Machine: Windows 10.
Visual Studio 2019.
Installed ODTforVS2019_193300.vsix in Visual Studio 2019.
Ran ODACHelpSetup193100.exe.
Attempted to run my vanilla MVC out-of-box template.
received messages about duplicate.
Removed duplicate oracle.manageddataaccess.client sections found in machine.config within folders Framework and Framework64. Using the definition in ASP.Net MVC app web.config as per Oracle instructions.
Attempted to open Visual Studio 2019.
Got message: A problem occurred when loading Microsoft Visual Studio menu. To fix this problem, run 'devenv.exe/resetsettings from the command prompt.
Opened command prompt and navigated to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Enterprise\Common7\IDE
Ran devenv/resetsettings
Opened Visual Studio 2019.
Attempted
Got two messages to check ActivityLog in folder 16.0_0f21e2eb. Got suggestion to restart Visual Studio 2019. See messages below.
<entry>
<record>69</record>
<time>2022/07/05 15:51:07.167</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VisualStudio</source>
<description>SetSite failed for package [Environment Package Window Management]Source: 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.15.0' Description: The SVsBrokeredServiceContainer service is unavailable.
</description>
<guid>{5E56B3DB-7964-4588-8D49-D3523AB7BDB9}</guid>
<hr>80131500</hr>
<errorinfo></errorinfo>
</entry>
<entry>
<record>74</record>
<time>2022/07/05 15:51:07.268</time>
<type>Error</type>
<source>VisualStudio</source>
<description>SetSite failed for package [Global Hub Client Package]Source: 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Validation' Description: Cannot find an instance of the Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.VSGlobalBrokeredServiceContainer service.
</description>
<guid>{11AD60FC-6D87-4674-8F88-9ABE79176CBE}</guid>
Now, get error message whenever I start Visual Studio 2019.
Error message: A problem occurred when loading Microsoft Visual Studio menu. To fix this problem, run 'devenv.exe/resetsettings from the command prompt.
I am worn out chasing fixes.
Is there a way out of this maze?
Am I even installing the recommended Oracle-.NET software?
I want to use Oracle.ManagedDataAccess in a .NET MVC web application .
What am I doing wrong?
Thank you,
Arnold