• How to include Find Combo from Standard Toolbar in Visual Studio 2008

In my Visual Studio IDE, the Find Combo box disappeared from my Standard Toolbar.  Here is how you get it back.

1) Right Click the Standard Toolbar
2) Select Customize ...
3) Drag and drop the "Edit | Go To Find Combo" from the "Commands" tab to the Standard Toolbar

  • Problem with DataGridView automatically adding columns from DataSource during design time.

Fix: Clear the DataSource property for the DataGridView.  Add the DataSource back if you want to add columns.  Check out this link for some background information.  Here is where I found out about the fix.