Visual Studio: Error when removing a project - visual-studio-2010

Does anyone know what extension causes this whenever you remove a project from a solution in Visual Studio 2010?
Microsoft Visual Studio
Visual Studio has encountered an unexpected error.
OK

I've been having this problem for a while.
I have installed four extensions from the Online Gallery:
I Hate #Regions v1.2.6
Productivity Power Tools v10.0.20626.18
Visual Studio Background Customizer v1.0
Visual Studio Color Theme Editor v1.3
For me, the offending extension is Productivity Power Tools.
I have just confirmed this by turning off all of my extensions, then enabling one (and only one) at a time, removing a project from a solution, and then attempting to save the solution.
With Productivity Power Tools as the only enabled extension, I received the "Visual Studio has encountered an unexpected error" message.
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