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Lenwin
Level 10

Hotfix: Visual Studio crashes when editing Visual C++ header file

Symptoms:

Visual Studio crashes when editing Visual C++ header file

Steps to Reproduce:

-Create a new project by choosing File - New - Project.

- Select C++ - General - Empty Project. Give it a name

- In Solution Explorer, right click the project and select Add - Class. Give the class a name.

- In Solution Explorer, right click the solution and select Add - New Project. Select an Installshield LE project and give it a name.

- Build the solution. A linker error, "entry point must be defined." is encountered.

- Now go back to the C++ project and try to edit the C++ header file.

-During the process of entering the code Visual Studio crashes.


Hot Fix:

To apply the hot fix, follow the steps below:

1. Close Visual Studio.
2. Download the IOA-000060770.zip attached to this thread, and uncompress the files to a temporary location.
3. Locate the folder: \System. (By default, this directory is “C:\Program Files (x86) \InstallShield\2011LE\System")
4. Make a backup copy of file ISUIServices.dll and ISUIServices_libFNP.dll.
5. Copy the new files ISUIServices.dll and ISUIServices_libFNP.dll to \System.
6. Restart Visual Studio.
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(4) Replies
tlathrop
Level 2

The hotfix seems to have fixed the problem. Thank you.
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lakegastonlife
Level 3

Sorry I did not see the hotfix before poist, I will be more careful.

Thanks
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agarett
Level 2

This is a critical and successful fix, why not distribute it through your 'Check for Updates...'?
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DebbieL
Level 17

This issue has been resolved in InstallShield 2012 Spring Limited Edition. For information on how to obtain this, see the following thread:
http://community.flexerasoftware.com/showthread.php?t=202622
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