Windows Mobile 6 SDK gives Empty Toolbox in Visual Studio

I finally got around to installing the SDK for WM6. Turned out that my Toolbox (in Visual Studio) was completely empty when I started a new WM6 project afterwards.

The solution was to right-click the toolbox and select “Reset Toolbox” from the context menu. This was highly annoying because it of course removed my custom tools (e.g. the Ajax Toolkit). Anyway, at least it’s working.

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4 Responses to “Windows Mobile 6 SDK gives Empty Toolbox in Visual Studio”

  1. Carlos Yakimov Says:
    June 26, 2008 at 11:21 pm

    You just save my day =). Ty

  2. Tony Says:
    September 14, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    This does NOT work for me. I’ve tried deleting all the hidden .tds files, and I’ve tried all the other common solutions found via google searches. No dice.

  3. Tony Says:
    September 14, 2009 at 7:03 pm

    .tbd files, excuse me.

  4. Tony Says:
    September 14, 2009 at 10:12 pm

    Install .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2.

    I tried everything else (deleting the .tdb files, disconnecting and reconnecting the mouse, the “cmd /c start /wait devenv /setup /resetuserdata /resetskippkgs”), and my problem remained.

    After installing the .NET CF 2.0 SP2, all my Toolbox items are back.

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