After get the PIA installed I find that beta is still not working.

Error Packge 'Visual Studio Setting and Project Designer Package' has failed to load properly (Guid = .....). It can't even generate a win form (additional guid errors)...

any Ideas

regards

uml

If you had Beta 1 install and you get these GUID type errors after installing beta 2 then you should check for dublicate assemblies in the /windows/assembly directroy

> I justed loaded BETA 2 and it cause quite a few problems.  Every time I try
> to view the designer I get the following error:
>
> Could not load type
> 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.IVsRunningDocumentTable2' from
> assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Interop.8.0,
> Version=8.0.0.0,Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken-b03f5f7f11d50a3a' and it
> will not show the designer.  I get this error in VB Express as well.  I have
> reinstalled, repaired, installed all the updates and I still cannot get this
> to work.  When loading other options I get
>
> Package 'Visual Studio Explorers and Designers Package' has failed to load
> properly (GUID=.....) Please contact package vendor for assistance.
> Application restart is recommened, due to possible environment corruption.
> Would you like to disable loading this package in the future?  ....
>

The dublicate assembles are the Microsoft.* and 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.* and if you check the version date of the assembly (check properties) you can identify and remove the bogus assemblies to fix the GUID problems (remove the ones with the oldest date).

Discalimer - remove assemblies are you own risk.

Hey I got the same error because you have to follow a preset sequence if you had beta1 which has a time bomb on it :{ there are some clean up tools but they failed for me on the first try.

uninstall all of the 2.0 stuff from beta 1 in the control panel then run the tool you will be ok.

good luck

Luc , hte force is with you oh dotnerd!

Joel