Visual Studio 2008: Visual Studio 2008 SP1 crashes when you open a BIDS project

SUPPORT SOLUTION:
You may experience one or more of the following symptoms when you open a Microsoft SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) project in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (SP1):Visual Studio 2008 SP1 crashes.You receive an access

violation error message in Devenv.exe..This issue can occur because of a race condition that occurs when the

Dataflow Design Surface in a SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) package is drawn, and certain font objects are released.

.Hotfix information
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A supported hotfix is

now available from Microsoft. However, it is only intended to correct the problem that is described

in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix

may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we

recommend that you wait for the next service pack or the next version that contains this hotfix.

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily

incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Technical Support Professional for Microsoft Dynamics

and related products determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support

costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific

update in question.Prerequisites
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To apply this hotfix, you must have Visual Studio 2008 SP1 installed.Restart requirement
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You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix if the affected

file is being used. We recommend that you close all instances of Visual Studio before you apply this hotfix. Hotfix

replacement information
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This hotfix does not replace a previously released

hotfix.File information
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The English version of this

hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The

dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the

file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time,

use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control

Panel.Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, x86
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Collapse this tableExpand this tableFile nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimeMsdds.dll9.0.30729.5067941,89605-Nov-201020:36.

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