After installing the x64 with all tools excluding the SDK from the SQL Express Edition, I go to Management Studio, log in and get the error when I click under the Instance name- Databases...Have reinstalled many times, removed all directories and registry keys from both HKEYs(regular and Wow6432Node) before rebooting and reinstalling. No VS installed on this computer..put it looks like it installed "MS Visual Studio 2010 Shell (Isolated)-ENU" and "Visual Studio 2010 Prerequisites".....tried working past the error, it just hangs the Studio after it tries to add things...HELP..PLEASE!!!
Object reference not set to an instance of an object. (Microsoft.VisualStudio.Platform.WindowManagement)
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at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Platform.WindowManagement.DocumentObjectSite.QueryService(Guid& guidService, Guid& riid, IntPtr& ppvObject)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ServiceProvider.GetService(Guid guid, Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.ServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.WindowPane.GetService(Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.SqlStudio.Explorer.ObjectExplorerToolWindow.GetService(Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.WindowPane.System.IServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.ServiceContainer.GetService(Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.ObjectExplorerControl.GetService(Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.ObjectExplorerControl.System.IServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType)
at System.ComponentModel.Design.ServiceContainer.GetService(Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NavigableItem.GetService(Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NodeContext.GetService(Type serviceType)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NavigableItemBuilder.<GetColumnsFromNavigationService>d__11.MoveNext()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NavigableItemBuilder.AddFields(List`1 list, IEnumerable`1 fields, IDictionary`2 allValidFields, AddFieldsFlags flags)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NavigableItemBuilder.GetParentFields(INodeInformation source, Dictionary`2& allValidColumns)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NavigableItemBuilder.BuildDynamicItemWithQuery(IList`1 nodes, INodeInformation source, INavigableItem sourceItem, String urnQuery, Boolean registerBuilder, Boolean registerBuiltItems)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NavigableItemBuilder.BuildDynamicItem(IList`1 nodes, INodeInformation source, INavigableItem sourceItem, IFilterProvider filter)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NavigableItemBuilder.Build(IList`1 nodes, INodeInformation source, INavigableItem sourceItem, IFilterProvider filter)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.NavigableItem.RequestChildren(IGetChildrenRequest request)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.ExplorerHierarchyNode.BuildChildren(WaitHandle quitEvent)