VMDebugger add-in crashes each time Visual Studio opens up

Question

I'm experiencing the following error each time I open up an instance of VS 2012, for about a week
(so it's not due to the yesterday's Update 4).

Even if I click Yes, the error is shown again when I re-open Visual Studio.

Anyway, the VMWare debugger seems to be correctly loaded
(actually I don't use it, it came with VMWare workstation).

I can't isolate a single operation that caused the error to start appearing.

Anyone is experiencing the same error?

Answer 1

[Edit] See Attilas answer for a much easier solution producing the same result [/Edit]

For anyone who could not solve this problem by re-installing the VMWare plug-in but do not want to sacrifice all his VS settings, here is a solution that did work for me:

• Export 'Menu and Command Bar Customizations' VS settings only using

  Tools => Import and Export Settings... => Export selected environment settings

  • Deselect 'All Settings'
  • Select only 'All Settings/General Settings/Menu and Command Bar Customizations'

• Open exported .vssettings file in a text editor, scroll to the end and remove the entry <add_toolbar Menu=... Name='VMware' .../> in the UserCustomizations section

• Import edited .vssettings file using

  Tools => Import and Export Settings... => Import selected environment settings

and restart Visual Studio to check if the error has gone.

Answer 2

I know this is an old thread, but I solved this problem with a rather simple step. Had the same scenario, clicking Yes in the popup window didn't change a thing.

What worked for me: you should start VS as an administrator, wait for the popup window and click Yes. After that the popup never came up again (even when VS was run as a non-administrator). So there was no need for me to uninstall the VMWare pluging (or the whole VMWare WS).