Your program stops responding when you run it in debug mode in Visual Studio .NET or in Visual Studio 2005 (888474)

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

Warning This workaround may make your computer or your network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We do not recommend this workaround but are providing this information so that you can implement this workaround at your own discretion. Use this workaround at your own risk.

Use the System Configuration Utility (Msconfig.exe) to configure your computer to start in Selective Startup mode. The System Configuration Utility only starts the services that are required to run Windows. The System Configuration Utility is included with Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Server 2003.

Note The System Configuration Utility is not included with Microsoft Windows 2000. However, you can use a copy of the System Configuration Utility from a Windows Server 2003-based computer or from a Windows XP-based computer. Typically, the System Configuration Utility is located in the following folder: To use the System Configuration Utility, follows these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the General tab of the System Configuration Utility dialog box, click Selective Startup. If Load System Services and Load Startup Items are not selected, click to select them.
3. On the Services tab, click the Service column header to alphabetically sort the services. If Machine Debug Manager and Windows Installer are not selected, click to select them.
4. Click Apply. When the changes are completed, click Close. Click Yes to restart your computer.
5. After your computer restarts, click OK in the System Configuration Utility Information dialog box. If the System Configuration Utility dialog box appears, click the Close button. If you receive a message to restart the computer, click Exit Without Restart.

Now you can run your program in debug mode in Visual Studio .NET.

To take your computer out of Selective Startup mode, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, click Run, type msconfig in Open box, and then click OK.
2. On the Selective Service tab, click to select Normal, click Apply, and then click OK.
3. Restart your computer.

Method 2

Warning This workaround may make your computer or your network more vulnerable to attack by malicious users or by malicious software such as viruses. We do not recommend this workaround but are providing this information so that you can implement this workaround at your own discretion. Use this workaround at your own risk.

Uninstall the third-party firewall program. We recommend that you quit Visual Studio .NET before you uninstall the third-party firewall program.