VS attaching to process disabled

Question

A few days ago, the attach button in \"Attach to process\" dialogue became disabled in VS 2010 and VS 2008 likewise. At first I thought that it is just an extension I\'ve in

Answer 1

Where it says

you should press 'Select' and ensure at least managed is ticked. (or choose automatic)

otherwise, the 'Attach' button will be disabled.

Answer 2

I was trying to debug a windows service as described here and had the same issue. The solution was to run Visual Studio as Administrator and select to see processes from all users.

Answer 3

It could also be because there is already another debugger attached to the process - probably the currently running instance of Visual Studio but it may be another instance of Visual Studio, or another debugger entirely (such as WinDbg or a remote debugging session).

Check the "Processes" window (usually found under Debug -> Windows -> Processes) to see what processes Visual Studio is debugging.

Try stopping Visual Studio but don't close the process.

Answer 4

I have come across a weird situation under which Attach button was disabled. This was because of DebugDiag. Please refer the following thread for info.