title: In Visual Studio, my Design view doesn't load the master page controls. Why?
body: <p>It's just so much <code>HRESULT E_FAIL</code>, if you know what I'm talking about.  </p>
  
  <p>And if you use Visual Studio, you know what I'm talking about.</p>
  
  <p>Similar thread, but not a duplicate: <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/196001/is-the-design-view-for-aspx-pages-in-visual-studio-useful">Is the design view for aspx pages in Visual Studio useful?</a></p>
  
  <p>Any insight, including input from Microsoft MVPs (oh, I know you're out there) would be super cool.</p>