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Velaris
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Canada
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 Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 01:52:54 AM
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Hi,
I'm using the latest version of Visual Assist, as well as VS 2017 community edition. I'm on Windows 10 and I have the latest updates.
I'm unable to open the options menu in Visual Assist. Clicking on it does nothing - the cursor seems to be loading, but nothing ends up happening.
Is there any log file that I can provide you with ?
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Edited by - Velaris on Mar 02 2018 01:53:21 AM |
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Velaris
New Member
Canada
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Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 02:05:30 AM
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| Alright, so uninstalling and cleaning the registry solved it. |
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Velaris
New Member
Canada
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Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 02:15:22 AM
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| .... And the issue re-appeared by itself. This is getting very frustrating. |
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steel9b
New Member
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Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 05:02:55 AM
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I'm getting exactly the same issue on VS 2015 and 2017 pro editions with build 2258. This was not happening in 2248.
DevEnv.exe version 14.0.25420.1 Professional
msenv.dll version 14.0.25431.1
Comctl32.dll version 6.10.16299.248
Windows 10 10.0 Build 16299 (remote)
8 processors (x86-64, WOW64)
Language info: 1252, 0x809
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
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Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 10:05:28 AM
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When you have this problem, does the VAssistX menu disappear? Or does the menu remain visible, as if you have not selected any menu items?
If the menu is disappearing, as normal, but there is no sign of the VA Options dialog, then my first thought is to see if there are any new Windows Updates available. Velaris, I know you say you have the latest updates, but can you double check?
There is a known problem with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update that can cause window creation to fail in the IDE. If you are seeing this problem, it would explain what is happening here. Microsoft have fixed this problem in a subsequent windows update.
If you are seeing this problem, then sometimes, when opening a new code file, instead of the VA Context and Definition fields showing at the top of the editor window, there will simply be a blank space where they should be. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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steel9b
New Member
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Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 11:29:11 AM
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If the menu is disappearing, as normal, but there is no sign of the VA Options dialog, then my first thought is to see if there are any new Windows Updates available
Menu disappears, wait cursor appears, then nothing. I have 2 PCs, one using VS 2017 and the other 2015, both fully up to date according to Windows Update, and both show the same issue. |
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
18749 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 11:47:08 AM
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I am not seeing any sign of this, having checked on several different machines, but obviously something is going on here. I am wondering if for some reason the options dialog dll is not loading on your system. Can you please download and run Process Monitor from here:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/procmon
when the program loads, in the Filter dialog, please add the filter:
Process Name is devenv.exe then Include
add this filter and accept the dialog. Now stop capture by pressing Ctrl+E. Make sure the IDE is loaded, and you are ready to reproduce the problem. Go to process monitor, enable capture with Ctrl+E, reproduce the problem, then press Ctrl+E in process monitor again to stop the capture. Process Monitor captures a lot of activity, so keeping the capture short just helps.
Does the log suggest any reasons for the problem? If you want to just send me the log, so I can have a look through it, then just save it out and submit the files via the form:
http://www.wholetomato.com/support/contact.asp
including this thread ID or URL in the description, so we can match it up. |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
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ChrisG
Whole Tomato Software
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 1:04:30 PM
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Hi Velaris and steel9b,
Could you please try enabling VA logging through the registry using the information in the following article.
https://docs.wholetomato.com/default.asp?W305
Ensure all instances of your IDE are closed when you modify the registry.
Then, start Visual Studio and reproduce the issue (attempt to open the VA options menu). Once you are finished, close your IDE and collect the logs. The location of the logs is mentioned in the article.
You can send the logs to us using the contact form feline mentioned above.
Thank you for your trouble. |
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 2:09:33 PM
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Anyone that is experiencing this problem, please list what recent Windows 10 updates have been installed on your system as reported at:
Windows Settings | Update & Security | Windows Update | View installed update history
For example, I have (unfortunately, links are not selectable, but the install date can be selected with mouse):
Feature Updates:
Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709
Successfully installed on 2017.10.20
Quality Updates:
KB4074588
Successfully installed on 2018.02.13
KB4074595
Successfully installed on 2018.02.07
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evolution
Tomato Guru
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 2:18:54 PM
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| Should we post the windows update stuff here or send via contact form? |
what could possibly go wrong? :D |
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 2:23:27 PM
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| Either. Right now we have one log from a user that shows that an SEH exception was thrown when the dialog was opened. We have seen that before due to a bug in a Windows 10 update from around Aug/Sept of 2017. That bug was fixed in the November (?) patch Tuesday. We're wondering if there is another update rolling out that we haven't seen yet, that perhaps reintroduced the old bug. |
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 5:04:48 PM
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| Does the problem repro immediately after startup of VS or does it only start to occur after some time has passed (and solution load, or debugging, etc)? |
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 8:16:41 PM
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To those that experience the problem, does the "About Visual Assist" dialog (VAssistX | Help | About Visual Assist) display ok?
Does rolling back to 2248 ( https://support.wholetomato.com/default.asp?W404#2248 ) restore Options dialog behavior?
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evolution
Tomato Guru
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 8:16:51 PM
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| Doesn't seem to matter. Same thing happens right after VS starts up or if it's been open a while. |
what could possibly go wrong? :D |
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evolution
Tomato Guru
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 8:18:46 PM
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Originally posted by sean
To those that experience the problem, does the "About Visual Assist" dialog (VAssistX | Help | About Visual Assist) display ok?
Yes, the about dialog does display OK
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Originally posted by sean
Does rolling back to 2248 ( https://support.wholetomato.com/default.asp?W404#2248 ) restore Options dialog behavior?
I'll check now. |
what could possibly go wrong? :D |
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evolution
Tomato Guru
USA
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 8:23:29 PM
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| hmmmm -- thanks for checking. need to chew on this a bit more... |
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evolution
Tomato Guru
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 8:32:57 PM
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Originally posted by sean
hmmmm -- thanks for checking. need to chew on this a bit more...
I submitted my va.log and vassist.log. Let me know if you need anything else. I'll be around for another hour or so. |
what could possibly go wrong? :D |
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ChrisG
Whole Tomato Software
USA
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Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 8:51:46 PM
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Did you generate that log after rolling back to 2248? If so, it still says you have build 2258 installed.
Just double checking in case the rollback failed for whatever reason. |
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evolution
Tomato Guru
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 9:00:55 PM
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Originally posted by ChrisG
Did you generate that log after rolling back to 2248? If so, it still says you have build 2258 installed.
Just double checking in case the rollback failed for whatever reason.
I rolled back, tried the repro, then went back up to the latest, then enabled logging and reproduced the issue again. Would it be helpful to generate a log using 2248? |
what could possibly go wrong? :D |
Edited by - evolution on Mar 02 2018 9:01:26 PM |
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ChrisG
Whole Tomato Software
USA
299 Posts |
Posted - Mar 02 2018 : 9:06:42 PM
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| No, that's okay. Thanks for helping so much! |
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Velaris
New Member
Canada
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Posted - Mar 03 2018 : 02:02:38 AM
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I went a head and also sent my logs.
Windows updates installed:
Feature update to Windows 10, version 1709
February 13, 2018�KB4074588 (OS Build 16299.248)
January 31, 2018�KB4058258 (OS Build 16299.214)
Opening the about window of Visual Assist works.
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Edited by - Velaris on Mar 03 2018 02:11:46 AM |
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wolfmouse
New Member
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Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 01:09:10 AM
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I have the same issue.
I used old version (I can't remember which version was) and found the issue. So I uninstalled it and upgrade to latest version. It worked fine in the beginning, but still can't show dialog after a while.
Then I tried to uninstall-reinstall it. This time the dialog never shows up, so I can't enter my activation key either. I am wondering to know is any quick fix or progress on it?
Thanks!
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feline
Whole Tomato Software
United Kingdom
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Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 09:55:54 AM
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wolfmouse, can I just double check something. Did you have the problem that you could not open the VA options dialog in the older version of VA? If so, can you please check and see if there are any pending Windows updates, and if so, install them? Does this make any difference?
I ask because it looks like this new problem, what ever it is, is specific to VA 2258. So if you are seeing this problem, it should not happen with an earlier version. The problem with earlier versions of VA is related to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, and has been fixed by another Windows update that has already been released.
For now, can you please try downloading and installing VA 2248, our previous version, and see if this makes any difference:
https://support.wholetomato.com/default.asp?W404#2248 |
zen is the art of being at one with the two'ness |
Edited by - sean on Mar 05 2018 11:43:47 AM |
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
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Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 11:47:40 AM
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| From the information we have gathered so far, there are not any Windows updates out there that we have not tested ourselves. Multiple users have reported issues with 2248 at this point -- but also one that reports the problem only occurs with 2258 and not 2248. We will be sending out test dlls in an effort to capture the exception in the debugger. |
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evolution
Tomato Guru
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 7:50:23 PM
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| FWIW, the options dialog does appear in 2238. (I only tried opening it twice, so possible that it's only working the first few times, as others have described) |
what could possibly go wrong? :D |
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wolfmouse
New Member
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Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 8:55:40 PM
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Hi feline, sean,
Thank for your reply.
Yes, I had the same problem was I can't open the VA options dialog in an older version of VA , so I upgraded it but just works in the beginning in the first time. Then no matter I reinstall the latest version 2258, or try to install 2248, 2238_2, the problem is still there.
I install all Windows updates util no new updates. restart computer to install it, the dialog still can't be opened.
Then I found I forget to clean the registry. After clean the registry, the dialog finally shows up (at version 2258).
I don't know is any registry make it failed (I never change registry manually).
I do know will it happen again, I will reply this if it happen.
Thanks!
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sean
Whole Tomato Software
USA
2817 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 9:04:10 PM
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We have a lead on the problem and hope to have a fix ready for testing in the next day or two.
Here's a test:
If you experience the problem while an unreal engine solution is loaded, try closing the solution and opening another solution that doesn't have the unreal engine source in it. Does the options dialog open now? |
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evolution
Tomato Guru
USA
105 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 9:08:09 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by sean
We have a lead on the problem and hope to have a fix ready for testing in the next day or two.
Here's a test:
If you experience the problem while an unreal engine solution is loaded, try closing the solution and opening another solution that doesn't have the unreal engine source in it. Does the options dialog open now?
No :\ |
what could possibly go wrong? :D |
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Velaris
New Member
Canada
5 Posts |
Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 9:08:16 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by sean
We have a lead on the problem and hope to have a fix ready for testing in the next day or two.
Here's a test:
If you experience the problem while an unreal engine solution is loaded, try closing the solution and opening another solution that doesn't have the unreal engine source in it. Does the options dialog open now?
I confirm that opening the options dialog works when not opening an Unreal solution on 2258. Note that the dialog does not appear unless a solution is selected, meaning it's not working on the Visual Studio splash page.
Thanks Sean ! |
Edited by - Velaris on Mar 05 2018 9:08:31 PM |
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wolfmouse
New Member
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Posted - Mar 05 2018 : 9:18:13 PM
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Same as Velaris.
After I open a Unreal project, the dialog can't be opened again.
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