CSWorks 2.5.4770.0 VisualStudio issue: no CSWorks controls in the toolbox

Author: Sergey Sorokin

Published: 2013-04-01 11:04:00

Last update: 2013-06-13 13:42:42

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Slug: CSWorks-2547700-VisualStudio-issue-no-CSWorks-controls-in-the-toolbox

Update: this issue was fixed in 2.5.4770.1 released on April 23, 2013

Problem

There is an issue with CSWorks 2.5.4770.0 setup: it does not specify properly the location of CSWorks Silverlight controls used in Visual Studio. Of course, the controls can be used in Visual Studio development environment, but they do not appear in the Toolbox as expected, so  developers cannot drag-and-drop them to XAML pages.

Solution

To resolve this issue, please create a .reg file with the content below and import it using RegEdit utility. Please note that you have to run RegEdit as an Administrator to import .reg file(s). For 64-bit CSWorks installations, the content of the .reg file is as follows: 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v4.0\AssemblyFoldersEx\CSWorks]
@="C:\\Program Files\\CSWorks\\Framework\\Client\\Silverlight"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v4.0\AssemblyFoldersEx\CSWorks\Toolbox]
"TabName"="CSWorks"

For 32-bit CSWorks installations, the content of the .reg file is as follows: 

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v4.0\AssemblyFoldersEx\CSWorks]
@="C:\\Program Files\\CSWorks\\Framework\\Client\\Silverlight"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft SDKs\Silverlight\v4.0\AssemblyFoldersEx\CSWorks\Toolbox]
"TabName"="CSWorks"

After importing the .reg file, restart your Visual Studio environment and reset the toolbox if required. CSWorks tab should appear in the toolbox.

Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.