Windows error 0x80040153, -2147221165

VSHost crash, REGDB_E_INVALIDVALUE loading Specific Project

Whenever I load a solution in Visual Studio with a specific project set as the startup project, I get a VSHost32.exe crash. If I keep on going and launch the application, I get a COMException: {"Invalid value for registry (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040153 (REGDB_E_INVALIDVALUE))"} With a stacktrace: at System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeEnvironment.GetDeveloperPath() at [...] read more

documentdb emulator gatewayservice crashing on startup

I was looking to learn about documentdb and installed the emulator seemingly without error. However, upon startup I have a service crashing: GatewayServiceStartup Judging from the title I am guessing it is an important service to the emulator. Interestingly enough it seems like the emulator continues to load and attempts [...] read more

PartCover 2.5.3 win 7 x64

Could you tell me how you got PartCover running with VS2008 and win 7 x64? Based on this post How do I run PartCover in x64 windows, I ran c:\Program Files (x86)\Gubka Bob\PartCover .NET 2.3>CorFlags.exe PartCover.exe /32BIT+ /Force with result > Microsoft (R) .NET Framework CorFlags Conversion Tool. Version 3.5.21022.8 [...] read more

COM invoking Outlook fails on some Office 365 upgrades

We are invoking Outlook Application and Mail COM component to fill in and display an email for the user. However, in some cases this results in an exception shown below. Invoking Outlook through COM works just fine in a local install of Office prior to the upgrade from out application [...] read more

SSIS Execute SQL Task error Error: 0xC002F210 at Execute SQL Task, Execute SQL Task: Executing the query "" failed

I have the following issue on SSIS. I am trying to initiate destination tables using "Execute SQL Task" components. These components fail to execute with the error: > Error: 0xC002F210 at Execute SQL Task, Execute SQL Task: Executing the query > "" failed with the following error: "The recovery of [...] read more

Get 80040153 error with Visual Studio 2019 SSIS project when targeting SQLServer 2019

Visual Studio Community 2019 16.8.1, SQL Server 2019 I created a new SSIS project in VS 2019. Then I created a Connection Manager and successfully Tested the connection against the database. When executing a SQL Task with a simple query I get this error: [Execute SQL Task] Error: Executing the [...] read more

SSIS Error - Parsing Query from SQL Task Fails Due to 80040153, Invalid Value for Registry

PROBLEM STATEMENT I have a lot of SQL Server environments locally. When trying to parse a SQL task with very basic truncate table dbo.table syntax, I get the following error message. I should note that when I execute the task it works fine despite throwing an error when parsed. My [...] read more

Getting an 0x80040153 Error in Unity while implementing with the Hololens

I have the following Problem: I am implementing with the Hololens. For orientation I use the Origami tutorial of the Microsoft Academy. Everything was okay. I build my Project and see my result through the Hololens in my room. Today I start Unity and load the same project and get [...] read more

fail to load DLL on non dev machine

C# DLL LOADING ISSUE I am developing an program that takes an XML config and progresses through a series of tasks, as an addition to our Automation at work. We've created wrappers from common utilities / procedures, which compile into .dlls to be loaded at run time which inherit from [...] read more