Suddenly my IDE layout changed and I can't get it back to normal. When I try to view a content page in Design ModeI it won't let me scroll to see all of it.What I see is the master page and the content page together instead of just the content page and I can scrolldown to see the bottom of the content page.

I tried Rest Windows Layout and nothing happens. I opened a different Web site and it has the same problem. 

 This is really strange. The scrolling left and right work ok but I can't scroll up and down. That scroll bar is dimmed. If I open another application I get the same problem. I really need to fix this to be able to work.

 Any thoughts? 

Hi NE,

For the IDE issues, I always recommend to run ?devenv /resetsettings? or ?devenv /setup? in Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt. It can resolve most of the IDE issues. I hope it is helpful to you.

 Benson,

Thank you for the reply. I tried running devenv at the Windows command prompt and it was not found. Is there a command prompt for Visual Studio 2005 or VWD that is different? Am I doing something wrong? I found Reset Windows Layout from the Windows drop down but that doesn't solve the problem.

Also, I tried opening an old backup copy and it did not have the same problem so it seems like it is something to do with the changes I have made to the lastest version. The only thing I can think of is in the Master Page I added a Panel and put the Content Place Holder inside the Panel.That let me keep the master page fixed and scroll the contents in the content pages. It works fine in the browser. Could that have something to do with the IDE problem I'm having. It seems unlikely but I can't think of anything else.

I can scroll up and down in Source but not in design view. The scroll bar is dimmed in design view but ok for source. I can scroll left and right for both views. I get the same problem using Visual Studio 2005 and VWD. 

Thanks 

Hi NE,

The ?Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt? is in here:

Start | All Programs | Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 | Visual Studio Tools | Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt

Benson,

I ran devenv /resetsettings but it didn't fix the problem. I then decided to remove the panel in the master page to see if that was causing the problem. The IDE scrolling worked after removing the panel. Until I can figure out another fix I'll just have to temporarily remove the panel if I need to scroll although that's not a great solution. Everything works ok when I run it in the browser. Below is my code with the panel from the master page. I'm new at this so it may not be the best way to keep the master page fixed and scroll the content page but it seems to work ok.

Something else strange started happening about when I discovered this problem. My Web site doesn't show up in "Recent Projects" anymore even though I open it from File and close it properly.

Thanks again. I appreciate all your help.

Hi NE,

Glad to hear that you have fixed this issue by yourself. For the ?Recent Projects? issue, please check these two places:

    1. Visual Studio menu: Tools | Options? | Environment | General | Check the number in ?Recent files? tab.
    2. Check MRUList in the following registry:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\FileMRUList  <--- File list

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\8.0\ProjectMRUList  <--- Project list

For more information, please refer to the following link:

You cannot remove recent projects from the start page in Visual Studio .NET 2002, Visual Studio .NET 2003, or Visual Studio 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/919486

If the settings above are correct, you may need to run ?devenv /setup? in Visual Studio 2005 Command Prompt. (I know you have run ?devenv /resetsettings?, but not confirm if you have tried ?devenv /setup?).

Just a reminder, it would be best if you open up a new thread for the new question. In this way, our discussion here will not deviate too much from the original issue. This will make answer searching in the forum easier and be beneficial to other community members as well.

Benson,

devenv /setup doesn't seem to do anything although resetsettings do run.

I'll repost as a separate post you suggested if I can't solve the problem.

Thanks