The Binding Handle is Invalid in VS 2005 Resolved

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• I found the solution there too! I'm glad I need to enable Terminal Services to debug my code. (a) you'd think the installer could tell you "terminal services is disabled, you must enable it to do anything useful" and (b) why is terminal service needed?
  
  
  
  Karl
  

• I ran into this my first day using 2005 also, wtf does Terminal Services have to do with debugging?
  

• I ran into the same thing too. I've never needed Terminal Services on my machine and have always had it disabled (one less intrusion vector). I would like to see an explanation as to why it needs to be enabled.
  

• Definitely annoying!
  
  Why at least not document this dependency??
  
  I guess all microsofties run terminal service on their desktops? but still hard to imagine that "not a single person" in MS realized that tens of thousands of other developers don't have or don't want to enable TS.
  

• WTF! Microsoft - come on! This is so ridiculous.
  

• Hey - Thanks so much for finding the resolution!! (like most peeps, I have Term Svcs disabled) You saved me from getting really annoyed and wasting time at on the microsoft site. I really appreciate your sharing your knowledge!
  

• Why on earth would i want to enable the terminal services service on my home pc just so i can debug my web app?
  
  
  
  That's a workaround and not the solution surely?
  

• I tried the solution and it works -- It's an odd solution, but obviously the correct solution.
  

• thanks so much for the tip. That did it. Makes no sense (of course) but it did it.
  

• Thank you ,it works
  

• Projects---Projectname Properties--Debug---Disable vs hosting
  

• thanks, only took a minute to fix this problem w/ some help from google
  

• My Boss always tells me not to mess up with working machines! This is a very good example - last night I went to Services CPL for something else and saw that Terminal Services are running so I Disabled it.
  
  
  
  Today morning VS2005 is shouting at me "Binding is invalid"!!
  
  
  
  Thank You guys
  

• Thanks Oz. Good solution. I prefer to keep Terminal Services disabed.
  
  

• Thanks!
  
  This page saved me hours.
  

• Quite strange..i too faced this...thanks to this blog..didnt waste much time on it...could solve it pretty fast
  

• Thank you... quick & easy resolution to an annoying issue.
  

• Absloutely splendid!! it works great.
  
  I was searching for this ten minutes back and here I go.. got the solution. Looks like you guys have done lot of R&D to fix this annoying issue.
  
  Thanks a lot again!!
  

• thank you.........
  
  

• i am facing same probmem , my problem is resolved through running terminal service.
  
  thanks a lot.
  
  manoj
  

• Projects -> [Projectname Properties] -> Debug -> Disable the VS hosting process.
  
  This worked fine. I didn't have to enable terminal services. Not sure if I have to do this every time I have a new project yet.
  

• Thanks so much for your tutorings.
  Finally I sloved the problem after upgrading the Visual Studio 2005.
  
  

• Thanks for the info
  

• My first day with VS and i thought i have already started running into issues....
  
  thx
  

• Running a Microsoft course (MS2541) with 10 virtual PC images, (all supoposed to be identical, half had TS off half on). WTF is microsoft doing to us. Thank goodness for this fix
  

• thank you
  You have solved my problem
  

• A lot of thks, was a great help...
  

• Thank you very much! It works!
  

• Thanks. Te option of turning on Terminal Services has worked well for me.
  

• Worked great for me too.. Thanks a lot..
  

• thanks very much, this helpd me...
  thankQ vry much..
  

• Thanks so much...saved me a lot of time.
  

• Hi Oz,
  Thanks alot for your soluation"Projects---Projectname Properties--Debug---Disable vs hosting"
  

• Hi. I tried to follow your instruction which is enable the Terminal service but the problem is not solved. What should i do?
  

• I found the solution ! Goto and select Project Properties and in debug unckeck the Enable the visual studio hosting process.
  

• Thanks It worked..
  

• thanks a lot my problem has been resolved.
  

• Nice It works Perfectly!Thanks
  

• Wow! Its imposible... I'm realy shocked :/
  

• Thanks Jim Decker! I always thought that enabling Terminal services would be a security threat.
  
  "blogs.msdn.com/.../509243.aspx"
  

• Thanks Colt Kwong,
  It worked, now I am able to debug.
  

• Thanks Rook. I was having problem with starting Terminal Services and your solution worked!
  

• Doesn't work for me: Two issues:
  1) I believe a restart is necessary after TS is switched to Manual. Then it works but when I shut the machine down TS always goes back to Disable.
  2) I am using the 2005 Express Edition & I don't see the option Properties -> Debug -> VS hosting process.
  Can anyone help with either solution?
  

• It saved lot of time. Very Usefull info
  

• Very useful. thanks a lot.
  

• BindingHandleIsInvalid.. Huh, really? :)
  

• Thanks for the solution
  

• Really worked by doing
  right click on my computer>properties>manage>services & application>services>terminal services(enable it).
  Thanks Friends
  

• Its really working. thank u
  

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