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Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2019<br />
Version 16.0.4<br />
VisualStudio.16.Release/16<wbr />.0.4+28803<wbr />.452<br />
Microsoft .NET Framework<br />
Version 4.7.03190
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Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2019
Version 16.0.4
VisualStudio.16.Release/16.0.4+28803.452
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.7.03190

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Well, I'd like to think they had resolved something that old by now, but who knows. &nbsp;I'm still on VS2017 so can't really test here, but I suspect it's a subtle combination of things coming together in your specific case that triggers it.<br />
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Well, I'd like to think they had resolved something that old by now, but who knows.  I'm still on VS2017 so can't really test here, but I suspect it's a subtle combination of things coming together in your specific case that triggers it.



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Appears this bug is mature. &nbsp;12 olds year.
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Appears this bug is mature.  12 olds year.

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<b>@Ray Turner,</b><br />
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Are you all set with this now, or do you need more help? &nbsp;If all set, could you please close it out now. &nbsp;If you need help with the question close process take a look at:<br />
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<li><a href="http://support.experts-exchange.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2527982-how-do-i-close-my-question-" rel="ugc nofollow"><b>How do I close my question?</b></a></li>
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@Ray Turner,

Are you all set with this now, or do you need more help?  If all set, could you please close it out now.  If you need help with the question close process take a look at:


 * How do I close my question? [http://support.experts-exchange.com/customer/en/portal/articles/2527982-how-do-i-close-my-question-]


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Occasionally a form fails to open in Visual Studio because of a duplicate line of code in the xxx.Designer.vb file. &nbsp;After I remove the duplicate line of code the form returns to normal.<br />
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What is the cause of this? &nbsp;How do I keep this from happening?<br />
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Private Sub InitializeComponent()<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Cont<wbr />ainer()<br />
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Cont<wbr />ainer()
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Occasionally a form fails to open in Visual Studio because of a duplicate line of code in the xxx.Designer.vb file.  After I remove the duplicate line of code the form returns to normal.

What is the cause of this?  How do I keep this from happening?

Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()
        Me.components = New System.ComponentModel.Container()

Visual Studio Generates Duplicate Code

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