Form Design Goes Blank when switching between code and design?

Hi,
I am running the release version of VS 2005 Professional. I have noticed a really annoying problem. I am developing a SDI application using a tab control to provide access to multiple pages that allow the user to input data.

There are 5 tab pages and they have approximately 30 or 40 controls on each (labels and textboxes mostly and usually a single ListView, 3 command buttons and 3 or 4 drop downs).

I often switch back and forth between the code window and the design window and most times I do this the design window goes white and the cursor is not busy but there is a delay of about 15 or 20 seconds before the design window appears.

The PC is fairly powerfull Athlon 64 3800+ with GeForce 6800GT card and 1GB RAM, so it shouldn't struggle.

Is there something I can turn on or off that stops this delay, it's a bit like the delay when Excel recalculates on a big sheet. The main thing is it's getting f**king annoying!

Siv
Martley, Near Worcester UK.
(Still waiting for an XBox 360 :()

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Form Design Goes Blank when switching between code and design?

JaviCace
Johan,
I did have the last CTP release on my system, prior to installing the DVD ISO version of the release version from MSDN.

I went through the recommended removal procedure of the previous version religiously and when I installed the new version it said it completed successfully.

I do also run McAfee VirusScan, so I could be having problems with either or both of these.

In relation to the antivirus programs, what is the fix If the problem becomes more annoying I will re-install my system as clean and then install VS.Net 2005 again if this will help as the delays are a serious hit to productivity.

(Still waiting for an XBox 360 [went to PC-World today and was told possibly another delivery before Christmas and after that no more until March 2006!!!! Microsoft have you f**cked up with this!! or what ]).
Xiaocheng Tong

Johan,

Don't worry about the XBox 360 I got one at last!! I have been playing Project Gotham Racing 2003 and it is marvellous in Hi Def.

Thanks for the info on the anti-virus programs, I'll check next time I get the slow performance.

Siv
Lewis Lynn

It is difficult to diagnose this problem from the information in . Two of the more common things that I have seen that may cause slow-downs are

1) Having had a beta version of Visual Studio 2005 or the V2.0 framework installed. 2) Anti-virus programs

Maybe someone in the Windows Forms Designer forum would be able to give some more advice on this...

Best regards,
Johan Stenberg
VijayG
Clearly no one knows the answer to this one
Help!
Pemo

If you went through the recommended removal process, I *think* that this shouldn't be the cause. I've been trying to find some information about exactly what caused the reported slowdowns when installing the RTM bits on a machine that previously had had a beta version installed, but I haven't been able to find it so far... sorry... I'll keep looking though.

Regarding the anti virus program, I have seen some versions of some antivirus programs go berserk when you build an application (it very agressively tried to check if there were any viruses in the newly built binaries). I've personally had to exclude the output directory for my project from the directories that the antivirus program checked, but I don't want to suggest that this is the best solution.

If you see that the antivirus program spikes in either disk reads or CPU when you build, you may want to contact the support for the antivirus company and see if they have any suggestions on what to do...

And unfortunately I'm not in a position to get you your XBox 360 any faster. Sorry!

Best regards,
Johan Stenberg
Form Design Goes Blank when switching between code and design?

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