VS2005 SP1 suddenly takes forever to get started--it sits at the splash screen for over a minute (and it takes even longer to shut down). I ran it with logging enabled, and ActivityLog.xml indicates that the delay occurs in the loading of msenvui.dll. Searching turns up a few other people who have experienced a similar problem, but I couldn't find a solution. VS2008 starts fine. Any ideas appreciated. TIA, Chris
My problem turns out to be due to VS trying to access a network drive that no longer exists during startup. However, there shouldn't be anything on the network that it needs. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to find out what VS is looking for on the network drive? It's not associated with any particular project or solution, since this occurs even if I start VS with no solution. I've looked in the options and don't see anything obvious. The folder shown for Import/Export settings is local. I do notice, however, that it also takes a very long time for the Options dialog to show up, which is pretty suspicious. "ChrisD" wrote: > VS2005 SP1 suddenly takes forever to get started--it sits at the splash > screen for over a minute (and it takes even longer to shut down). I ran it > with logging enabled, and ActivityLog.xml indicates that the delay occurs in > the loading of msenvui.dll. Searching turns up a few other people who have > experienced a similar problem, but I couldn't find a solution.
