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Q216099: BUG: Developer Studio Stops Responding

Article: Q216099
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:5.0,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbide kbVC500 kbVC600 kbDSupport kbGrpDSTools
Last Modified: 07-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Enterprise Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Professional Edition, versions 5.0, 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Learning Edition, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you open a project on a remote Windows NT 4.0 Workstation, whose source
files are spread across 64 or more directories, Developer Studio stops
responding.

RESOLUTION
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Use one of the following two resolutions:

- Place the source code on Windows NT Server 4.0.

  -or-

- Reduce the number of source code directories to less than 64.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q216098 PRB: Visual C++ IDE Slows When Files Are in Many Directories

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbide kbVC500 kbVC600 kbDSupport kbGrpDSTools 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVC500 kbVC600 kbVC32bitSearch kbVC500Search
Version           : winnt:5.0,6.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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