear as a result of a completely unrelated hotfix, but maybe this information is useful anyway.
I'm not a player, I just code a lot.
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 12, 2008 12:50 AM|LINK
Alexk,
I can't reproduce the problem. Here is my machine config:
- WinXP Professional SP2 clean machine
- VS Team System 2008 Development Edition
- Install the hotfix according to the article http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2008/02/08/vs-2008-web-development-hot-fix-roll-up-available.aspx#5753942
After the hotfix installation, I can still create a new website, add some controls, and run it as usual. Is there any other step that I need to do to repro the issue?
alexk_2003
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Re: 2008 HTML text freezes every 5 or so seconds in Source view
Feb 12, 2008 01:54 PM|LINK
I guess I have figured out what of the problem is. Apparently vs2008 cares for casing in the file paths. I have exported HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\9.0 before applying the hot fix and after. It appears that the only difference between the two dumps (aside from some uninstall info) is that the latter has most of the file paths starting "c:\\" (lowere case) when the former had those in upper case : "C:\\".
To anyone who's experiencing similar problem I'd suggest following steps for installing the hotfix:
visual Studio 2008 bug
http://www.infragistics.com/
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