Visual Studio 2010 crashes on startup

Question

We have been using vs 2010 for years on this machine, (server 2003) and now visual studio just started crashing on startup. there is no way to run it at all, it just crashes every time.

I've tried Devenv.exe /SafeMode, resetsettings, etc. same result. I've tried re-installing vs2010, I've tried un-installing it and re-installing, same thing.

The event log says it's to do with team foundation server:

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EventType clr20r3, P1 devenv.exe, P2 10.0.30319.1, P3 4ba1fab3, P4 microsoft.teamfoundation.common, P5 10.0.0.0, P6 502e379e, P7 4b6, P8 45, P9 system.missingmethodexception, P10 NIL.

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There is also an error with stack trace:

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Application: devenv.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.MissingMethodException
Stack:
   at Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamFoundation.TeamFoundationHost+AuthenticateWorker.WorkCompleted(System.Object, System.Object, System.ComponentModel.AsyncCompletedEventArgs)
   at Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Common.TfsBackgroundWorkerManager.worker_RunWorkerCompleted(System.Object, System.ComponentModel.RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs)
   at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.OnRunWorkerCompleted(System.ComponentModel.RunWorkerCompletedEventArgs)
   at System.ComponentModel.BackgroundWorker.AsyncOperationCompleted(System.Object)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
   at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate)
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeImpl()
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.InvokeInSecurityContext(System.Object)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.runTryCode(System.Object)
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.RuntimeHelpers.ExecuteCodeWithGuaranteedCleanup(TryCode, CleanupCode, System.Object)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
   at System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherOperation.Invoke()
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.ProcessQueue()
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.WndProcHook(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef)
   at MS.Win32.HwndWrapper.WndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr, Boolean ByRef)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.DispatcherCallbackOperation(System.Object)
   at System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
   at MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(System.Object, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32, System.Delegate)
   at System.Windows.Threading.Dispatcher.InvokeImpl(System.Windows.Threading.DispatcherPriority, System.TimeSpan, System.Delegate, System.Object, Int32)
   at MS.Win32.HwndSubclass.SubclassWndProc(IntPtr, Int32, IntPtr, IntPtr)

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We do use TFS and have had no problems with it.
Any ideas as to why this started happening, and more importantly, how can I fix this? there does not appear to be any way to start visual studio without the tfs component, and we need tfs anyway.

Solution 1

It looks like the problem was a windows update that was incompatible with the Team Foundation Server 2010 Power Tools that were installed. When I installed the latest version of the power tools, VS stopped crashing.

http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/c255a1e4-04ba-4f68-8f4e-cd473d6b971f

I had removed all of that, but i guess.. who knows...

Solution 2

Following worked for me

1. Close all instances of VS

2. go to [System Drive]:\Users[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0

3. delete all the files and folders from the above folder.

and reopen the VS and everything should be back to normal.

Solution 3

I uninstall Power Tool (didn't work) I install latest Power Tool (didn't work) I uninstall TFS (it start working) then I install TFS again (It still working :))

Thanks and by the way detail off error message in windows event log was:

Fault bucket 3292093736, type 5 Event Name: CLR20r3 Response: Not available Cab Id: 0

Problem signature: P1: devenv.exe P2: 10.0.30319.1 P3: 4ba1fab3 P4: Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Common P5: 10.0.0.0 P6: 502e379e P7: 4b6 P8: 45 P9: System.MissingMethodException P10:

Attached files:

These files may be available here: C:\Users\rahiljm\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_devenv.exe_1e501d4117b8b2664a23a63826807fb1d894270_1b9a7992

Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: f92dcd0f-91aa-11e2-8682-8c89a571d971 Report Status: 0

Solution 4

I had this very issue after being forced to reinstall Visual Studio 2010 to get BizTalk 2010 ESB working.

I was unable to download KB2581206 as it appears to have no valid content any more. However there is an alternative download which also does the job...

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29082

...which is the Visual Studio 2010 SP1 Team Foundation Server Compatibility GDR.

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