I just recently converted a VB 2003 project to VB 2005.
The project compiles and runs fine but whenever I try to view any forms in 
the designer I get a "Object instance not set" error.
If I create a new Form I can view it fine though, the issues is only with 
pre-existing forms.

I also converted several other projects (both VB and C# from the same 
solution) at the same time and none of those ones have had any problems with 
their pre-existing forms.

Thank you,

Ok, for anyone else who might have a similar issue I seem to have narrowed 
down at least part of the problem (MS you reading this? *smile*)

Most of the forms that were having the problem were localized 
(Localizable=true) 

What I found (quite by accident) is that if I view any one of the Rez files 
in the Grid view I could then View the Form.  This has worked for many, but 
not all *pout* files so far.

-p

"PHether" wrote:


> I just recently converted a VB 2003 project to VB 2005.
> The project compiles and runs fine but whenever I try to view any forms in 
> the designer I get a "Object instance not set" error.
> If I create a new Form I can view it fine though, the issues is only with 
> pre-existing forms.
> 
> I also converted several other projects (both VB and C# from the same 
> solution) at the same time and none of those ones have had any problems with 
> their pre-existing forms.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
>