Environment:Win7 Ultimate X64Visual Studio 12 (hereinafter referred to
VS12) Internet Explorer 9 (hereinafter referred to
IE9) Silverlight5_x64 add-on (ins) (hereinafter referred to
SL5 plug-in)
Problem description:After updating the SL5 plug-in, you can no longer debug the Silverlight app. The specific symptoms are as follows: run the silverlight app in VS12 and F5, and IE9 will run the app. However, unable to enter the silverlight breakpoint (breakpoint mode );
Solution:Select a. HTML (.htm or. aspx) file, right-click and select "browser ...), open the browser with window and perform the following operations: 1. set a non-IE browser to the default value (for example, firefox). Delete the two Internet options in the list and select "Cancel"; 2. open the browser with window again, and you will find that a new "Internet Explorer" is automatically added and set as the default value. Re-run your silverlight app and you will find that you can enter the breakpoint mode! Enjoy!
Summary:After the silverlight plug-in is upgraded, debugging cannot be performed. The main reason is that the IE browser is enabled for VS12 64-bit. You need to modify the preceding method to enable the 32-bit IE browser for VS12;
References:Http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15188151/how-can-i-debug-silverlight-5-applications-in-visual-studio-2012-after-installin
Visual Studio 12 cannot debug the Silverligh application
