text: Q:
  
  Upgrade error .net 1 winforms application
  
  I have an ld application written in .NET 1.1 which I try to upgrade to .NET 3.5.
  The VsStudio conversion is all fine, and after the upgrade I can run the application without any problems. However, since the fonts are another the text won't fit inside the controls.
  And that's where my trouble start, because as soon as I change anything, be it the size of a control or the size of any font, after a build the designer stops working with that form, hides it and display an error:
  at System.ComponentModel.ReflectPropertyDescriptor.SetValue(Object component, Object     value)
  at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Shell.Design.VsTargetFrameworkPropertyDescriptor.SetValue(Object component, Object value)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomSerializerBase.DeserializePropertyAssignStatement(IDesignerSerializationManager manager, CodeAssignStatement statement, CodePropertyReferenceExpression propertyReferenceEx, Boolean reportError)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomSerializerBase.DeserializeAssignStatement(IDesignerSerializationManager manager, CodeAssignStatement statement)
  at System.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.CodeDomSerializerBase.DeserializeStatement(IDesignerSerializationManager manager, CodeStatement statement) 
  
  Then, when I try to run the application, it won't load those forms at all, I only get an error.
  I'm not that comfortable with .NET so any hint on what might be the error would be helpful, thanks and regards!
  
  A:
  
  It seem to work when I set the "DesignerSerializationVisibility" attribute on some of the properties. This prevent the Designer from crashing and I was able to build and run my application
  
  