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An unexpected error occurred in the .NET Framework Data Provdier for MySQL. Please contact the provider vendor to resolve this problem.

I recently installed the MySQL connector version 5.2.3 into Visual Studio 2008. Now when I load VS and attempt to use the server explorer to connect to a database I get

An unexpected error occurred in the .NET Framework Data Provdier for MySQL. Please contact the provider vendor to resolve this problem.

To try to fix I have done the following:
Uninstall VS 2008
ReInstall VS 2008
Uninstall .NET Framework 3.5
Reinstall .NET Framework 3.5

Unistall the MySQL Driver
Reinstall the MySQL Driver

None of these worked.

The only thing that I found that worked is to log in as administrator on my local workstation and VS seems to work fine.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

kwh3856

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Problem solved. Please close case. Here was the answer in case anyone has the same problem.

From msdn.microsoft.com
Visual Studio /ResetSkipPkgs (devenv.exe)

Clears all options to skip loading added to VSPackages by users wishing to avoid loading problem VSPackages, then starts Visual Studio. Devenv /ResetSkipPkgs Remarks
The presence of a SkipLoading tag disables the loading of a VSPackage; clearing the tag re-enables the loading of the VSPackage. Example
The following example clears all SkipLoading tags. Copy Code Devenv.exe /ResetSkipPkgs See Also ReferenceDevenv Command Line Switches

rionroc

Hello

Do the following:
Run the Mysql Connector, Next, Change, Select only [Core Components] and Compact Framework Support, leave the rest to: Entire Feature will be unavailable.

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kwh3856

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Thanks. I liked your solution better. God is GREAT!! :)