When you try to open a .vb file in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003, or in Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002, you may experience one of the following symptoms.
Visual Studio 2005
You receive the following error message:
Microsoft (R) Visual Basic Compiler has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
No information has been lost. Check the compiler output for possible ways to avoid this error.
If you click
What data does this error report contain?, you receive the following Event information:
Error signature
AppName: devenv.exe AppVer: 8.0.50727.42 AppStamp:4333e699
ModName: msvb7.dll ModVer: 8.0.50727.42 ModStamp:4333e976
fDebug: 0 Offset: 00131828
Additionally, events that resemble the following are logged in the Application log:
Event message 1
Event Type: Information
Event Source: Microsoft (R) Visual Basic Compiler
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: ComputerName
Description:
Bucket 241946298, bucket table 1, faulting application devenv.exe, version 8.0.50727.42, stamp 4333e699, faulting module msvb7.dll, version 8.0.50727.42, stamp 4333e976, debug? 0, fault address 0x00131828.For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://support.microsoft.com.
Event message 2
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft (R) Visual Basic Compiler
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: ComputerName
Description:
Faulting application devenv.exe, version 8.0.50727.42, stamp 4333e699, faulting module msvb7.dll, version 8.0.50727.42, stamp 4333e976, debug? 0, fault address 0x00131828.For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://support.microsoft.com.
Visual Studio .NET 2003 or Visual Studio .NET 2002
You receive the following error message:
Microsoft Developement Environment has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry of the inconvenience.
If you click
Click here, you receive the following Event information:
Error details
An unhandled exception has been caught by the VSW exception filter.
Error signature
AppName: devenv.exe AppVer: 7.10.3077.0 ModName: kernel32.dll
ModVer: 5.1.2600.2180 Offset: 0001eb33
Additionally, an event that resembles the following may be logged in the Application log:
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Microsoft Development Environment
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1000
Date: Date
Time: Time
User: N/A
Computer: ComputerName
Description:
Faulting application devenv.exe, version 7.10.3077.0, faulting module kernel32.dll, version 5.1.2600.2180, fault address 0x0001eb33.For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://support.microsoft.com.
This problem occurs because the Visual Basic runtime installation has become corrupted.
To resolve this problem, repair or reinstall Visual Studio. To do this, use one of the following methods, depending on the version of Visual Studio that you have installed.
Visual Studio 2005
- Insert the Visual Studio 2005 installation CD.
- Click Change or Remove Visual Studio 2005.
- Click Next, and then click Repair/Reinstall to start the installation.
- When the installation has completed, click Finish.
Visual Studio .NET 2003 or Visual Studio .NET 2002
- Insert the Visual Studio .NET 2003 or Visual Studio .NET 2002 installation CD.
- Click Visual Studio .NET.
- Click Repair/Reinstall to start the installation.
- When the installation has completed, click Finish.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.