Empty Messagebox

Hi

When I start the MSQL Server Management Studio Express I get a Message Box with a yellow exclamation icon and NO message, just an OK button. Which when I press it goes away allowing me to logon to the Management Studiio.

All seems to be working fine (although I have not used it much since getting this strange behaviour).

I have re-installed Win XP Pro SP2, applied all patches from MS website, install is clean and no errors. Also downloaded latest SQLExpress Edition and as well as latest Server Management Studio.

Any ideas?

Thanks, any help will be appreciated.

I'm moving this to the Tools group where the management studio folks hang out.

Mike

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I recently installed Windows Live Local Add-in for Microsoft Office Outlook which also installed .Net 1.1 (although it was already installed on my PC along with .Net 2.0). I then started to get the same empty message box when Management Studio started. I did a repair on .Net 2.0 and the empty message box has stopped.

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Hi Steve

Thanks, that worked for me as well.

Had me worried!!

Regards.

Larry.

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This also occured after the install of SP2 for 2005 Developers Edition. (Blank message box with exclamation icon)

Repairing .Net 2.0 corrected the message.

I think it was caused by an update to the .Net 1.1 Framework that happened immediately following the install of SP2.

Thanks for the tip...