I've been using VS tools for years and have never seen this problem before.
I just set up a new dev box with a fresh VS .NET 2K3 install. I'm having
this same problem with all my existing solutions, and any new ones I create...
I can't modify any of the project dependencies or Configuration Manager
settings. If I bring up the Configuration Manager, for example, everything
looks OK....none of the popups or checkboxes are greyed out. But if I try to
click on any of the controls...like to enable/disable the building of a
particular project, nothinig happens. Same thing with the "Configuration"
and "Platform" popup menus. The same thing happens when I try to change a
project's dependencies.
I've tried building projects and solutions from scratch, throwing away user
settings, checking for updates, but nothing helps. None of the files in
question are write protected. I'm using the same solutions that worked fine
on my old box.
Can anyone tell me what's going on here. This is driving me nuts!!
TIA for any help,
Steve
Kyle Alons - 16 Nov 2004 19:03 GMT
One possibility:
http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/39/199799.aspx

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> I've been using VS tools for years and have never seen this problem
> before.
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> Steve
Steve Johnson - 16 Nov 2004 21:34 GMT
Kyle, You Da Man!!! Thanks so much.
For future readers....
The "Project Dependencies" and "Configuration Manager" dialogs have a bug in
them where they won't work properly if they're sitting on a part of the
desktop that has negative coordinates. This happens when you have two
monitors and your secondary monitor is to the left of your primary monitor.
The fix is to move the dialog onto your primary monitor or otherwise onto a
part of your desktop that has all positive coordinates.
Steve
> One possibility:
> http://www.dotnet247.com/247reference/msgs/39/199799.aspx
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> > Steve