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FIX: Visual Studio 2010 SP1 IDE stops responding when you start an application in debug mode after you open Test View or Test List Editor

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You create a multi-project solution on a computer that has Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) installed.
  • You open the Test View or Test List Editor tab, and then you run a unit test.
  • You try to start an application of the solution in debug mode.
Note This issue typically occurs when the solution contains a test project and a combination of the following project types:
  • Web application project
  • Silverlight project
  • Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) project

In this scenario, the Visual Studio 2010 SP1 IDE stops responding. Additionally, an error message that resembles the following is logged in the event log:
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException occurred
Message=Unspecified error (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80004005 (E_FAIL))
Source=""
ErrorCode=-2147467259

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Resolution

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Customer Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Visual Studio 2010 SP1 installed.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply the hotfix if the affected files are being used. We recommend that you close all instances of any Visual Studio applications before you apply this hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.
File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Microsoft.teamfoundation.build.client.dll10.0.40219.378436,04024-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.client.dll10.0.40219.3781,593,65624-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.common.dll10.0.40219.378524,08824-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.dll10.0.40219.378675,63224-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.lab.client.dll10.0.40219.378153,40824-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.client.dll10.0.40219.378685,40824-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.common.dll10.0.40219.37834,65624-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.versionconTrol.client.dll10.0.40219.378705,88824-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.versionconTrol.common.dll10.0.40219.378232,80024-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemTracking.client.dll10.0.40219.378699,23224-Jan-129:09x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemTracking.proxy.dll10.0.40219.378391,00824-Jan-129:09x86
Leviewer.exe10.0.40219.378118,54425-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.conTrols.dll10.0.40219.378938,81625-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.lab.activities.dll10.0.40219.378768,84825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.lab.uiutils.dll10.0.40219.378267,08025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.lab.workflow.activities.dll10.0.40219.378440,67225-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.officeintegration.common.dll10.0.40219.378376,16025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.officeintegration.project.dll10.0.40219.378517,48025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.activities.common.dll10.0.40219.378315,24825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.activities.dll10.0.40219.3781,512,29625-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.activityruntime.dll10.0.40219.378220,01625-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.client.Themes.dll10.0.40219.3783,059,56025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.client.wpfconTrols.dll10.0.40219.378257,91225-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.clientpackage.dll10.0.40219.37874,08825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.conTroller.dll10.0.40219.378120,68025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.conTrols.dll10.0.40219.378494,43225-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.testmanagement.conTrols.wpfworkitemconTrols.dll10.0.40219.378100,23225-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.versionconTrol.conTrols.dll10.0.40219.3784,439,39225-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.teamfoundation.workitemTracking.conTrols.dll10.0.40219.3781,214,31225-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.agentobject.dll10.0.40219.378106,84825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.common.dll10.0.40219.3781,355,60025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.conTrollerobject.dll10.0.40219.378276,32825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.datacollectionagentobject.dll10.0.40219.37837,24825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.executioncommon.dll10.0.40219.378481,12825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.resource.dll10.0.40219.378967,00025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.testcasemanagement.dll10.0.40219.3781,284,97625-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.qualitytools.tmi.dll10.0.40219.378398,67225-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.build.dll10.0.40219.378142,68025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.dll10.0.40219.37894,02425-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.teamexplorer.dll10.0.40219.378799,08025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versionconTrol.dll10.0.40219.37859,24825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versionconTrol.dll10.0.40219.37859,76025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versionconTrol.dll10.0.40219.37861,29625-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versionconTrol.dll10.0.40219.37863,85625-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.versionconTrol.dll10.0.40219.378942,44025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamfoundation.workitemTracking.dll10.0.40219.378461,16825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.teamsystem.integration.dll10.0.40219.378193,36825-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.testtools.manualtest.common.dll10.0.40219.378813,41625-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.testtools.uitest.extension.ie.dll10.0.40219.378251,24025-Jan-1222:22x86
Microsoft.visualstudio.testtools.uitest.extension.uia.dll10.0.40219.378107,36825-Jan-1222:22x86
Msdiff.dll10.0.40219.378485,64025-Jan-1222:22x86
Mtm.exe10.0.40219.378449,28025-Jan-1222:22x86
Qtagent.exe10.0.40219.37821,25625-Jan-1222:22x86
Qtagent.exe10.0.40219.37821,26425-Jan-1222:22x86
Qtagent32.exe10.0.40219.37821,26425-Jan-1222:22x86
Qtagent32.exe10.0.40219.37821,27225-Jan-1222:22x86
Tf.exe10.0.40219.378325,88825-Jan-1222:22x86

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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Workaround

To work around this issue, close the Test View and the Test List Editor before you debug the application.

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References

For more information about how to use test lists, visit the following MSDN website:
More information about how to use test lists

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Article Info
Article ID : 2658067
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 3/15/2012
Exists online : False
Views : 184