FIX: Clicking in the Results List Causes Developer Studio Crash

ID: Q176167

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Visual Studio 97sp2
The Development Environment, included with:
- Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 5.0sp2
- Microsoft Visual J++, version 1.1
- Microsoft Visual InterDev, version 1.0
MSDN Library

SYMPTOMS

The Results List window shows the results of searches or queries in the online books. When you start Developer Studio and before you do any searches or queries, the Results List window is empty.

If you double-click in the white part of an empty Results List window or click the Next button for an empty Results List, the following error message appears:

MSDEV.EXE - Application Error
The instruction at "0x513161360" referenced memory at "0x00000042". The memory could not be "read".

The same problem occurs with the the October 1998 MSDN Library. The following error is generated in the October 1998 MSDN Library:

IV5.EXE - Appplication Error
The instruction at "0x513161360" referenced memory at "0x00000024".
The memory could not be "read".

RESOLUTION

Leave the Results List closed until after you have done a search. Once you have done a search, the Results List will never again be empty until you close down and restart the application (Developer Studio or the MSDN Library).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.This problem was corrected in Visual Studio version 6.0.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Problem

Start Developer Studio (MSDEV.EXE) or the MSDN (IV5.EXE).

If the Results List Window is not displayed, select Results List from the View menu.

Since you have not done any searches, the Results List will be empty.

Note that the Next button is active. It should be gray and inactive for an empty Results List. Click on the Next Button (blue down arrow) or double-click in the white area.

Developer Studio or the MSDN crashes (Application Error message appears).

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbInfoViewer kbMSDN kbVS97bug kbVS600fix kbVS97sp2bug
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,97sp2; winnt:5.0sp2
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type : kbbug