I have a big problem... I started using web developer express a week ago and evrything worked fine i created an asp.net project and started a website,
i woke up this morning, i don't know what i did but when i am on design mode (wysiwyg) in web developer im no more allowed to drag an asp.net component such as a dropdown list,
a panel or webparts, datagrid and navigation. When i try to drag them there is an icon that say im not allowed. I am still allowed to use html component such as table and input...

I still have my older asp.net component (wich i added a few days ago) in my project but they don't show in web developer design mode ... when i preview my page in inernet explorer they show perfectly.

I tryed evrything to solve this :(, i restored default parameters then i reinstalled web developer but nothing solve the problem... im stuck with this problem on all my project now :(

I don't know maybe it has something to do with the browser compatibility of my website but its weird because all my project have been affected...

sorry for my bad english :/

I presume that the only thing that is broken in design view for you is ASP.NET control support.  Did you update your .NET framework on the machine between when it worked and when it stopped working?  I would suggest reinstalling .NET framework 2.0 on your machine.  If that doesn't fix it, let me know and I'll be happy to investigate further.

 -- Bash

i tryed to reinstall the framework but it didn't work.

i think problems started when i installed XNA so i uninstalled it too but still not working.

I found out that i had 2 framework installed, the 1.1 and 2.

Is it normal or should i uninstall the 1.1 framework ?

Ok, so ill explain better what is the situation and i will say what i tried to do so if anyone get the same problem we don't have to start all over.

here is the situation:

Problem:
Can't add asp.net 2.0 component in design mode.(in fact any component that is not related to the regulart html control)
Can't view in design mode any asp.component. 

I tryed without sucess:

to uninstall and reinstall VWD.
to uninstall the .net framework 2.0 and reinstall it.
to uninstall anything relied visual studio and reinstal VWD.
reseting parameters.

Conclusion:

- Its problably a register entry or a file that reside on the computer even after you uninstall VWD.
- it has somethig to do with being an asp.net component.

First off, it is not a problem that you have .NET framework 1.1 and .NET framework 2.0 on your machine. 

Can you check if the following file exists on your machine and if so, can you send me its size and version number?  The file is %Program Files%\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.dll.  Hopefully we can get to the bottom of this soon.

Thanks,

-- Bash

Version: 8.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)

Size: 1,69 Mo (1 773 568 octets)

That is the correct version and size, so that is not the problem. 

One other question - do you have Visual Studio installed on the machine or just Visual Web Developer Express?  If you have Visual Studio installed, can you successfully create a windows forms project and add a button control to the designer?

 -- Bash

only web developer express.

I found out i have another problem, on the starting page when i open VWD, there are microsoft news and articles, when i click on one, VWD crash automatically.

Also i think i found something else that could help.

When i drag the component nothing happen and the drag icon say it is not allowed.

When i double click the component however, it is added to the source code and invisible on the design mode.

For sample if i add a button here is the code added:

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This should not appear but it is at the begining of any component i add: <?xml namespace="" prefix="asp" ?>

That is a symptom of the same problem that you cannot instantiate ASP.NET controls in the designer.  The snippet is being treated by the designer as XML and not as a control.

Is there any chance we could remotely connect to your machine and try to debug?

If not, the only suggestion I have is to uninstall both VWD and the framework and then reinstall both (as opposed to doing the uninstall/reinstall one at a time).

-- Bash

I will try to uninstall both then restart my computer then check if he folders are empty then install it again.

Didn't work, its a very weird bug, anyway i resigned, i installed it on another computer and now it work.

Maybe it has something to do with some external programs. The only thing i remember installing recently is the new directX...