Strange characters displayed in "Choose Items" display

Strange characters displayed in "Choose Items" display by John J Franco

Closed

as Fixed

Type:	Bug
ID:	762550
Opened:	9/13/2012 9:27:24 AM
Access Restriction:	Public

Workaround(s)

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User(s) can reproduce this bug

When choosing items to add to the VS2012 Express toolbox, there are strange characters displayed for some of the product names (see attached screenshot)

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Visual Studio 2012

Open VS2012 Express for Windows Desktop
Start a new WinForms project
Right click the toolbox and select "choose items"
Observe strange characters in the dialog box

(Note - This may require the ComponentOne controls to be installed, they can be found here: http://cdn.componentone.com/files/winforms/C1StudioNet_2012v2.msi)

English

Windows 8

English

Characters are jumbled (#mt.#8K+#e.#aL+#e)

File names should be in plain english

File Name	Submitted By	Submitted On	File Size
connect1.png	John J Franco	9/13/2012	51 KB

Posted by Microsoft on 1/7/2013 at 1:07 PM

Thank you for your feedback. We are able to reproduce this issue and are fixing the issue in our next update to the VIsualStudio that will be available via Windows Updates this spring.

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 suggest workarounds. Please keep the feedback coming.

Thanks,
The Windows Forms Team

Posted by Microsoft on 9/14/2012 at 1:20 AM

Thanks for your feedback.

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

Posted by Microsoft on 9/13/2012 at 9:51 AM

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)