Package "Visual Studio Common IDE Package" failed to load

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Package "Visual Studio Common IDE Package" failed to load

I just installed the VS 2005 Beta 2, including the MSDN documentation.  I can look at topics via the Index and Contents just fine; however, when I tried to click on the Search icon on the toolbar, I get a message that reads...

Package "Visual Studio Common IDE Package" failed to load

...and then nothing happens.  The same thing happens if I click on the How Do I icon.  Also, if I click on the little arrow next to the How Do I icon, MSDN--or, more specifically, Microsoft Document Explorer--crashes.

Any ideas

Thanks in advance,

Jeff

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Package "Visual Studio Common IDE Package" failed to load

  • Durgaprasad_y

    copy the file C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSA\8.0\VsaEnv\microsoft.visualstudio.commonide.dll to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Help 8 directory. That  should solve the problem. There may be multiple problems as per the thread list. But this resolved my problem with Package load failure.

  • lfarley

    Thanks, I experienced the same problem and your solution solved my issue as well.

  • Alejandro Leguizamo MVP

    WTH:
    If you had beta 2 installed on this same machine, try uninstalling dexplore.exe and reinstalling the RTM version. dexplore is installed separately from VS and the beta version won't work correctly with VS2005 RTM.

    Michael Blome
    Visual C# Documentation Manager

  • victorpgx

    Jeff,

    Does the issue still occur when you change your help preference to "Integrated Help Viewer" in Tools -> Options | Environment | Help

    Thanks,
    Jeremy Jones
    Program Manager, Visual Studio Help & Community

  • IPiscean

    Do as Limmer says.  My VS2005 Beta help was broken until I ran "vs2005_beta_cleanup_tool.zip"

  • Keith Crile

    The same happend to me after installing Visual Studio 2005 RC after Beta2. Only your suggestion resolved my problem. Thanks

    szabti

  • Daniel Kornev - MSFT

    Although there are a few vaguely related versions of this problem, do also check:

    http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx PostID=55625#55625

    I managed to solve my Help issue eventually.

  • lanceAReading

    Nothing is working for me, I am using Visual Studio 2005 RTM
    When I load a project after 10 to 15 seconds I can this error and I can't even browse my project properties.  ....  HELP !

    Thanks

  • Naveen G

    I am using the Simplified Chinese XP sp2 version,there is the same problem on my PC:

     "Package'Visual Studio Common IDE Package'has failed to load properly(GUID={6E87CFAD-6C05-4ADF-9CD7-3B7943875B7C}).Please contact package vendor for assistance.Application restart is recommended,due to possible environment corruption.Would you like to disable loading this package in the future You may use "devenv /resetskippkg's to re-enable package loading."

    Fortunately,the software "vs2005_beta_cleanup_tool.zip" solve it ,thanks to Limmer and all of you.

    ,祝 愉快.



  • Noel Marshall

    Ok, in another topic I found a tool that solves these kinds of problems (errors on loading of packages) when going from Beta 1 to Beta 2. The tool can be downloaded via this link http://astebner.sts.winisp.net/Tools/vs2005_beta_cleanup_tool.zip.

    It solved my problems with Visual Web Developer Express 2005 Beta 2. Big SmileBig SmileBig Smile

    Limmer

  • Avi G.

    My problem was solved using the tool. Thanks to Limmer for the information. Just download the tool from this link http://astebner.sts.winisp.net/Tools/vs2005_beta_cleanup_tool.zip.

  • Rich12

    I have the same issue with Visual Web Developer 2005 Express Edition Beta and ran the above recommended vs2005_beta_cleanup_tool application and it fixed the problem with no adverse affects.

    -Bill

  • Zoomer4321

    Hi Jeremy,

    I have the same problem and when I change the setting you mention the error message still pops up about 5 times.
    The complete error message is the following:

    Package Load Failure

    Package 'Visual Studio Common IDE Package' has failed to load or properly ( GUID = {6E87CFAD-6C05-4ADF-9CD7-3B7943875B7C} ). Please contact package vendor for assistance. Application restart is recommended, due to possible environment corruption. Would you like to disable loading this package in the future You may use 'VWDExpress /resetskippkgs' to re-enable package loading.

    Could it be that this has to do with the fact that I had Beta 1 installed before I installed Beta 2 Some GUID that is referring to the wrong components in the registry

    Thanks for any tip, cause it is not really working now...

    Limmer

  • Mike W in NZ

    I had the same problem with VS2005 RTM.
    vs2005_beta_cleanup_tool didn't help me.

    Helped removing HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSDN\8.0\Packages\{6E87CFAD-6C05-4adf-9CD7-3B7943875B7C}\CodeBase registry value and SatelliteDll subkey.

    Cheers!
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