What is the significance of ProjectTypeGuids tag in the visual studio project file

{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC} is the GUID for C# project {60dc8134-eba5-43b8-bcc9-bb4bc16c2548} is for project in WPF flavor package So your ProjectTypeGuids is for a WPF C# project. You could see the meaning of the different GUID in the register : HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Projects for ProjectTypeGuids HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Packages for packages reference by some project Some ProjectTypeGuids Windows (C#) {FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC} Windows (VB.NET) {F184B08F-C81C-45F6-A57F-5ABD9991F28F} … Read more

How do I start a CUDA app in Visual Studio 2010?

CUDA TOOLKIT 4.0 and later The build customisations file (installed into the Program Files\MSBuild\Microsoft.Cpp\v4.0\BuildCustomizations directory) “teaches” Visual Studio how to compile and link any .cu files in your project into your application. If you chose to skip installing the customisations, or if you installed VS2010 after CUDA, you can add them later by following the … Read more

Error: Cannot access file bin/Debug/… because it is being used by another process

Ugh, this is an old problem, something that still pops up in Visual Studio once in a while. It’s bitten me a couple of times and I’ve lost hours restarting and fighting with VS. I’m sure it’s been discussed here on SO more than once. It’s also been talked about on the MSDN forums. There … Read more

How can I rename a project folder from within Visual Studio?

TFS users: If you are using source control that requires you to warn it before your rename files/folders then look at this answer instead which covers the extra steps required. To rename a project’s folder, file (.*proj) and display name in Visual Studio: Close the solution. Rename the folder(s) outside Visual Studio. (Rename in TFS … Read more

What are the various “Build action” settings in Visual Studio project properties and what do they do?

None: The file is not included in the project output group and is not compiled in the build process. An example is a text file that contains documentation, such as a Readme file. Compile: The file is compiled into the build output. This setting is used for code files. Content: Allows you to retrieve a … Read more