Adding any item ruins GUI

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Any time I make any changes to the GUI I get the following error: http://puu.sh/173Iq[^]
A long with that all the items on my toolbar (only the toolbar is affected) disappear when I run the program, it doesn't matter where I change the GUI.

I am using the C# code from the following article: Creating a Custom Settings Provider[^]

Here is the C# code: http://pastebin.com/EYBKceib[^]

I followed the instructions in the article, but now with any change to the GUI I get the error listed at the beginning. If I remove PortableSettingsProvider as the provider the error goes away, but I would like to figure out why it is causing this problem and how I can fix while retaining the portable settings.

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CodeProject doesn't seem to be letting me reply to any answers or comments so I will just have to here.
What happens is, I put PortableSettingsProvider as the Provider for Settings.settings. Once I do that, any changes I make to the GUI wipe the items on my Toolbar and when I save the file I get the error posted at the top. That is the only thing VS2012 gives me, no line of error, no stacktrace, just that small little message.

When I remove PortableSettingsProvider as the Provider I don't have any problems, but when it is there it causes problems, I honestly have no idea what could be causing it as the message is the only error it gives me.

Posted 20-Sep-12 13:52pm

Cardon Fry

Updated 20-Sep-12 15:43pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 20-Sep-12 20:41pm

Not enough information. Your code is incomplete as I could not see the entry point. If you could provide short but complete code sample focusing on just one problem, it could help. If you can, use "Improve question" above.
--SA

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The bitmap is a strange way to provide the error information. Anyway, this is what it is: you might not reference the assembly in question. Find out what is it and where it comes from.

I would suggest you address the author of the article you used. Load the article text, locate the section "Comments and Discussions" at the end and click "Add a Comment or Question" to add your question. The author get the notification of your post and a chance to reply.

Good luck,

—SA

Posted 20-Sep-12 14:37pm

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Updated 20-Sep-12 14:40pm

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Cardon Fry · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-20T19:58:00

For anyone who is intersted I found out the the problem seems to be with having the toolbar and the the Provider, remove one and the problem is fine, add one and the issue is there. I don't know why.

However I found a workaround for the issue. You can get around it by doing the following.

C#

var portableSettingsProvider = new PortableSettingsProvider();
Properties.Settings.Default.Providers.Add(portableSettingsProvider);
foreach (SettingsProperty property in Properties.Settings.Default.Properties)
{
    property.Provider = portableSettingsProvider;
}

In your Main() before you application is ran.

If anyone know WHY those two have a problem with each other I would love to know.