Visual Studio 2012 hangs on editing XAML - xaml

I have a problem with Visual Studio 2012 that I'm hoping someone can help me out with.
Visual Studio hangs when I try to modify a XAML file. Admittedly my solution contains over fifty projects and I am running ReSharper and StyleCop. This is my first day in a new job and my first experience with XAML so I'm trying to make a good impression!
What can I try to sort out this issue?
Thanks in advance, Mark

After a bit of googling, I found the solution to my problem here: http://weblogs.asp.net/fmarguerie/archive/2009/01/29/life-changer-xaml-tip-for-visual-studio.aspx

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‘ Do nothing
Else
‘ Load the data
End If

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