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Why does debugging a C# project display C++/CLI symbols?

Asked 2012-03-28T15:18:48.937
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I've got a strange problem with some C# library and console projects (but not ones I create from scratch) where they are displaying the watches and the smart tags for debugging using C++/CLI notation (for example, showing System::Object^ where I would expect System.Object):

C++ debug smart tag

I've tried changing the project guids, as I thought this was the problem (and some had changed), deleting obj/debug folders, restarting Visual Studio 2010, repairing Visual Studio 2010 and even the old favourite restarting Windows.

Is there any obvious setting I'm missing that has somehow been enabled?

c# visual-studio-2010 debugging c++-cli
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I ran into this issue as well, the debugger picked up c# and c++ in all c# projects. I'm running windows 7 64 bit.

I resolved this issue by going to the compatibility tab of the properties of the shortcut. It was checked as running as windows xp service pack 3. I unchecked that and still kept run as administrator checked. Suddenly my debugger picked all of it up as c# again.

answered 2012-05-03T17:09:12.290

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