SSRS 2008 R2 - Try to do some changes on an existing rdl - unexpected erro "External Component Has Thrown an Exception"

Hi,
I am working on SSRS 2008 R2 - Tried to do some changes on an existing rdl & save - An unexpected error "External Component Has Thrown an Exception" pop up
Any suggestions please to resolve it.
thank you !!!
best regards,
Venkat

Hi Venkat,
The issue may be caused by the Visual Studio tried to close an invalid handle. This problem may happen if the operating system is a debug version, not a retail version. Please refer to the following steps to check.
1. Right-click on "My Computer".
2. Click "Properties".
3. Make sure there is no "Debug" words at the end of the "Windows edition" section.
Reference:
http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/467954/sql-server-2008-install-on-windows-server-2008-fails-with-external-component-has-thrown-an-exception
If the operating system is debug version, please re-install the operating system with retail version to solve the issue.
Hope this helps.
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Alisa Tang
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