While opening Windows Form in a designer: Type universe cannot resolve assembly: System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a.

While opening Windows Form in a designer: Type universe cannot resolve assembly: System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a. by MCCZ

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Type:	Bug
ID:	589929
Opened:	8/27/2010 5:38:23 AM
Access Restriction:	Public

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The current project does not depend on the System.Design assembly directly. However, one of the component on the form which is referenced by binary only (DLL) depends on .NET 2.0 System.Design.dll. The VS 2010 UI, nor the stack trace, does not support finding the right component which triggers the error.

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Visual Studio 2010

Existing Visual Studio 2010 .NET 4.0 Client Profile Windows Forms project
Opening a particular existing Windows Form, which contains a component whose DLL references .NET 2.0 System.Design assembly, in Designer mode
An error message is shown instead of the form in design mode.

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Type universe cannot resolve assembly: System.Design, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a.

at System.Reflection.Adds.TypeNameParser.DetermineAssembly(AssemblyName assemblyName, Module defaultTokenResolver, ITypeUniverse universe)
at System.Reflection.Adds.TypeNameParser.<>c__DisplayClass2.b__0(AssemblyName assemblyName)
at System.TypeNameParser.ResolveAssembly(String asmName, Func`2 assemblyResolver, Boolean throwOnError, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
at System.TypeNameParser.ConstructType(Func`2 assemblyResolver, Func`4 typeResolver, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
at System.TypeNameParser.GetType(String typeName, Func`2 assemblyResolver, Func`4 typeResolver, Boolean throwOnError, Boolean ignoreCase, StackCrawlMark& stackMark)
at System.Type.GetType(String typeName, Func`2 assemblyResolver, Func`4 typeResolver, Boolean throwOnError)
at System.Reflection.Adds.TypeNameParser.ParseTypeName(ITypeUniverse universe, Module module, String input, Boolean throwOnError)
at Microsoft.MetadataReader.SignatureUtil.ExtractTypeValue(ITypeUniverse universe, Module module, Byte[] blob, Int32& index)
at Microsoft.MetadataReader.MetadataOnlyModule.GetCustomAttributeArgumentValue(CorElementType typeId, Type type, Byte[] customAttributeBlob, Int32& index)
at Microsoft.MetadataReader.MetadataOnlyModule.GetConstructorArguments(ConstructorInfo constructorInfo, Byte[] customAttributeBlob, Int32& index)
at Microsoft.MetadataReader.MetadataOnlyModule.LazyAttributeParse(Token token, ConstructorInfo constructorInfo, IList`1& constructorArguments, IList`1& namedArguments)
at Microsoft.MetadataReader.MetadataOnlyCustomAttributeData.get_ConstructorArguments()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkUtil.ConstructAttribute(CustomAttributeData data)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkUtil.GetCustomAttributes(ICustomAttributesDataProvider member, Type filter, CustomAttributesCache cache)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkUtil.GetCustomAttributes(Type type, Type filter, Boolean inherit, CustomAttributesCache cache)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkType.GetCustomAttributes(Type filter, Boolean inherit)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkAttributeCollection.GetAttributes(Type type, Type filter)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkAttributeCollection.GetAttributes(MemberInfo member, Type filter)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkAttributeCollection.get_Attributes()
at System.ComponentModel.AttributeCollection.GetEnumerator()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkAttributeCollection.get_Attributes()
at System.ComponentModel.MemberDescriptor..ctor(MemberDescriptor oldMemberDescriptor, Attribute[] newAttributes)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.InheritedPropertyDescriptor..ctor(PropertyDescriptor propertyDescriptor, Object component, Boolean rootComponent)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.ComponentDesigner.InitializeInheritedProperties(Boolean rootComponent)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.ComponentDesigner.Initialize(IComponent component)
at System.Windows.Forms.Design.ControlDesigner.Initialize(IComponent component)
at System.Windows.Forms.Design.ParentControlDesigner.Initialize(IComponent component)
at System.Windows.Forms.Design.DocumentDesigner.Initialize(IComponent component)
at System.Windows.Forms.Design.FormDocumentDesigner.Initialize(IComponent component)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.AddToContainerPostProcess(IComponent component, String name, IContainer containerToAddTo)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.PerformAdd(IComponent component, String name)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesignerHost.CreateComponent(Type componentType, String name)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.DesignerSerializationManager.CreateInstance(Type type, ICollection arguments, String name, Boolean addToContainer)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.DesignerSerializationManager.System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.IDesignerSerializationManager.CreateInstance(Type type, ICollection arguments, String name, Boolean addToContainer)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.TypeCodeDomSerializer.Deserialize(IDesignerSerializationManager manager, CodeTypeDeclaration declaration)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomDesignerLoader.PerformLoad(IDesignerSerializationManager manager)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDom.VSCodeDomDesignerLoader.PerformLoad(IDesignerSerializationManager serializationManager)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDom.VSCodeDomDesignerLoader.DeferredLoadHandler.Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextManager.Interop.IVsTextBufferDataEvents.OnLoadCompleted(Int32 fReload)

More detailed information on which component triggers the error is shown, so the root cause can be found more easily.

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Posted by Microsoft on 11/18/2010 at 6:22 PM

Thank you for reporting this issue. Customer feedback is a critical part of a successful, impactful software product. Unfortunately another part is the reality of schedules and the need to prioritize investments according to the objectives of the product. We have evaluated the issue that you have reported and at this point in the product's lifecycle, it does not meet the criteria to be addressed. This evaluation is carefully done and considers many aspects including the cost of the fix, implications of the change, and the number of reported instances of the issue.

Many customers have found it useful to discuss issues like this in the forums (http://www.microsoft.com/communities/forums/default.mspx) where Microsoft and other members of the community can recommend ways of achieving the behavior you are interested in.

Thank you,
The Windows Forms Product Team

Posted by Microsoft on 8/29/2010 at 8:21 PM

Thanks for your feedback.

We are rerouting this issue to the appropriate group within the Visual Studio Product Team for triage and resolution. These specialized experts will follow-up with your issue.

Posted by Microsoft on 8/27/2010 at 5:01 PM

Thank you for your feedback, we are currently reviewing the issue you have submitted. If this issue is urgent, please contact support directly(http://support.microsoft.com)

Posted by Meaning Of Lights on 6/6/2012 at 5:13 PM

I got this error using this TreeGridView in VS2010: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/markrideout/archive/2006/01/08/customizing-the-datagridview-to-support-expanding-collapsing-ala-treegridview.aspx

The workaround for me was targetting .Net 2.0 framework and referencing the System.Design.dll