VMDebugger add-in crashes each time Visual Studio opens up

Question

I'm experiencing the following error each time I open up an instance of VS 2012, for about a week
(so it's not due to the yesterday's Update 4).

Even if I click Yes, the error is shown again when I re-open Visual Studio.

Anyway, the VMWare debugger seems to be correctly loaded
(actually I don't use it, it came with VMWare workstation).

I can't isolate a single operation that caused the error to start appearing.

Anyone is experiencing the same error?

Answer 1

This worked for me:

completely uninstall VMWare workstation, reinstall it (select or deselect the VS plugin as you wish)

old school

Answer 2

[Edit] See Attilas answer for a much easier solution producing the same result [/Edit]

For anyone who could not solve this problem by re-installing the VMWare plug-in but do not want to sacrifice all his VS settings, here is a solution that did work for me:

• Export 'Menu and Command Bar Customizations' VS settings only using

  Tools => Import and Export Settings... => Export selected environment settings

  • Deselect 'All Settings'
  • Select only 'All Settings/General Settings/Menu and Command Bar Customizations'

• Open exported .vssettings file in a text editor, scroll to the end and remove the entry <add_toolbar Menu=... Name='VMware' .../> in the UserCustomizations section

• Import edited .vssettings file using

  Tools => Import and Export Settings... => Import selected environment settings

and restart Visual Studio to check if the error has gone.

Answer 3

I know this is an old thread, but I solved this problem with a rather simple step. Had the same scenario, clicking Yes in the popup window didn't change a thing.

What worked for me: you should start VS as an administrator, wait for the popup window and click Yes. After that the popup never came up again (even when VS was run as a non-administrator). So there was no need for me to uninstall the VMWare pluging (or the whole VMWare WS).

Answer 4

Run the VMware Workstation installer Choose Modify/Change Uncheck Visual Studio Plugin Problem gone!

Run the VMware Workstation installer Choose Modify/Change Check Visual Studio Plugin Problem back again!

Regards Lemmy

Answer 5

one possible solution:

Tools => Import and Export Settings => Reset all settings

seems to work for me.

Answer 6

VS 2013

Tools > Customize.. > Toolbars

Here I selected VMware and clicked Delete button.

I really don't use this plugin, this was the easiest solution for me.

Answer 7

None of the solutions here worked for me since I have already uninstalled vmware a long time ago and I was not willing to re-install it again.

MSDN suggests that there should be a registry key under

Root\Software\Microsoft\Visual Studio\...\AddIns\...

for VMdebugger, just delete that entry (the whole folder) and it'll be gone.

Answer 8

If the option to install for all users was requested these Registry entries must also be removed.

HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0_Config\Addins\VMDebugger.Connect HKEY_USERS.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\12.0_Config\AddIns\VMDebugger.Connect

They correspond to the following HKCU entries. Hunt and kill. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0_Config\Addins\VMDebugger.Connect HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VisualStudio\12.0_Config\Addins\VMDebugger.Connect

Answer 9

From VS2012 menu bar select [Tools] [Add-in Manager] Then check mark the radio box to install VMDebugger.

Worked on my system: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012 Version 11.0.61030.00 Update 4 Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.5.51209 Installed Version: Professional Visual Studio Integrated Virtual Machine Debugger