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Visual Studio - Visual Basic - Protected Memory Error?


Currently I am using Visual Basic 2008 (.NET Framework 2.0) to create a program. However, when I add or select controls such as panels, group boxes, etc. I get error messages. For example, when I try to add a panel control I get the following message,

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After clicking OK button, the panel control is added but the following happens to the panel control,

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Yet I can still add other controls inside it. When I save and re-open the project, it shows the normal panel control. But when I select the panel control it does as shown in the second image again.

I tried this in Visual Basic 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013. Same thing. I have full administrator access to the computer.

What is the reason for this and how to fix it?

I re-installed Windows and then Visual Studio 2008. The error did not occur after that. But when I updated the computer via Windows Update, the error came back.


Solution

  • The error was due to a Windows Update. Because it does not show any errors on non-updated Windows 7. The error only appears after updating Windows 7

    It was difficult to find which update was the reason for the issue. The solution was to install Windows 7 and Visual Studio and never update it. This way, it seems to fix the issue and it does not show the errors anymore.

    Reference: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/76790023-4d01-43a5-b901-65ad93a5183d/visual-studio-visual-basic-protected-memory-error?forum=visualstudiogeneral&prof=required