OT: vstudio 2003 cannot open/create C# projects [REPOST from vstudio.general]

[Helge Jensen]

[After having no replies in vstudio.general trying a repost in
languages.csharp]

I'm looking for som help on what is wrong with my installation of
VS2003, which cannot open/create C# projects.

After a HD-crash I have re-installed visual-studio 2003. I have used The
visual studio-installer, "Add or remove features", to verify that the C#
part of vs2003 is installed. In fact, everything, except the Visual
Studio Analyzer components and Crystal web services is installed.

Whenever i try to open a .csproj, I get an error message saying
(captured by ctrl-c the message-box).

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Microsoft Development Environment
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The application for project
'C:\source\project-trunks\CdapiProject.trunk\CdapiProject\CdapiTcpServer\CdapiTcpServer.csproj'

is not installed.

Make sure the application for the project type (.csproj) is installed.
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OK
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When I select File->New->Project, all the C# projects (Windows
Application, Class Library, ...) have "empty" icons, looking a bit like
a white sheet and that have "hands" surrounding them. Selecting to
create one of them yields the same error as above (with another
file-name, for example DefaultWinExe.csproj).

I can successfully run .NET-1 applications.

Anyone got any ideas? I spent quite a while googling and searching the
knowledge-base.

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling all the components of vs2003,
but it still doesn't work.

While trying a "repair" operation I got the error:

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Microsoft Document Explorer
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Cannot find one or more components. Please reinstall the application.
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OK
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At the step:

Key:
\Software\MicrosoftMSDN\7.0\Packages\{e8b06f41-6d01-11d2-aa7d-00c04f990343},
Name:
Value: WebBrowser Package

Perhaps this explains something to someone out there?

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

Uninstall the entire VS suite and reinstall it again

 

[Helge Jensen]

Hi,

Uninstall the entire VS suite and reinstall it again

Unfortunatly, been there -- done that

And I mean *everything* went through the entire list of installed
programs very thoroughly.

I have now resorted to installing the compiler on a virtual-machine, the
speed sucks but it *does* work.

 

[Gary]

Try downloading and installing the script file referenced in this kb
article:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;323885