Visual Studio 2008 articles, fixes and updates - Year 2009

This list contains all of the known Microsoft Knowledge Base articles, howtos, fixes, hotfixes, webcasts and updates of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 that have been released in Year 2009. The list is daily updated.

• 972649 FIX: You cannot export work items to Excel from Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Explorer or from Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1 when an add-in is running Q972649 KB972649 December 22, 2009
• 977992 How to use HotSpot regions in the ImageMap control in ASP.NET Q977992 KB977992 December 21, 2009
• 974558 The 2008 General Distribution Release improves compatibility with Team Foundation Server 2010 Q974558 KB974558 December 21, 2009
• 2010121 Uploading items greater than 28MB in size to Team Foundation Server fails when using IIS7 Q2010121 KB2010121 December 17, 2009
• 977998 How to create and manipulate Microsoft Excel by using Office Automation in Visual C++, Visual C# and Visual Basic.NET Q977998 KB977998 December 16, 2009
• 977997 How to work with table relationships and entity inheritances in ADO.NET Entity Data Model Q977997 KB977997 December 16, 2009
• 977995 How to use Pixel Shader Effects in Silverlight 3 Q977995 KB977995 December 16, 2009
• 977994 How to use the Excel Automation Addin to create user defined formulas for Microsoft Office Excel Q977994 KB977994 December 16, 2009
• 977993 How to make Office VBA code interact with a VSTO application-level add-in Q977993 KB977993 December 16, 2009
• 2009225 You receive a “Connections to SQL server files (.mdf) require SQL Server Express 2005 to function properly.” exception when adding a new SQL Server database in App_Data folder. Q2009225 KB2009225 December 15, 2009
• 2009455 Team Foundation Server source control Check-in notifications do not work Q2009455 KB2009455 December 9, 2009
• 976027 How to programmatically manipulate Windows 7 shell libraries Q976027 KB976027 December 9, 2009
• 959168 FIX: The destination file may change if you use the "tf merge" command together with the /baseless and /discard options on a computer that has Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1 installed Q959168 KB959168 November 27, 2009
• 2008125 Team System Web Access error : "The field 'Assigned To' contains a value that is not in the list of supported values", when using special characters Q2008125 KB2008125 November 20, 2009
• 2007339 Error "The Team Foundation Server could not locate the online Site Administration Application..." Q2007339 KB2007339 November 17, 2009
• 2006397 Visual Studio Query Designer throws a warning when parsing a query containing functions with T-SQL keywords Q2006397 KB2006397 November 12, 2009
• 974210 Breakpoint does not work correctly on a MSIL .line directive when using Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 to debug a program Q974210 KB974210 November 6, 2009
• 2003509 TFS 2008: Message "The item <item name> does not exist on the server." when using TF Destroy command Q2003509 KB2003509 November 4, 2009
• 2005202 System.IO.Directory.Move method ignores Unicode U+3007 Q2005202 KB2005202 November 3, 2009
• 967485 FIX: An access violation occurs on Cl.exe when you build a C++ class that contains thousands of members in Visual Studio 2008 Q967485 KB967485 October 30, 2009
• 977136 Visual Studio 2008 C++ Compiler Fails to Flag Code Which Exports Uncopyable Classes Q977136 KB977136 October 29, 2009
• 2003577 How to recover the default reports in TFS 2008 Q2003577 KB2003577 October 21, 2009
• 976699 Error TF220064 installing Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1 with a remote SQL Server Reporting Services server Q976699 KB976699 October 16, 2009
• 976026 How to develop an in-process COM component Q976026 KB976026 October 15, 2009
• 975000 FIX: The performance report that is generated in Visual Studio 2008 SP1 cannot resolve public symbols by using a public symbol server Q975000 KB975000 October 14, 2009
• 2003399 Bug: Vssconverter.exe adds a delete changeset for all entries in the last conversion step Q2003399 KB2003399 October 6, 2009
• 976184 Empty groups still appear as available selections in work item fields in Microsoft Team Foundation Server Q976184 KB976184 September 29, 2009
• 970594 FIX: You receive error messages after you update the function that calculates the value of a persisted computed column in a table in a database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970594 KB970594 September 18, 2009
• 959126 Team Foundation Server 2008 SP1 TfsAdminUtil.exe 'ConfigureConnections' fails to properly set ReportServerUri Q959126 KB959126 September 10, 2009
• 974223 You receive a compile error in your ATL project after you install the Windows SDK 6.1 with Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Q974223 KB974223 September 8, 2009
• 963017 Cannot add Controls from 64-bit Assemblies to the Toolbox or Use in Designers Within the Visual Studio IDE Q963017 KB963017 August 10, 2009
• 961404 Direct Unit Testing with WCF is not supported in Visual Studio 2008 SP1 Team System Test Q961404 KB961404 August 10, 2009
• 974403 Error "Method 'get_CanEnableIme' on type" checking items into Team Foundation Server source code control from x64 Windows Vista client Q974403 KB974403 August 7, 2009
• 974294 Red X on Documents node in Team Foundation Server Team Explorer with more than 64 Document libraries Q974294 KB974294 August 4, 2009
• 974055 Some DLL files are not updated when you install update 971091 for Visual Studio 2008 Q974055 KB974055 July 28, 2009
• 970602 FIX: The IDE crashes when you perform a Schema Compare operation between a composite database project and a master database by using a limited account in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970602 KB970602 July 24, 2009
• 970600 FIX: All child objects are commented out when you perform a Write Updates operation if the parent objects are ignored in the schema compare options in a project in VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970600 KB970600 July 24, 2009
• 970567 FIX: When you access a table source in a referenced project by using an alias in VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR, if you refer to the table source by using a three-part or four-part name, you receive TSD03006 errors or TSD04151 warnings Q970567 KB970567 July 20, 2009
• 958845 FIX: The TargetsNotLogged property in TFSBuild does not cut down noisy builds in Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 Q958845 KB958845 July 17, 2009
• 970601 FIX: The Schema Compare option "Only compare elements that exist in the source" in the General tab has no effect in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970601 KB970601 July 16, 2009
• 970599 FIX: Database role members cannot be ignored even if you selected the Database Roles check box in the Object Types panel in the Schema Compare Options dialog box in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970599 KB970599 July 16, 2009
• 970598 FIX: Parameter types in some stored procedures are commented out after you complete the Write Updates operation in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970598 KB970598 July 16, 2009
• 970597 FIX: Error message when you use the VSDBCMD.exe utility in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Database edition GDR to import a database schema: "An unhandled exception occurred: Object reference not set to the instance of an object" Q970597 KB970597 July 16, 2009
• 970595 FIX: An unexpected exception occurs and an incorrect exit code 0 is returned when you use the VSDBCMD.exe utility to deploy a database in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970595 KB970595 July 16, 2009
• 970593 FIX: Error message when you rename a table that contains an extended property on a column and redeploy the database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "An error occurred while the batch was being executed" Q970593 KB970593 July 16, 2009
• 970592 FIX: Error messages when you deploy a database project after you make changes to the database on the French version of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "Erreur TSD01268: .Net SqlClient Data Provider" Q970592 KB970592 July 16, 2009
• 970591 FIX: A System.NullReferenceException exception occurs when you deploy a composite database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970591 KB970591 July 16, 2009
• 970590 FIX: When you deploy composite projects in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, if one project has constraints for tables in a referenced project, you receive a System.NullReferenceException exception Q970590 KB970590 July 16, 2009
• 970589 FIX: When you deploy a database project to a database that contains an unknown or an invalid syntax in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, the deployment fails without sending any message Q970589 KB970589 July 16, 2009
• 970588 FIX: The computed column is missing when you redeploy the project to a database in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970588 KB970588 July 16, 2009
• 970586 FIX: When you perform the schema compare operation on a database that contains an encryption function in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, a System.IndexOutOfRangeException exception occurs Q970586 KB970586 July 16, 2009
• 970585 FIX: Error message when you import a database schema that contains a dot in the name to a database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "<Object_type> does not allow a database name to be specified" Q970585 KB970585 July 16, 2009
• 970584 FIX: The error messages do not specify the object name when you experience a failure in the deployment task in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System Database Edition 2008 GDR Q970584 KB970584 July 16, 2009
• 970583 FIX: Error message when you have a stored procedure that contains some JOIN operations and a UNION operation in a Microsoft SQL Server Database project in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "TSD02010: Incorrect syntax near UNION" Q970583 KB970583 July 16, 2009
• 970582 FIX: When you build a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, the OUTPUT clause is missing from the CDATA part of the generated .dbshema file Q970582 KB970582 July 16, 2009
• 970581 FIX: Error message in a database project that contains case-insensitive collations and uses a CTE with different cases in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "TSD03006: View: <view name> has an unresolved reference to object" Q970581 KB970581 July 16, 2009
• 970580 FIX: Error message when you define multiple permissions that use INCLUDE or EXCLUDE treatments in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "An object can only have either INCLUDE or EXCLUDE treatment on its columns" Q970580 KB970580 July 16, 2009
• 970578 FIX: Error message when you build a project that defines a SEND permission type in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "TSD03006: <unnamed> has an unresolved reference to object <object name>." Q970578 KB970578 July 16, 2009
• 970576 FIX: The ALTER ANY DATABASE AUDIT and the ALTER ANY SERVICE AUDIT permissions are missing from the schema model list in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970576 KB970576 July 16, 2009
• 970572 FIX: You receive a "TSD03147" error message when you have a SQL view which uses the SCHEMABINDING option and the CAST statement in a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970572 KB970572 July 16, 2009
• 970571 FIX: Error message when you use an OPENXML function in a SELECT statement in a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "The model already has an element that has the same name" Q970571 KB970571 July 16, 2009
• 970570 FIX: When you use a sub query inside a SELECT clause to access a table source that is defined outside the sub query in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR, you receive a TSD04151 warning message or a TSD03006 error message Q970570 KB970570 July 16, 2009
• 970566 FIX: Error message when you use the Transact-SQL LEFT or RIGHT function in a stored procedure in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "An exception was thrown when the 'Maintain compatibility between data types.' rule was applied" Q970566 KB970566 July 16, 2009
• 970565 FIX: Error message when you use the FOR XML AUTO mode and run static code analysis by using the SR0014 rule in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "Value cannot be null" Q970565 KB970565 July 16, 2009
• 970564 FIX: When you click Reanalyze Project in Solution Explorer repeatedly in a Microsoft SQL Server database project, the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR IDE crashes Q970564 KB970564 July 16, 2009
• 970563 FIX: When you reopen or save a Microsoft SQL Server database project in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR without any changes, the project model detects changes in the deserialization process Q970563 KB970563 July 16, 2009
• 970562 FIX: The Database.sqlpermissions file is always built even when the imported permissions are not added to the in-memory model of the database in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970562 KB970562 July 16, 2009
• 970561 FIX: Error message when you deploy a database project that contains duplicate references to the same .dbschema file in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: "System.ArgumentException: An item with the same key has already been added" Q970561 KB970561 July 16, 2009
• 970560 FIX: The setting in the Sql command variable file is not generated in the deployment script when you use the My isolated development environment option in Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR Q970560 KB970560 July 16, 2009
• 970559 FIX: Error message when you add a new column that has the same name as a refactored column in Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR: “The new name is already in use as a COLUMN name and would cause a duplicate that is not permitted” Q970559 KB970559 July 16, 2009
• 970557 FIX&#58; You cannot install the RTM version of Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR if the RC version of VSTS 2008 Database Edition GDR is installed on the computer Q970557 KB970557 July 16, 2009
• 970479 List of fixed issues in the Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition GDR R2 Q970479 KB970479 July 16, 2009
• 973248 TFS 2008: TfsSecurity.exe fails when executed against a friendly group name Q973248 KB973248 July 2, 2009
• 947865 Error TF80012 opening work items in Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Project via Visual Studio 2005 Team Explorer after uninstalling Visual Studio 2008 Team Explorer Q947865 KB947865 July 1, 2009
• 968905 Some Team Foundation Server 2008 Reports give errors with SQL Server 2008 Q968905 KB968905 June 30, 2009
• 969271 TFS 2008: Message that solution not currently configured for integrated source control in Visual Studio Q969271 KB969271 June 26, 2009
• 967994 TFS08: Health Check UI disappears causing the setup to fail silently Q967994 KB967994 June 26, 2009
• 949122 .Lib file regenerated for every build with /CLR switch Q949122 KB949122 June 10, 2009
• 972039 Attaching large files to work item through Visual Studio Team System Web Access fails Q972039 KB972039 June 2, 2009
• 971936 Source Server Does Not Work with VS Remote Debugger No-Auth transport Q971936 KB971936 May 29, 2009
• 200421 How to enhance the method of using the Open File common dialog class with multiple extension filters Q200421 KB200421 May 21, 2009
• 971360 Error TF30059 connecting to Team Foundation Server 2008 source control in Team Explorer 2008 Q971360 KB971360 May 13, 2009
• 970940 Slow Performance when Moving or Resizing UserControls that Add Custom Adorners in Windows Forms Q970940 KB970940 May 4, 2009
• 970780 TFS: Merge failure "The character encodings on these files are different" Q970780 KB970780 April 29, 2009
• 961267 FIX: The application crashes when more than approximately 50 users connect to Visual Studio Team System Web Access 2008 SP1 Q961267 KB961267 April 22, 2009
• 969908 Users cannot acess File History after one moves the source from one team project to another and then deletes the original team project. Q969908 KB969908 April 6, 2009
• 969895 You receive a SOAP error when clicking on the Reports tab in Team System Web Access 2008 Q969895 KB969895 April 6, 2009
• 969866 After installing Visual Studio 2008 Standard with only Visual C++, when you try to build any kind of C++ project you will receive an error message: Project : error PRJ0003 : Error spawning 'cl.exe' Q969866 KB969866 April 3, 2009
• 967483 A hotfix that enables Team Foundation Server 2008 to work with Expression Studio 3 Q967483 KB967483 April 3, 2009
• 962866 FIX: Problems occur in the Create Unit Tests wizard when you create a unit test for a method in a solution that contains a GDR project, a Silverlight project, or a WIX project in Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Q962866 KB962866 March 31, 2009
• 919481 Memory usage increases when you run a Visual Basic 2005 or Visual Basic 2008 application that creates an instance of a class Q919481 KB919481 March 27, 2009
• 969492 Installation of Visual Studio 2005 fails complaining about pre-Windows XP OS Q969492 KB969492 March 25, 2009
• 969475 MSBuild may take a longer time to build a large project with StyleCop Enabled Q969475 KB969475 March 25, 2009
• 969474 MSBuild may take a longer time to build a large project with StyleCop Enabled Q969474 KB969474 March 25, 2009
• 969381 TFS 2008: Blank lines importing workitems to MS Project Q969381 KB969381 March 23, 2009
• 956414 FIX: The Microsoft Software License Terms that are attached to the English version of the Visual C++ Redistributable Package in Visual Studio 2008 are incorrect Q956414 KB956414 March 23, 2009
• 963696 FIX: The compile errors are not displayed in the Error List window when you use Edit and Continue when you debug a Visual C++ 2008 SP1-based project Q963696 KB963696 March 18, 2009
• 962219 FIX: The installation of a vcredist application included in Visual Studio 2008 SP1 fails when the language of Visual Studio differs from the language of the operating system Q962219 KB962219 March 16, 2009
• 969042 Attempting to open a solution from TFS Source Control Reports incompatible version Q969042 KB969042 March 13, 2009
• 968796 Installation fails with Visual Studio 2008 Express Installation Q968796 KB968796 March 9, 2009
• 968761 The DataSet designer does not allow custom data types to be used on the columns of data tables inside the data set. Q968761 KB968761 March 9, 2009
• 968407 MSSCCI SccRename fails when files checked out during the rename of a windows form Q968407 KB968407 March 9, 2009
• 968555 Unable to add user accounts to "Team Foundation Licensed Users" Group after upgrading Team Foundation Server from WorkGroup Edition to STD Edition Q968555 KB968555 March 3, 2009
• 968549 Errors accessing Visual Studio Team System Web Access site with an underscore ("_") character in the name Q968549 KB968549 March 3, 2009
• 961139 FIX: Users from another forest cannot be added to the Administrator group in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server with Service Pack 1 installed Q961139 KB961139 February 26, 2009
• 958842 FIX: A Stop error or a crash occurs on the operating system when you profile an application by using Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 Q958842 KB958842 February 23, 2009
• 841816 FIX: A memory leak occurs in the AtlAxWindowProc class when a process of creating and destroying a window performs frequently Q841816 KB841816 February 10, 2009
• 967679 Visual Studio 2008 Crashes After Installing PowerCommands Add-In Q967679 KB967679 February 9, 2009
• 960965 FIX: Error message when you run VSSConverter.exe to migrate a Visual SourceSafe database to Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server: "BaseExceptionMessage: An item with the same key has already been added" Q960965 KB960965 February 9, 2009
• 960257 FIX: An incorrect result is generated when an optimization option is turned on in a project that has floating-point code in Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Q960257 KB960257 February 6, 2009
• 967581 Applications Using WPF Crash Unexpectedly Q967581 KB967581 February 5, 2009
• 967578 Child controls on a UserControl may get clipped in a system with a lower Font Dpi Q967578 KB967578 February 5, 2009
• 967177 TFS: Error message "Invalid length parameter passed to the SUBSTRING function." when trying to connect Q967177 KB967177 January 29, 2009
• 967163 BadImageFormatException Occurs When Instantiating Types Defined in a Referenced Assembly at Run-time Q967163 KB967163 January 29, 2009
• 965215 TF10216: Team Foundation services are currently unavailable. Accessing WareHouse Q965215 KB965215 January 23, 2009
• 964125 MSBuild may build projects in unexpected order with MSBuild project task, leading to errors like CS0006 Q964125 KB964125 January 22, 2009
• 961932 FIX: The HTML tag may become distorted when you edit a segment of relative HTML text that is big and complex, or random Web code corruption occurs when you work on an ASP Web page in the Design view in Visual Studio 2008 Q961932 KB961932 January 21, 2009
• 962964 TFS2008 Error when trying to connect from Vista 64-bit machine Q962964 KB962964 January 16, 2009
• 958797 FIX: Error message when you attach a file that is larger than 4 MB to a work item if you enable the Kerberos security protocol on the Team Web site in Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server SP1 Q958797 KB958797 January 16, 2009
• 962353 Package load failure error in Visual Studio after installing Commerce Server 2007 SP2 Q962353 KB962353 January 14, 2009
• 955025 FIX: Error message when you compile a project that contains the /arch:SSE(2) option and the /fp:except option in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008: "Command line error D8016:'/arch:SSE2' and '/fp:except'command-line options are incompatible." Q955025 KB955025 January 9, 2009
• 961858 Visual Studio 2008 with SP1 results in WPF Compiling Error, Could not find file ' . . .XmlSerializers.dll' Q961858 KB961858 January 8, 2009
• 954345 FIX&#58; The Visual C&#43;&#43; 2008 native 32-bit &#40;x86&#41; code generator may generate incorrect code when you use the &#47;O2 compiler option or the &#47;Ox compiler option Q954345 KB954345 January 8, 2009
• 961714 Configuring e-mail alerts for work Item updates in TFS Web Access Q961714 KB961714 January 5, 2009