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FIX: An update is available that resolves crash issues for Visual Studio 2010 profiler

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Introduction

This article describes an update that resolves some crash issues for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 profiler in Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1).

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More Information

Issues that this hotfix resolves

Issue 1

When you try to open a .vsp file by using Visual Studio 2010, it may crash.

Cause

This issue occurs because of an unhandled System.NullReferenceException exception that occurs when you try to open the .vsp file.

Issue 2

When you run Visual Studio 2010 profiler for a Visual C++ application in Sampling mode, the profiler may crash.

Cause

This issue occurs because of an access violation exception that occurs in SamplingRuntime.dll.

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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 this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, 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 Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 SP1 installed.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart the computer after you install the hotfix if the affected files are not being used at the time of installation. We recommend that you close all Visual Studio 2010-related components before you install the 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
Samplingruntime.dll10.0.40219.438433,72817-Jan-201316:32x86
VSPerfCmd.exe10.0.40219.438216,62417-Jan-201316:32x86
Vsperfcontrol.dll10.0.40219.438211,51217-Jan-201316:32x86
Vsperfpresentation.dll10.0.40219.438352,34417-Jan-201316:32x86

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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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Article Info
Article ID : 2770007
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 2/26/2013
Exists online : False
Views : 218