Recompile causes IDE Crash

I have written my own control that inherits from the System.Windows.Forms Control object. It is basically something that had to be written in order for the developers I work with to plug a visually interactive interface into their apps. It is a lot like the WinForms treeview in appearance.

The Problem:

When ever anyone writes a control that inherits from this control, if they have the desinger open to view it and they build, the IDE crashes.

Does anyone have any clues as to what is happening here. I am sure it is something to do with me not understanding how to develop a control that is ment to be used by the desinger. Something with the componant model or something like that. I am reading all I can to figure it out, but if anyone has any clues where to look for the solution it may save me a lot of time.

Thanks
Isaac
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Recompile causes IDE Crash

Sankar N
Again, thanks for the help. The video drivers are up to date. As I said, I think it is probably a design time support thing that I just do not know how to do. I am reading on it rite now and I am beginning to to think more and more that it is a serialization thing I am not handling correctly.

Isaac
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FJK

very odd

I really don't know why, perhaps someone else can spot this. I was going to suggest to update your video card driver but i think this would be overkill and possibly uncalled for, but it doesnt hurt to do so :-)

Ill see if I can get an MSFT into this.
Quinn01
a long shot but - tried disabling your AV software (Anti virus) - this could be one reason why, alot of issues recently is due to some AV software especially "Panda" where it will actually rip out your entire system causing you not to even do anything, including development.
bennett1016
What happens if you start a new project Does it compile (blank project) What about as soon as you add this custom control of yours and do some basic coding - compile it, does it still crash
Bernie West
Hello,

If I create a new project and compile it, it will not crash. If I add my custom control, compile, run it, It does not crash. The crash comes when I have the IDE open with the custom control in it, and then recompile the .DLL for the control. Then the IDE that is open with the custom control in the designer crashes. This also happens if I compile a inherited version of the control. So if I inherit the control to add some functionality, then build the project, the compiliation of the inherited control causes the IDE that has the control open in the designer to crash. Another thing that will cause it to crash on occasion is if I close the designer that has the control in it, if there were any changes made to it, it will crash. So basically what seems to be causing the crash is any change to the object that is being displayed in the designer. I think that I am doing some fudomental thing wrong that is required for design time support. This being my first control (basically from scratch) that is usable in the designer, it would not surprise me. I am currently looking/reading on the component model and serialization, it seems like it may be there

Isaac
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Jean-Pierre Fouche
I never would have thought of that. I tried disabling Norton and it did not fix the problem. But I can scratch one thing off of the places to look for the cause now. Thanks for the imput, even though it did not solve the problem.

Isaac
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Recompile causes IDE Crash

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