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When adding a item to your toolbox in Visual Studio from a network share, you may encounter one of the following errors:

  • Insufficient state to deserialize the object.  More information is needed.
  • The assembly '\\<assembly_path>' could not be loaded.  Check that any dependencies the file requires are installed.
  • The file referenced by the shortcut file '\\<assembly_path>' cannot be opened.

The problem is security.  Here's the fix:

  1. From the start menu, select [Control Panels] > [Administrative Tools] > [MS .NET Framework x.x Wizards]
  2. Click [Adjust .NET Security]
  3. Click [Next]
  4. Select [Local Intranet] and make sure the slider below is at "Full Trust"
  5. Click [Next]
  6. Click [Finish]
  7. Make sure you shutdown and restart Visual Studio before trying to add the items again.
Tuesday, February 21, 2006 4:37:29 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Thanks!
I was having the same problem. Your solution went straigth to the point!!!
Solved!!!
Maritza Prado
Wednesday, March 15, 2006 12:50:03 AM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
Glad I was able to help!
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