Visual Studio 2008 Design View not working?

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I download visual web developer 2008 to develop seilver-light apps BUT I faced problem! Why design view not appear in visual studio web developer 2008 :( !! just xaml window appears !!

I tried by repair and re-install it also I see some solutions which not obvious! as:

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B38b8guvbY-UbHVDMTNhU1NocGM/view?usp=sharing @EBrown — Developer Girl, May 22 '15 at 13:00
Can you right click on the file in the solution explorer, select "Open with..." and choose "XAML UI Designer"? — DavidG, May 22 '15 at 13:07
I don't have this chose just I have (XML Editor, XML Editor with Encoding) :( how can I add this choice? @DavidG — Developer Girl, May 22 '15 at 13:09

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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It's possible that Visual Studio had failed to load one or more packages in the past. To reset:

Quit Visual Studio
Run devenv /resetskippkgs from a Visual Studio Command Prompt.

Source: Accepted answer on No xaml designer in vs2008

For anyone else on Windows 8.1 having trouble finding the Visual Studio Command Prompt, check out Where is Developer Command Prompt for VS2013?

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answered May 22 '15 at 13:09

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Find the [Visual Studio Command Prompt](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms229859%28v=vs.110%29.aspx) and run it. Type the command and hit enter. – C-Pound Guru May 22 '15 at 13:17
this command not fund in such folder for visual web developer 2008!! – Developer Girl May 22 '15 at 13:25
I run it via VWDExpress.exe/resetskippkgs BUT also it does not work the same problem :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((( – Developer Girl May 22 '15 at 13:30

Visual Studio 2008 Design View not working?

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