Re: VS 2003 Solution Hangs from Start (F5)

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""Gary Chang[MSFT]"" <v-garych@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:vNnpieWmFHA.3120@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ...so I suggest maybe you can try
> to uninstall the Norton Anti-Virus 2005 for test, if it is not
> inconvenience to you...

Gary was quite correct (thank you, Gary!), if I uninstalled Norton, MS VS
2003 worked fine. Obviously I can't run without virus and firewall
protection, so I've spent a frustrating week+ backing-and-forthing with
Symantec's support. Let me just say that outsourcing sucks!

To make a long story short, you have to uninstall and re-install your Norton
software, and in the process do some registry cleanup using Symantec
utilities (steps outlined below). I've done this, and now I have virus and
firewall protection, AND I can work in VS 2003.

Here are Symantec's steps to do a clean uninstall:
"Please be aware that this behavior can occur if there is incorrect,
invalid, or corrupted information in the Windows registry or a registry
conflict. Thus, having examined your issue, I suggest that you please
uninstall and reinstall NIS to resolve this issue. Please follow the steps
provided below to uninstall and reinstall NIS:

To uninstall Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition (NIS) from
Add/Remove Programs in the Control Panel, I suggest that you refer the
following document for more information:

Title: 'Uninstalling Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall
2005' Document ID: 2004092315151236
> Web URL:
> http://service1.symantec.com/Support/nip.nsf/docid/2004092315151236?Open&src=con_ols_nam

After uninstalling Norton Internet Security using add/remove programs, I
suggest that use SymNRT removal tool to clear any remnants of Symantec
files which may have been leftover on your system. For more information on
SymNRT, refer the document provided below:

Title: 'Removing your Norton program using SymNRT'
Document ID: 2005033108162039
> Web URL:
> http://service1.symantec.com/support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039?Open&src=con_ols_nam
> ".

Thanks again Gary for the help.
Dan


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