BUG: You cannot create a new Microsoft Visual Basic .NET project by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 (821790)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Visual Basic .NET (2003)

SYMPTOMS

You cannot create a new Microsoft Visual Basic .NET project by using Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003. Visual Studio .NET starts the Mscordmp.exe utility, and then displays the Microsoft Development Environment Error window. This window prompts the user to send an error report to Microsoft, and to start a new instance of the Visual Studio .NET 2003 development environment. The Mscordmp.exe window displays the following message:
Microsoft (R) Common Language Runtime Minidump Utility. Version 1.0.3705.0 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1998-2001. All rights reserved.
The expected behavior is for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET to display an error message similar to the following message:
Project 'WindowsApplication1' could not be opened because the Microsoft Visual Basic .NET compiler could not be created. Please reinstall Visual Studio.

CAUSE

This bug occurs when you rename, move, or delete the Microsoft .NET Runtime folder in the Microsoft Windows directory.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this bug, follow these steps:
  1. If you renamed the Microsoft .NET Framework Runtime folder, rename the folder to its original name. For example, rename the v1.1.4322_test folder in the "More Information" section of this article to v1.1.4322.
  2. If you deleted the .NET Framework Runtime folder, try to restore the folder.
  3. If step 1 and step 2 do not succeed, reinstall Visual Studio .NET 2003.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

  1. Install Visual Studio. NET 2003.
  2. Rename or delete the .NET Runtime folder in the Windows directory.

    Note The .NET Framework 1.1 runtime is installed at the following location:

    %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322

    Rename the v1.1.4322 folder to v1.1.4322_test.
  3. Open Visual Studio .NET 2003.
  4. On the File menu, click New, and then click Project.
  5. Under Project types, click Visual Basic Projects.
  6. Under Templates, click Windows Application.

    Visual Studio .NET 2003 does not create a new Visual Basic .NET project. You receive the error message mentioned in the "Symptoms" section of this article.

REFERENCES

For more information about .NET Framework, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:2/3/2006
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