VS.NET 2003.
When I set options (such as #defines) in a project's "All
Configurations", it completely overwrites the previous settings for both
Debug and Release.

One of most notable thing when moving from C++ to C# is absence of
header files. While it has some benefits it lost one important
feature. Header file provide concentrated set of commented
declarations without imlementation details. So it become a perfect

I have several Macros working fine on my laptop. I copied
everything to my VS.NET 2003 installed on Windows Server
2003, it stopped working!
The builtin Macros not working either!

I have a set of default project properties I'd like to use.
Right now, when I create a VC++ project, it comes up with what the VS
team thought were good defaults.  I don't like having to go through and
change all the settings whenever I create a project.  For example, I'd

Original thread started 8/4

I have a Visual Studio 2003 addin that I'd like to use with Visual Studio
2005. I can't seem to find much on how to register the existing addin with
VS2005. Any leads?
TIA

Thread originally started 7/27/04
"GregM" wrote:

does anyone know how I can profile c++ code from within Visual studio .net
2003 Enterprise edition ? I looked at the MSDN help which says I need to go
to the build menu, then settings, & then Project settings, then link tab -to
turn profiling -However I don't see "settings" at ...

I'm looking to purchase a C# Refactoring add-in for
VS.NET.
Which is the best and most highly respected? Are there
any magazine reviews and comparisons I could look at?

Accidentally turned on the hidden characters in VS.NET. Any idea how to turn
them off?

in VS.NET  you can use several macros to set properties of projects for
example
$(SolutionName)
is there a way to add a new macro ?

With VS .NET as is stands I can create a usercontrol comprising of
(say) a textbox and a ' ...' button for typical 'directory browser'
functionality.
If I drop that on a form, I can't edit the contained controls in the

 I wanted to access the Class View of the VS.NET IDE.
 I am able to add my own customized menu items to the Context Menu of Class View.
 But Now I want to enable and disable thee menu items according to the item seelcted.
 I want to

Can anybody please tell me how can i disable line cut without
selection in VS.net IDE.
I could not find it anywhere in options, etc. Or if you dont have any
such option so anybody from the IDE development team deny its

in VS6, if you press F4 key you could go the the next compilation error.
I am not able to locate any such option in VS.Net does any one know how to move between compilation errors using keyboard?