Unable to add data connection in visual studio 2013 professional

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When I tried to add new data connection,shown an error that "Unable to add data connection.The IVsDataConnectionDialog could not be initialized".
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What I have tried:

Reinstalled Visual studio.
Rename registry key.

Posted 27-Jul-16 23:13pm

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Updated 27-Jul-16 23:23pm

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Leo Chapiro · Answer 1 · 2016-07-27T23:23:00

Take a look at this solution please:

database - How do I fix a "Unable to add data connection. The IVsDataConnectionDialog could not be initialized" error? - Stack Overflow[^]

Go to these folders:

C:\Documents and Settings\{my login}\Application Data\Microsoft
C:\Documents and Settings\{my login}\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft

... and change the VisualStudio folder name to VisualStudioXXX

Restart the Visual Studio.