title: C# - System.OutOfMemoryException in Visual Studio
body: <p>I have a problem, when I right click my main form in Visual Studio and go to 'View Designer' I get an error. It says: 'Exception of type 'System.OutOfMemoryException' was thrown.'</p>
  
  <p>Stacktrace:</p>
  
  <pre><code>at System.Reflection.AssemblyName.nGetFileInformation(String s)
  at System.Reflection.AssemblyName.GetAssemblyName(String assemblyFile)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionService.AssemblyEntry.get_AssemblyName()
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionService.AssemblyEntry.get_FullName()
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionService.AssemblyEntry.get_AssemblySpec()
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionService.SearchProjectEntries(String fullName, Boolean correctThread)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSTypeResolutionService.System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesignTimeAssemblyLoader.GetTargetAssemblyPath(AssemblyName runtimeOrTargetAssemblyName, String suggestedAssemblyPath, FrameworkName targetFramework)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkUniverse.ResolveAssembly(AssemblyName assemblyName, Assembly runtimeAssembly)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkUniverse.GetTypeFromTargetLocation(Type type, Boolean validateBase)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkUniverse.GetType(Type type)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkUtil.GetCustomAttributes(Type type, Type filter, Boolean inherit, CustomAttributesCache cache)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkType.GetCustomAttributes(Type filter, Boolean inherit)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkAttributeCollection.GetAttributes(Type type, Type filter)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkAttributeCollection.GetAttributes(MemberInfo member, Type filter)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkAttributeCollection.get_Attributes()
  at System.ComponentModel.AttributeCollection.get_Count()
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSDesignSurface.EnsureExtensions(IComponent component)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.VSDesignSurface.CreateInstance(Type type)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.DesignerHost.System.ComponentModel.Design.IDesignerHost.CreateComponent(Type componentType, String name)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.DesignerSerializationManager.CreateInstance(Type type, ICollection arguments, String name, Boolean addToContainer)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.DesignerSerializationManager.System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.IDesignerSerializationManager.CreateInstance(Type type, ICollection arguments, String name, Boolean addToContainer)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.TypeCodeDomSerializer.Deserialize(IDesignerSerializationManager manager, CodeTypeDeclaration declaration)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomDesignerLoader.PerformLoad(IDesignerSerializationManager manager)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Design.Serialization.CodeDom.VSCodeDomDesignerLoader.PerformLoad(IDesignerSerializationManager serializationManager)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.BasicDesignerLoader.BeginLoad(IDesignerLoaderHost host)  
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Designer:
  <a href="http://pastebin.com/hdRB5DAj" rel="nofollow">http://pastebin.com/hdRB5DAj</a></p>
  
  <p>I got this error this morning, but I still haven't resolved it. If anyone could help me I would really appreciate it!</p>
  
  <p>I'm only using ~55% of all my RAM, so that can't be it.</p>