How do I see the guid while debugging VB code in VS2008?

On my last machine I had created a way to see a GUID variable while debugging by hovering over it. I don't remember what it was (a visualizer?).

I have a new 64 bit machine with vs2008 - is there anyway to mouseover a guid value and have it appear? What makes guid's so special that their value doesn't show like most variables?

From stackoverflow

• You might be looking for this visualizer:

  http://devmatter.blogspot.com/2006/04/guid-debugger-visualizer-for-visual.html

  Unfortunately, it doesn't look like it works in Visual Studio 2008.

  EDIT: Here is the posting from the developers site: http://www.codechimp.org/Blog/post/New-Download-GUID-Visualizer-for-Visual-Studio-2005.aspx Doesn't look like he has worked on it since then.

  aSkywalker : thanks - this is certainly close. I also see that this was requested for VS2005 in MS Connect: https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=89801&wa=wsignin1.0 - I am not this works in 2008 64 bit - so still hoping others will have some ideas

• this happens by default for me...

  

  aSkywalker : Yes - because you are using C# - in VB it does not show.

  Sk93 : really? thats..... rubbish :/

• I wrote a blog article on how to do this awhile back. It doesn't require a visualizer and the results will just show up automatically.

  • http://blogs.msdn.com/vbteam/archive/2007/09/28/customizing-displays-in-the-debugger-for-system-types.aspx

  Also, this is fixed in VS2010 such that the GUID will always display inline by default. No extra steps necessary.