VS 2003 Find in Files

As anyone running Windows Vista will probably have noticed, the Find in Files feature hangs when running Visual Studio 2003 on Vista.

To resolve this issue:

• Right-click the shortcut you use to launch Visual Studio .NET 2003
• Select the Compatibility tab.
• Check “Disable Visual Styles”
• Click OK
• Launch VS 2003 – the Find in Files feature will work.