I finally made it to Chapter 12! I'm working through the first "Try it Out" to with the sample table data I downloaded from the Resources Folder. I go through all the steps on "Selecting Data from the Sample Database" (I copied the file from the Resources folder to the DatabaseTest Folder per instructions). Each time I right click to "Show Table Data" on either of the tables, VS10 crashes. . I was thinking about perhaps figuring out how to create a table of data to see if it would open, but I'm not at that chapter of the book yet. Should I skip ahead?

Note: I am using the MSDN LEGALLY provided version of VS Studio 10 Ultimate and supposedly loaded all components of the program running on a Win 7 64 bit system. I have installed all Windows Updates.

I'm usually pretty good at trying to troubleshoot crashes, but I have absolutely no idea where to start. Thanks in advance,

W!

Hi there,

I haven't seen the behavior you're describing myself so not sure what to recommend. You could try repairing your VS installation, or open a support ticket with Microsoft.

Cheers,

Imar

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It just so happens I loaded VS10 & the ASPBEG folder on my laptop to go through the book at work. I went through the instructions in chapter 12 on my laptop, and yes, I can see the actual records in the tables when I right-clicked. So, I went back to my workstation and noticed the database MDL file I copied to the App_Data folder has a little red "x" on it. I believe this indicates that the database isn't connected, after I googled it once or twice.

I will continue to research, but perhaps it's a way I've configured VS10? Thanks for your prompt reply as always.

Maybe you don't have SqlExpress running or installed on that machine?

Imar

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Can you assist or provide direction to instructions on doing a total MANUAL UNINSTALL OF VS10 Ultimate? Internet research will reveal that simply using "Add/Remove Programs" or the extremely weak uninstall utility provided by my Microsoft is ineffective.

Reason for asking: I was having issues last week with the "show table data" function crashing VS10--which I found was also well documented on the web, but no concrete answers. Fortunately I had a working installation of VS10 Ultimate on another computer, and I was able to continue on in the textbook while trying to troubleshoot the "show data issue." I found that, after two attempts to uninstall and install the program (including the SQLServer and SQLwriter) it still wasn't working, and I found remnants of old files still left after uninstall. It just so happens both computers I use are configured almost identical, so I'm having issues figuring out what caused the problem.

Hi there,

Not really. I usually restore an image when I run into trouble like this. They only advice I can give you is to look in Programs and Features and uninstall whatever you installed on the same day you installed VS 2010.

Cheers,

Imar

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