vs 2005, borken installation? No controls show up

[sandal]

I've installed vs 2005 pro and sp1. When I try to add controls to a
winform, they never appear on the canvas. The controls are listed at the
bottom of the design area, so apparently they are being added to the
form. But after adding buttons tabs whatever, the form is still blank
looking. Per property box all are visible with valid locations and
dimensions.

Something is very screwed up. Has this been heard of? How can the ide
fail at such basic tasks?

 

[Mr. Arnold]

I've installed vs 2005 pro and sp1. When I try to add controls to a
winform, they never appear on the canvas. The controls are listed at the
bottom of the design area, so apparently they are being added to the
form. But after adding buttons tabs whatever, the form is still blank
looking. Per property box all are visible with valid locations and
dimensions.

Something is very screwed up. Has this been heard of? How can the ide
fail at such basic tasks?

Uninstall the software and reinstall it, and you'll have to apply the SP
again.