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Workaround: Smart Tags in C# IDE do not work correctly in LINQ preview

In the LINQ preview (CTP May 2006), the Smart Tags functionality in the C# IDE does not work correctly. In particular, I miss the "Resolve" feature that puts in the necessary "using" statements automatically. But the good news is that it is easy to get this functionality back:

1. Start up RegEdit.exe
 

2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\Packages\{A066E284-DCAB-11D2-B551-00C04F68D4DB}\SatelliteDLL

 

3. Edit the "Path" value and change it from "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC#\VCSPackages\1033\" to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC#\VCSPackages\"

 

4. Then open a console window, go to the directory where your Visual Studio devenv.exe is located (e.g. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE) and run
 
 devenv /setup /resetuserdata /resetsettings
(be patient, this takes a while).

 

See http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=419975&SiteID=1

Published Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:40 AM by Hartmut Maennel
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Comments

 

Federal Developer Weblog said:

If you have installed the LINQ CTP, then you've probably had the unpleasant surprise of Smart Tags not...
June 2, 2006 11:08 AM
 

Thomas Lebrun said:

Je vous relais une info forte intéressante que j'avais posté sur mon ancien blog.
Si vous avez installé...
June 4, 2006 8:45 AM
 

David Foderick's Blog - OnMaterialize() : Fixing Smart Tags after installing LINQ/Entity Framework preview said:

August 24, 2006 4:48 PM
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