BUG: You cannot resolve private and public nested types in Visual Basic .NET or in Visual Studio 2005 (814605)

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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

Create a Visual C# .NET Library

1. Open Microsoft Visual Studio .NET or Microsoft Visual Studio 2005.
2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Project.
3. Under Project Types, click Visual C# Projects.
   
   Note In Visual Studio 2005, click Visual C# under Project Types.
4. Under Templates, click Class Library.
5. Name the project testScope, and then click OK.
6. Replace the existing code in Class1.cs with the following code:

   using System;
   
   namespace Testscope
   {
      class MYTESTCLASS
      {	// Internal class in CAPITAL case
      }
    
      public class mytestclass
      {	// Public Class in small case
      }
   }

7. On the Build menu, click Build Solution to construct the testScope.dll class library.

Create a Test Visual Basic .NET or Visual Basic 2005 Application

1. On the File menu, point to Add Project, and then click New Project.
2. Under Project Types, click Visual Basic Projects.
   
   Note In Visual Studio 2005, click Visual Basic under Project Types.
3. Under Templates, click Console Application.
4. Name the project testApp, and then click OK.
5. In Solution Explorer, right-click testApp, and then click Set as Startup Project.
6. In Solution Explorer, right-click References, and then click Add Reference.
7. On Add Reference, click Projects.
8. On Projects, click to select testScope, and then click OK.
9. Replace the existing code in Module1.vb with the following code:

   Imports Testscope
   Module Module1
       Sub Main()
           ' Create an Object of Public mytestclass class
           Dim obj As New mytestclass()
       End Sub
   End Module

10. On the Build menu, click Build Solution.
    
    You may receive the error message in the "Symptoms" section of this article.
11. Replace the code in Class1.cs with the following code:

    using System;
    
    namespace Testscope
    {
       public class mytestclass
       {	// Public Class in small case
       }   
       
       class MYTESTCLASS
       { // Internal class in CAPITAL case
       }
    }
    

12. On the Debug menu, click Start.