IDE - Problem with some settings inside VBE2008

[bergerkiller]

Hello all.

I have a problem that (somehow) arose after I changed my monitor. See this screenshot:


Every time Visual Basic Express 2008 launches the toolbox and error list is "minimized" like that. Anyone knows of a way to fix this? It is probably an easy fix, but I wasn't able to figure it out.

[sparrow1]

Hi,

you have to right click one of the controls in order to get the menu option to reset your toolbox.
Then Reset your Toolbox.

[bergerkiller]

That is kind of the problem; the IDE resets the toolbox size every time I change it back to a (larger) size, but the size it resets to is way too small.
Clicking on reset resets the toolbox, but then changes the size back to the (above) size.

Basically; when I make the toolbox larger and the IDE restarts, the state is not saved and the smaller (reset) state is used.

[sparrow1]

Hi,

You can also resize the Toolbox by yourself with your mouse on the hedge of the Toolbox.

[bergerkiller]

I know, but that is exactly the problem. VB express doesn't save the newly set width. On next startup it just resets everything back to the small width.

[ForumAccount]

If worse comes to worst, you may be looking at a reinstall.

[bergerkiller]

I know, and that is what I fear. Since I have all three expresses installed (C++, c# and vb .net) I would have to re-install every single one of them, plus the registration that follows for each three...sigh.

[ForumAccount]

Is this happening in all of them?

[bergerkiller]

I checked it and nope, only in Visual Basic Express 2008. That is what led me to believe it was a setting somewhere...

[ForumAccount]

Can't think of a setting it would be, so the only thing I could suggest is reinstalling VBE 2008.

[boops boops]

I know, and that is what I fear. Since I have all three expresses installed (C++, c# and vb .net) I would have to re-install every single one of them, plus the registration that follows for each three...sigh.

Don't despair (if it's not too late). Although they are all visual studio, each Express language has its own VSSettings file. So you probably don't need to reinstall the Cs, only VB. If you decide to reinstall, you could do it by selecting VBE in the Control Panel and clicking Change/Remove (in XP; or whatever your equivalent is); it invites you do a Repair Install, which I think will save you from having to re-register.

Finally, before taking the plunge, I would check there isn't something weird with the VSSettings file -- could it somehow have got write-protected? You can find where it lives in Tools/Options [tick Show All Settings]/Environment/Import and Export Settings. The file itself is readable XML, but I wouldn't know how to repair its contents if that is where the problem lies.

BB

[bergerkiller]

Settings file exists and was not read-only. I'll try to reinstall then.
Re-installed to no avail. Either a "reset" command is sent after the settings are applied or no settings are saved...

[boops boops]

Or do you have "Use Team Settings" (under the VSSettings file path) ticked? I haven't tried it but I believe the Team Settings can override individually selected VS settings. BB

[bergerkiller]

Nope; "use team settings file:" is unticked and the path textbox below is empty.