Microsoft Visual Studio Object reference not set

Microsoft Visual Studio Object reference not set

You get an object reference not set to an instance of an object when the project you open contains an inherited user control. To address the issue follow the steps below.

1. Launch Visual Studio 2008.
2. Click “File menu”, under “New”, choose “Project”, and select “Windows Application” under the “VB Projects”.
3. Type “Drive_Letter:My&Directory” and click OK. This will be done under “Location box"
4. On the Solution Explorer, select “Windows Application1” and right click it, select Add "User Control", from the “Templates” click the “User Control” click Open.
5. Click the “ToolBox” under the View menu.
6. From the control designer for user, Add the “TextBox” control.
7. Click “Build Solution” underthe Build menu.
8. Select “Windows Application1” and right click it from the “Solution Explorer”, select the “Add Inherited Control” under “Add” option. On Templates click the “User Control” and click open.
9. Select the “UserControl1” that you previously made under the “Inheritance Picker”. Click OK.
10. Select “Windows Application1” under the “Solution Explorer” and click the “Add Web” for Reference.
11. Under the “Web Reference” type the “WebService” that is used from URL box, click the “Add Reference”

Click “Close” under file menu to close the documents.