We've had good luck shift-clicking on the tab to get it to "unstick".


>>>Have you reported it to MS??<
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>Nope, I assume they already know about it.
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>>>Tommy,
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>>>It happens with C# too. It only seems to happen once you start debugging something, and then only randomly. One thing I've found that helps is to "pin" the Properties page, so
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>>Sometimes it locks when it has been pinned.... can't make it hide or popback.....
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>>> that it shows all the time (or, if you don't like it showing all the time, remember to pin it before running a debug, then it should stay in place ... you can unpin it after).
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>>>Also, sometimes, if you right-click on your form and select Properties, *sometimes* that's enough to make the Properties page come back (and then again, sometimes not).
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>>Sometimes when it is hung, choosing "Properties" from the Menu or the right-click menu won't make it appear... sigh............
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>>> Think it's a bug??? <g>
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>>Where's the RAID at??????? Yup.... or a new feature!!
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>>Have you reported it to MS??