The just-in-time (JIT) debugging options are disabled in Visual Studio 2005 when you disable the JIT debugging options in Visual Studio .NET 2003 (919822)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Architect Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Developer Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Test Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System Team Foundation:
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Professional Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Architect Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Enterprise Developer Edition
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET (2003), Academic Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you disable the just-in-time (JIT) debugging options in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, the JIT debugging options is are also disabled in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Additionally, you may receive the following error message:

Another debugger has registered itself as the jit debugger. To repair, enable JIT or run repair.

Note This issue occurs when you have both Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 installed on the same computer.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because both Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 use the same JIT debugging system.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, enable the JIT debugging options in Visual Studio 2005. To do this, follow these steps:

Start Visual Studio 2005.
On the Tools menu, click Options.
In the Options dialog box, double-click Debugging, and then click Just-In-Time.
Make sure that the following options are enabled:
- Managed
- Native
- Script
Click OK to close the Options dialog box.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Modification Type:	Major	Last Reviewed:	8/25/2006
Keywords:	kbJIT kbCompiler kbDebug kbtshoot kbinfo kbprb KB919822 kbAudDeveloper