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Can't drag and drop controls onto the design surface

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Thursday, October 12, 2017 12:24 AM

Using VS 2015, I can get a control with the cursor and drag it across the toolbox but when it hits the design surface it becomes a forbidden cursor. Thanks.

I've tried rebooting and I've also tried reloading VS. I've also tried running the Net* *Fix Tool.

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Friday, October 13, 2017 1:57 AM ✅Answered

Hi drl,

I think you could try to repair your Visual Studio by following steps:

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Programs.

  2. Click Programs and Features and then select the Visual Studio Edition you installed.

  3. Click Uninstall/Change.

  4. In the setup wizard, select Repair or Reinstall and then click Next.

  5. Follow the remaining instructions in the installation wizard to finish.

Best Regards,

Billy

Thursday, October 12, 2017 10:35 AM

Hi drl,

Please try to refer to the following link:

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/fb6e15e3-dc2f-43ae-b777-d3f4ac0e838f/unable-to-click-and-drag-controls-from-toolbox-to-form-design-unable-to-move-controls-that-are-on?forum=winformsdesigner

It seems you problem is more related to Visual Studio, you could post your question to Visual Studio forum for a professional help:

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/home?forum=vssetup

Best Regards,

Billy

Thursday, October 12, 2017 8:51 PM

I followed the direcitons iun the link and could not do the following:

2. Open the “c:\Users\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\14.0” folder and remove all the .TBD files;

There is no such directory.

Friday, October 13, 2017 2:30 AM

Also make sure you aren't trying to drag and drop onto the masterpage surface area of an .aspx page. You can't drag and drop onto the masterpage regions, only content regions.