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Asked: 2026-06-08T01:32:31+00:00

I am trying to show the table data of a table in a SQL

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I am trying to show the table data of a table in a SQL CE database through Visual Studio and for some reason I’m getting the following error.

Now, here is a brief recent history of this machine and I’ll give it as best I can. Most recently I repaired the Visual Studio SP1 installation in hopes that it would fix this problem. Prior to that I installed SQL 2012 due to a requirement surrounding integration tests so I now have SQL 2008 and SQL 2012 installed on this box. Some other items of interest might be that I have LightSwitch installed and I had at one time installed Visual Studio 2012 RC – but have since uninstalled it.

I’m hoping that I can just repair something and get it working 🙂

I look forward to your responses.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Apparently a number of things could have caused this – but in my case I believe it was installing SQL Server 2012 on my box. Follow these steps and you’ll be good to go if you’re getting this error.

    1. Navigate in Windows Explorer to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\microsoft shared\Visual Database Tools.
    2. Rename the file dsref80.dll to dsref80.dll.old.
    3. Repair the Visual Studio 2010 installation (the original root one).
    4. Reboot your machine.

    And boom! It’s fixed.

    Word to the wise – consider just using virtual machines – period. Different types of projects require different types of installations which always step on each other – it’s just safer to use virtual machines for every possible configuration these days it seems.

    In short, because of the complexities of todays software requirements, just build yourself a local development network out of virtual machines and turn your box into a host.

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