PRB: Visual Studio Analyzer Configuration Problems
ID: Q196756
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Visual Studio, Enterprise Edition 6.0
SYMPTOMS
- When using Visual Studio Analyzer to create a new project on Windows NT, you
receive an unexpected error, such as:
Visual Studio Analyzer is unable to connect to the machine. Ensure
that it is powered, connected to the network and that the server-side
components have been installed.
- You cannot run Visual Studio Analyzer at all.
- You receive many errors from VALEC.exe, usually Access is Denied
errors or General Protection Faults.
CAUSE
Visual Studio Analyzer installation procedures create a new user account called
VUSR_<machine>, for example, VUSR_DEVELOP001 if your computer is named
DEVELOP001.
This user account is used in some of the system services that Visual
Studio Analyzer runs to collect performance information from your applications
when it analyzes them.
If this user account does not have the correct access permissions, Visual
Studio Analyzer fails in various places. The correct permissions are that all of
the files it needs to access are readable and executable by the Everyone
user group.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, do one of the following:
- Add the VUSR_<machine> user account to the Administrators group, or
some other group that can provide execute permissions on files in the
Visual Studio Analyzer directories and the %SYSTEM%\System32 directory.
- Replace the permissions of the directory \Program Files\Microsoft
Visual Studio so that the VUSR_<machine> account has permission to
run programs and read/write log files. If you use the Windows NT
Explorer, this procedure might change other permissions set in this
directory (this is normal behavior).
STATUS
This behavior is by design. This problem only arises if the default
directory access permissions for Visual Studio or its associated products
are changed on a computer where the components reside on an NTFS partition.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
- In Windows Explorer, go to the \Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
folder.
- Right-click on the folder, click Properties and click the Security tab.
- Click Permissions and use the dialog box to disallow the VUSR_<machine>
user from accessing this directory.
- Run Microsoft Visual Studio Analyzer and create a project.
REFERENCES
For additional information, please see the following article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q192661 PRB: Error: Valec.exe - Invalid Current Directory
Additional query words:
project fail error denied permission grant revoke
Keywords : kberrmsg kbsetup kbNTOS400 kbVS600
Version : WINDOWS:6.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb