Still trying to figure this one out: I want to edit aspx files that do not have the .aspx extension. Is this possible while still getting the statement completion, text colorization and highlighting in Microsoft Visual Studio Dot Net Enterprise Architect? I wish to use an alternative extens...more >>

Hello, your help is greatly appreciated. Is there a way to get the vs ide to highlight my aspx code when my files end with a ".aca" instead of the default ".aspx?" I have a significant asp system built with this extension instead of asp.. and I'm in the process of migrating to aspx. Must I c...more >>

Hi, I'm writing some VC7 code for an add-in to VS.NET 2003 and have a problem changing to the Source tab of an HTMLWindow I just created. When I try to set the current tab, it returns S_FALSE. What can cause S_FALSE in this circumstance? The repro addin was created with the wizard, and th...more >>

I am having the problem described by many people and also discussed in the Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 313512. The solutions mentioned in that article do not solve my problem, or apparently, the problems of many other people using VS.NET. I have several projects that produce DLLs > 64k ...more >>

I am having serious problems with the following IDE bug: Could not write to output file 'x.dll' -- 'The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process. ' and BUG: "Could Not Copy Temporary Files to the Output Directory" Error Message When You Build a Solution Tha...more >>

Hi, in my Add-In I enumerate the controls on a form (or user control) in a windows forms application. To do this, I need to get an IDesignerHost interface to the designer window. You can normally do this simply by casting the Window.Object property. For standard windows forms applications t...more >>

Hi Is possible to change icon of own custom control on visual studio toolbox ? If yes how ? Thanks in advance Simon ...more >>

Is there any way to reset all of the configurable options for VS.Net 2003 back to what they were at the time of installation?...more >>

Lads, I am trying to find whether there is a way to turn off the auto compilation in Visual studio.NET. Say, while I type the code, there is always a delay, second or 2 for each word, it really test your nurve, Let me know, if anyone knows this, Cheers, Siva vasanthan_s@yahoo.co.uk...more >>

Hi, I've two questions: 1-Is there a way of running a shell command from inside a macro? 2-Is there a way of changing the properties (e.g. parameters) of an external tool added into the menu? Thanks, selcuk...more >>

Hi, I am new to the whole plugin business, so please excuse me if these are stupid/FAQ questions... I wrote a little plugin to see what can be done, and observed some strange behavior that I would like to confirm. I also have some general questions... 1) It appears that the OnStartupCom...more >>

I would like to edit my .shtml files with Visual Studio 2003... I opened a .shtml file using File... Open... File.. then Open With from the dropdown button, and was able to choose the HTML/XML Editor. Now the .shtml opens with the proper color coding in the IDE... So far so good. However...more >>

Hi, I want to manually register VsWizard.dll on my system. I tired regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\IDE\VsWizard.dll", but then it reports, "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio ..NET\Common7\IDE\VsWizard.dll" is not an executable file and no registration ...more >>

I downloaded the sample from http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/samples/automation.aspx, built it and otherwise followed the instructions in readme.txt, but I can not see anything load when I restart VS.NET 2003? Does the sample need to be updated? Is there a new way I should be regis...more >>

How can I lock the toolbars in visual studio .net after I have them the way I want them? ...more >>

Hi newsgroup, (VB.NET 2003, Framework 1.1, WinXP/SP1) a project contains a VB.NET source code file (*.VB) that has been automatically generated by a code generator program. It contains 22,500 lines. The project can be compiled without errors. In the VB code editor, I tried to auto-forma...more >>

MS Customer this is the latest version of security update, the "October 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express. Install now to help protect your computer from these vulnerabilities, ...more >>

Hey everyone Does anyone know how/or of a tutorial on to dock a window inside the VS.NET IDE?? Thanks MacKenzie ...more >>

I'm trying to access the document.ReadOnly property to close all read only documents in the VDE. The document.ReadOnly property works fine in VS.NET 2002 on my readonly projects files, however VS.NET 2003 seems to always return FALSE on my readonly files. My projects that uses VS.NET 2003 is a...more >>

Is there a way to change the left margin color in the IDE...it's nice to be able to see that is really a margin and not just a space or two. I use another editor that does this and it's pretty nice on the eyes. Amil ...more >>

Hi. I know that I can change the default web browser for a single page, but is there any way to change the default web browser for the whole site? When I press the F5 key, I need to run my site in Netscape. Is it possible? Thanks, Robert Scheer...more >>

Dear Sirs when i click on the server explorer tab in vb studio .net it is not responsing or opening any tab. please help me to figure out the problem Thanks ...more >>